U21 World League

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 8022 (Terracing: 6018, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 159) Serge Koryan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nestor Bernat in the 3rd minute of play. In the 6th minute Nestor Bernat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serge Koryan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute, Nestor Bernat ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Serge Koryan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. A sloppy throw-in by Severino Peli in the 11th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Khachatryan's Alex Raţiu. In the 19th minute, Alex Raţiu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Khachatryan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Khachatryan's Serge Koryan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nestor Bernat in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Manuel Stepanyan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marciano Lano. Los Hijos de Doña Beija's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manuel Stepanyan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. 29 minutes into the match, Alex Raţiu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marciano Lano, 4-1. In the 35th minute, Tigran Terzian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manuel Stepanyan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Marciano Lano made a huge save. In the 42nd minute Arno Martirosyan 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. After a rather tough play, Khachatryan's Hugon Smolarek got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Serge Koryan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dale Cabezon, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Alex Raţiu put it in 6-1 from a short distance just to the right of Marciano Lano. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 6-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alex Raţiu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Marciano Lano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Raţiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Alex Raţiu 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. Marciano Lano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alex Raţiu went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-1 was the resulting score. Serge Koryan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nestor Bernat in the 63rd minute. After 64 minutes, Alex Raţiu made it 8-1 with a short kick to the right side. Los Hijos de Doña Beija's Marciano Lano tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Marciano Lano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arno Martirosyan in the 70th minute of play. With 73 minutes on the clock, Kong Jun Zhi commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 73rd minute of the game. One of Khachatryan:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Los Hijos de Doña Beija:s goal. In the 78th minute, Nair Vartanyan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marciano Lano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Raţiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Nestor Bernat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 87 minutes, Nair Vartanyan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Khachatryan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nair Vartanyan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nestor Bernat could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Serge Koryan made a huge save. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Khachatryan had played much better football throughout.