U21 League

Arena Bruno Marco
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alex Raţiu got the match started through his kick off. In the 8th minute Honesto Palou 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hugon Smolarek during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hugon Smolarek hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Kauan Leme was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 13th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 17 minutes into the match, Arno Martirosyan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gaspar Babul. Barrio Norte FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arno Martirosyan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Barrio Norte FC's zone, Nair Vartanyan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gaspar Babul came out of the goal and Nair Vartanyan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alex Raţiu scored 0-2 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gaspar Babul, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Graig Duke charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Graig Duke the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Khachatryan's Graig Duke got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Serge Koryan made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Gilson Paraense sent off a good shot on target. Barrio Norte FC's Gaspar Babul played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Raţiu in the 37th minute of play. In the 43rd minute Manuel Stepanyan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gaspar Babul saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 49 minutes Barrio Norte FC'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 49th match minute, Khachatryan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tommy Landis to maneuver through the defense. After a good free kick, Tommy Landis got an opportunity to smash the ball into the goal, but unfortunately, the ball went just outside the goal, which resulted in a goal kick for Barrio Norte FC. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Honesto Palou stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Ricky Villegas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th minute, Tigran Terzian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Max Duro kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the game, Alex Raţiu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Gaspar Babul was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Alex Raţiu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gaspar Babul was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Kauan Leme'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. Kauan Leme helped the player get up and apologised. In the 72nd match minute, Barrio Norte FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kauan Leme to maneuver through the defense. Khachatryan's Shi Liang Hao was substituted for Nair Vartanyan. Kauan Leme hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Arno Martirosyan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gaspar Babul showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Raţiu in the 79th minute of the match. 82 minutes into the match, Yerko Papič had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Serge Koryan. Khachatryan's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yerko Papič was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. 86 minutes into the match, Alex Raţiu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gaspar Babul. Barrio Norte FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alex Raţiu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. A collision led to Khachatryan getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Alfredo Conner hit a great ball. Gaspar Babul made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Alex Raţiu sent off a good shot on target. Gilson Paraense scored 2-4 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Serge Koryan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.