U21 World League

Wansum
Spectators: 8167 (Terracing: 6127, Seating: 1878, VIP seats: 162) When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Paul van Mol took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Serge Koryan to make any attempt to save it. Zé Pedro Valadares 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 11th minute. After 13 played minutes Khachatryan got a freekick which was hit by Shi Liang Hao. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paul van Mol got free with Serge Koryan in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Ricky Villegas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Raţiu in the 20th minute of play forced Ágætis Byrjun's goalkeeper Zé Pedro Valadares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Raţiu in the 22nd minute of play forced Ágætis Byrjun's goalkeeper Zé Pedro Valadares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 24 minutes Ágætis Byrjun's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Arno Martirosyan who took care of the corner kick. In the 25th minute Paul van Mol 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. Zé Pedro Valadares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arno Martirosyan in the 31st minute of the match. In the 35th minute, Paul van Mol made a precise shot to the right of Serge Koryan. Khachatryan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Khachatryan's goalkeeper Serge Koryan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 40th match minute, Khachatryan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tigran Terzian to maneuver through the defense. Zé Pedro Valadares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arno Martirosyan in the 45th minute of the match. In the 46thth minute of the game Alex Raţiu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ágætis Byrjun's Zé Pedro Valadares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paul van Mol in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Serge Koryan saved Khachatryan from getting behind. After 55 played minutes Ágætis Byrjun got a freekick which was hit by Otto Cramer. Khachatryan made a substitution. Nair Vartanyan replaced Ricky Villegas. Otto Cramer hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. 61 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Paul van Mol came free, but Serge Koryan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mathias Huiting kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. After 69 played minutes Ágætis Byrjun got a freekick which was hit by Lucien de Ridder. After 70 played minutes Ágætis Byrjun got a freekick which was hit by Lucien de Ridder. In the 78thth minute of the game Alex Raţiu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ágætis Byrjun's Zé Pedro Valadares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 79 minutes into the game, when Lucien de Ridder put in a rough tackle. After a rather tough play, Ágætis Byrjun's Lucien de Ridder got a free kick in the 80th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ágætis Byrjun's zone, Arno Martirosyan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zé Pedro Valadares came out of the goal and Arno Martirosyan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ágætis Byrjun's Zé Pedro Valadares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Ágætis Byrjun from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arno Martirosyan in the 85th minute of play forced Ágætis Byrjun's goalkeeper Zé Pedro Valadares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Ágætis Byrjun were victorious despite being under pressure from Khachatryan for much of the match.