U21 World League

Estadio Doña Beija
Spectators: 8022 (Terracing: 6018, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nestor Bernat kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Arno Martirosyan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marciano Lano was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. In the 11th minute, Iker Cordareo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Khachatryan's Alex Raţiu in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Los Hijos de Doña Beija's goalie prevented a goal. Marciano Lano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Stepanyan in the 13th minute of play. Serge Koryan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nestor Bernat in the 14th minute of play. After 22 played minutes Los Hijos de Doña Beija got a freekick which was hit by Nestor Bernat. Los Hijos de Doña Beija's Marciano Lano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arno Martirosyan in the 28th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 35 minutes, Serge Koryan successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Los Hijos de Doña Beija were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after Khachatryan's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Honorio Bonifaco took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Khachatryan's goalie and right to Severino Peli. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Khachatryan's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 38th match minute, Los Hijos de Doña Beija was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nestor Bernat to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th match minute, Los Hijos de Doña Beija was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernesto Petri to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th minute of the match, Arno Martirosyan sent away a good long shot that could have become a goal, but Marciano Lano showed an example of his skillful tending and made the save just under the crossbar. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Hijos de Doña Beija's goalkeeper Marciano Lano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Serge Koryan made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Severino Peli sent off a good shot on target. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Alex Raţiu made the kick off in the second half. Marciano Lano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Stepanyan in the 51st minute of the match. In the 52nd minute, Ernesto Petri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arno Martirosyan struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Marciano Lano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Khachatryan. After having played for 55 minutes, Alex Raţiu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Khachatryan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alex Raţiu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marciano Lano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alex Raţiu in the 61st minute. After 62 played minutes Los Hijos de Doña Beija got a freekick which was hit by Honorio Bonifaco. Alex Raţiu let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 64th minute shot 0-1 at rihgt post. In the 68th minute, Park Ferretti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute, Iker Cordareo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the game, Manuel Stepanyan recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Marciano Lano. Manuel Stepanyan showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. Dale Cabezon hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute Alex Raţiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marciano Lano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marciano Lano came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by Khachatryan's Nair Vartanyan. But to his dismay, Nair Vartanyan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. 88 minutes into the match, Los Hijos de Doña Beija's goalkeeper Marciano Lano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arno Martirosyan. When Khachatryan's Alex Raţiu in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Los Hijos de Doña Beija's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Los Hijos de Doña Beija's Marciano Lano got control of the ball when Arno Martirosyan tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Khachatryan's Alex Raţiu in the 97th minute got a chance for a shot 97th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Los Hijos de Doña Beija's goalie prevented a goal. Khachatryan played a much better game than Los Hijos de Doña Beija and deserved their victory. The Los Hijos de Doña Beija players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.