U23 World League

ARENA PEDREGULHO
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Grigor Grigoryan kicked off to start the match. Abel Avetisyan hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Khachatryan's zone, Luís Mota stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tigran Balayan came out of the goal and Luís Mota tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tigran Balayan made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Yago Balboa sent off a good shot on target. P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after Khachatryan's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Wágner Souto took the corner. After taking down the ball on P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C's corner Wágner Souto fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tigran Balayan quite easily take care of the ball. If Yago Balboa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 42nd minute, Grigor Grigoryan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Eugenio Chumo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grigor Grigoryan in the 43rd minute of play. In the 46th minute, Kurtis Wooten hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C's Wágner Souto couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 47th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Khachatryan. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Yago Balboa was the one to do the kick off. P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C's Eugenio Chumo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C from getting a goal against them. Tigran Balayan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yago Balboa in the 53rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yago Balboa in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tigran Balayan saved Khachatryan from getting behind. Anton Florei fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eugenio Chumo having to interfere. Tigran Balayan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yago Balboa, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Grigor Grigoryan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Eugenio Chumo. That made the score 0-1 in the 58 minute of play. Eugenio Chumo came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by Khachatryan's Grigor Grigoryan. But to his dismay, Grigor Grigoryan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Khachatryan's Tigran Balayan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yago Balboa in the 70th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 73rd minute. Penalty! P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C:s Eugenio Chumo showed great skill when he stopped Brian McKinney:s penalty. Brian McKinney got a throw-in 83 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Kurtis Wooten. Eugenio Chumo made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Alex Raţiu sent off a good shot on target. P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C's Eugenio Chumo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C from getting a goal against them. Eugenio Chumo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alex Raţiu in the 86th minute. Brian McKinney made in the 88th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Kurtis Wooten however managed to control. In the 89th minute Anton Florei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugenio Chumo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C's goalkeeper Eugenio Chumo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 94 minutes into the match, P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C's goalkeeper Eugenio Chumo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alex Raţiu. The supporters of P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C booed when Khachatryan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brian McKinney didn't get a good kick on the ball. 97 minutes into the match, P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Kurtis Wooten came free, but Eugenio Chumo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Khachatryan had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.