U23 World League

Fae Folgore Stadion
Spectators: 7979 (Terracing: 5992, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 150) Jerzy Augustyn started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Anton Florei made in the 2nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Wawrzyniec Budrewicz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Hendrik Paas in the 5th minute of play forced Fae Folgore's goalkeeper Anderson Trigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Fabelo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Tigran Balayan made a huge save. In the 15th minute of the match, Marco Fabelo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tigran Balayan was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Fae Folgore's Aureliusz Bejger was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tigran Balayan in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Tigran Balayan made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Marco Fabelo sent off a good shot on target. In the 24th match minute, Khachatryan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cesar Holland to maneuver through the defense. When Olgierd Balonek came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Fae Folgore fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Olgierd Balonek couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Khachatryan's Tigran Balayan got control of the ball when Marco Fabelo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fae Folgore's Anderson Trigo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abel Avetisyan in the 31st minute of play. Abel Avetisyan made in the 35th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Jan Hendrik Paas immediately put the ball in play. Grigor Grigoryan scored 1-1 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anderson Trigo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marco Fabelo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Tigran Balayan made a huge save. Tigran Balayan made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Marco Fabelo sent off a good shot on target. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arin Mndoyants to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Marco Fabelo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fae Folgore fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jakub Latocha in the 58th minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Tigran Balayan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Grigor Grigoryan could shoot a difficult shot in the 59th minute, which Anderson Trigo however easily saved by the left post. In the 62nd minute of the match Khachatryan got a corner. Fae Folgore's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arin Mndoyants ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of Khachatryan booed when Fae Folgore was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roald Lillehagen didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 66th minute of the match Khachatryan got a corner. Fae Folgore's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arin Mndoyants ran over to the corner to take the kick. Khachatryan's Arin Mndoyants was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Anderson Trigo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Tigran Balayan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jakub Latocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grigor Grigoryan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anderson Trigo having to interfere. Fae Folgore made a substitution. Wincenty Szarmach replaced Marco Fabelo. 72 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Wincenty Szarmach came free, but Tigran Balayan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Dariusz Kluczyk got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Arno Martirosyan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wincenty Szarmach in the 78th minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Tigran Balayan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jakub Latocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Tigran Balayan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Khachatryan defense, Barnaba Barniszke kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tigran Balayan. The Khachatryan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tigran Balayan should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Fae Folgore getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. João do Nascimento hit a great ball. Fae Folgore's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.