U23 World League

Manicomio
Spectators: 7728 (Terracing: 5797, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Alex Raţiu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 5 played minutes Khachatryan got a freekick which was hit by Brian McKinney. Tigran Balayan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Labaras, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the last second Tigran Balayan throw himself and got hold of the ball when Melchazadec Alire in the 9thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 11th minute Alex Raţiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Camilo Sesto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fidencio Duro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Tigran Balayan made a huge save. Tigran Balayan made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Vito Senzano sent off a good shot on target. Loco Team FC's Camilo Sesto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurtis Wooten in the 38th minute of play. Camilo Sesto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brian McKinney, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After a rather tough play, Loco Team FC's Vito Senzano got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristian Avina during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Melchazadec Alire to strike the kick off in the second half. Khachatryan's Tigran Balayan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fidencio Duro in the 59th minute of play. Alex Raţiu had several of the Loco Team FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 61 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Camilo Sesto as he didn't even see the shot coming. Loco Team FC made a substitution. Ibar Baroja replaced Melchazadec Alire. Graig Duke was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 68 minutes into the match. The supporters of Loco Team FC booed when Khachatryan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Graig Duke didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tigran Balayan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Berenguer Cuñat in the 69th minute of the match. Tigran Balayan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ibar Baroja in the 71st minute of the match. Tigran Balayan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ibar Baroja in the 74th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Alex Raţiu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Camilo Sesto was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Alex Raţiu sped through Loco Team FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Camilo Sesto. Tigran Balayan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ibar Baroja in the 80th minute of play. Khachatryan's Brian McKinney got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Camilo Sesto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kurtis Wooten in the 82nd minute. Camilo Sesto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurtis Wooten, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Camilo Sesto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kurtis Wooten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes into the match, Loco Team FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kurtis Wooten came free, but Camilo Sesto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Camilo Sesto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Raţiu in the 91st minute of play. Flavio Olazarra hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. 95 minutes into the game, Loco Team FC's Ibar Baroja nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tigran Balayan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.