U23 World League

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Facopo FBPA's Tiaguinho de Lara started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Arin Mndoyants in the 3rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Osvaldinho Moreno, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arin Mndoyants got free with Osvaldinho Moreno in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Elder Paranaense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Khachatryan getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Berry Phillips hit a great ball. After 24 played minutes Facopo FBPA got a freekick which was hit by Elder Paranaense. Osvaldinho Moreno made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Abel Avetisyan sent off a good shot on target. Aloísio Munhoz charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aloísio Munhoz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arin Mndoyants in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Osvaldinho Moreno prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bernardo Caballero had several of the Facopo FBPA's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 39 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 2-0 score and a disappointed Osvaldinho Moreno as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 41st minute, Arin Khachaturyan 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. Osvaldinho Moreno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arin Khachaturyan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Osvaldinho Moreno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arin Mndoyants in the 45th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arin Mndoyants was the one to do the kick off. Osvaldinho Moreno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arin Mndoyants in the 52nd minute of play. Osvaldinho Moreno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arin Khachaturyan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Naldo Paiva came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Facopo FBPA 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 Naldo Paiva couldn't finish the play. Khachatryan made a substitution. Kurtis Wooten replaced Abel Avetisyan. Osvaldinho Moreno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arin Mndoyants in the 59th minute of the match. In the 70th minute of the match, Baltazar de Carvalho got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tigran Balayan was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Osvaldinho Moreno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Caballero, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 75thth minute of the game Bernardo Caballero who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Facopo FBPA's Osvaldinho Moreno was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Bernardo Caballero put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Osvaldinho Moreno. After a rather tough play, Facopo FBPA's Elder Paranaense got a free kick in the 77th minute. Facopo FBPA's Osvaldinho Moreno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arin Mndoyants in the 79th minute of play. After 80 minutes Facopo FBPA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kurtis Wooten who took care of the corner kick. In the 81st match minute, Khachatryan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Norbert Guthrie to maneuver through the defense. Tiaguinho de Lara hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 88th minute, Norbert Guthrie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tiaguinho de Lara kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Arin Mndoyants's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Osvaldinho Moreno was relentless in the 95th minute of the game.