U21 League

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abel Avetisyan kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes of play, Fractal FC's Victor Idacio made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tigran Balayan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Khachatryan's Tigran Balayan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Idacio in the 6th minute of play. Abel Avetisyan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Urbano Firman made a huge save. Victor Idacio hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. 10 minutes into the match, Fractal FC's goalkeeper Urbano Firman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abel Avetisyan. After 11 minutes Fractal FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jarvis Cormier who took care of the corner kick. Ara Arakelyan lost his temper 13 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Ara Arakelyan kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Tigran Balayan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliciano Sustrai in the 14th minute of play. After having played for 17 minutes, Philibert Lamouroux managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Khachatryan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Philibert Lamouroux was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 19th minute Victor Idacio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tigran Balayan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grigor Grigoryan hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. With his leg Urbano Firman managed to avoid a goal in the 24thth minute, when Khachatryan's Kurtis Wooten fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Idacio in the 26th minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Tigran Balayan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abel Avetisyan got free with Urbano Firman in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Khachatryan's Tigran Balayan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aristides Mincho in the 30th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kurtis Wooten got free with Urbano Firman in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tigran Balayan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feliciano Sustrai, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Abel Avetisyan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Urbano Firman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Fractal FC's goalkeeper Urbano Firman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abel Avetisyan. After 41 minutes, Mustafa Necati İşcan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fractal FC and the Khachatryan players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mustafa Necati İşcan hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aristides Mincho in the 43rd minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Tigran Balayan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Abel Avetisyan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Fractal FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Ni Lei Lang hit a great ball. After the first half Fractal FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

57 minutes into the game, Feliciano Sustrai recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tigran Balayan. Feliciano Sustrai showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Jarvis Cormier managed to get in a good position for a shot. Khachatryan's supporters rose to their feet, but Jarvis Cormier was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Urbano Firman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Khachatryan's Tigran Balayan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Khachatryan from getting a goal against them. In the 71st minute, Fractal FC's Victor Idacio dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kurtis Wooten in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Urbano Firman saved Fractal FC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Avetisyan in the 78th minute of play forced Fractal FC's goalkeeper Urbano Firman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jarvis Cormier might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Urbano Firman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jarvis Cormier ran back to his position shaking his head. Jarvis Cormier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Fractal FC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Radu Bold hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Avetisyan in the 88th minute of play forced Fractal FC's goalkeeper Urbano Firman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute Khachatryan were awarded a corner. Jarvis Cormier went to the cornerflag to take it. Jarvis Cormier made a great header on Khachatryan's corner, it was just that Fractal FC's Urbano Firman managed to reach the ball for a save. Fractal FC's Urbano Firman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abel Avetisyan in the 90th minute of play. Jarvis Cormier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 94 minutes into the match, Fractal FC's Feliciano Sustrai sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tigran Balayan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Codrin Minteuan hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Aristides Mincho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Tigran Balayan made a huge save. The Fractal FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Fractal FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.