World League

Palacio de Poseidón
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Soyuncu Entero made the kick off which started today's match. Tigran Balayan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquin Vada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Soyuncu Carron got free with Tigran Balayan in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Khachatryan's Tigran Balayan got control of the ball when Soyuncu Carron tried to sneak it across the goal line. Patricio Toribia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Merlin Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Tigran Balayan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Soyuncu Entero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Merlin Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Patricio Toribia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18th minute of the match, Soyuncu Carron 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. 23 minutes into the match, Merlin Castro notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol's Patricio Toribia. Patricio Toribia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 27 played minutes Khachatryan got a freekick which was hit by Bin Baresi. Soyuncu Carron fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tigran Balayan having to interfere. 39 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Venceslas Casiano came free, but Tigran Balayan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tigran Kirakosyan made in the 43rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Antoine Schaefer immediately put the ball in play. The supporters of Khachatryan booed when POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hegoi Arbaiza didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 46th minute of the match Merlin Castro sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Patricio Toribia skillfully saved the ball.

Khachatryan's Grigor Grigoryan was substituted for Tigran Kirakosyan. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Merlin Castro to make the kick off. Tigran Balayan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Venceslas Casiano in the 59th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol's zone, Sung McKinley stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patricio Toribia came out of the goal and Sung McKinley tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Patricio Toribia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Merlin Castro in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th match minute, POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denis Sasu to maneuver through the defense. POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol's Anastasio Mañon was substituted for Ramon Guzman. POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol's Frans Berrueta was substituted for Venceslas Casiano. After 76 played minutes POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol got a freekick which was hit by Denis Sasu. Grigor Grigoryan made in the 78th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol's Theo van Persie. Patricio Toribia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hu Wei Shu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 83 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Soyuncu Carron sped through Khachatryan's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tigran Balayan. With a little luck, POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol's Patricio Toribia got control of the ball when Merlin Castro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Theo van Persie kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Patricio Toribia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sung McKinley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joaquin Vada kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. In the 94th minute Sung McKinley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patricio Toribia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 96 minutes, Bin Baresi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Khachatryan and the POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bin Baresi hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Khachatryan were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.