U21 World League

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 8024 (Terracing: 6020, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Danny Bolas got the match started through his kick off. Serge Koryan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flávio Perdigão in the 4th minute of the match. Arno Martirosyan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A hard shot 12 in the game by Alex Raţiu from a close distance when the talented Idalécio Rego managed to make a qualified save. Chihuahua StrikerS™'s players were relieved. Idalécio Rego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Raţiu in the 14th minute of play. Idalécio Rego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Raţiu in the 14th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alex Raţiu in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Idalécio Rego prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Khachatryan's Arno Martirosyan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Idalécio Rego. That made the score 1-0 after 17 minutes of play. Idalécio Rego 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 24th minute. If Flávio Perdigão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Khachatryan booed when Chihuahua StrikerS™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hélio Paião didn't get a good kick on the ball. Idalécio Rego 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 29th minute. Idalécio Rego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alex Raţiu in the 30th minute. In the 30th 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: 2-0. 33 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Durval Bulhosa came free, but Serge Koryan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arno Martirosyan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Idalécio Rego read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, Manuel Stepanyan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Khachatryan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chihuahua StrikerS™ the free kick. Alex Raţiu succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-0 in the 43rd playminute. 46 minutes into the match, Chihuahua StrikerS™'s goalkeeper Idalécio Rego had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alex Raţiu. Josué Sá charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Josué Sá the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Josué Sá kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alex Raţiu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Romão Furtado kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Serge Koryan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Durval Bulhosa in the 53rd minute. Idalécio Rego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arno Martirosyan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arno Martirosyan in the 57th minute of play forced Chihuahua StrikerS™'s goalkeeper Idalécio Rego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute, Aldo Sesimbra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Durval Bulhosa's late challenge caught a Khachatryan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Durval Bulhosa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 61stth minute of the game Manuel Stepanyan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chihuahua StrikerS™'s Idalécio Rego was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Manuel Stepanyan put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Idalécio Rego. Serge Koryan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danny Bolas in the 63rd minute of the match. Serge Koryan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danny Bolas, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Idalécio Rego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Stepanyan, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Arno Martirosyan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Idalécio Rego having to interfere. Serge Koryan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danny Bolas in the 81st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Durval Bulhosa in the 82nd minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Serge Koryan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chihuahua StrikerS™'s Idalécio Rego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Raţiu in the 86th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danny Bolas in the 88th minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Serge Koryan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Raţiu in the 92nd minute of play forced Chihuahua StrikerS™'s goalkeeper Idalécio Rego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 93 minutes, Sabino Telles mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chihuahua StrikerS™ and the Khachatryan players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Chihuahua StrikerS™ getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Sabino Telles hit a great ball. When Arno Martirosyan came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Khachatryan 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 Arno Martirosyan couldn't finish the play.