U23 World League

Glory of Aleksotas
Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5596, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) In the 3rd minute, Thomas Saron ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Virginijus Taujanskas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Virginijus Taujanskas came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Valle Saron's Martinez Costeras. But to his dismay, Martinez Costeras quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Benjaminas Česnauskas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 14 played minutes Aleksotas FK got a freekick which was hit by Nedas Stulpinas. After some careless play in the Aleksotas FK defense, Thomas Saron kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Virginijus Taujanskas. The Aleksotas FK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Virginijus Taujanskas should have stopped the shot. 28 minutes into the match, Aleksotas FK's Vilius Latvėnas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Theobald Manjon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Virginijus Taujanskas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Thomas Saron's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. In the 34th minute, Nedas Stulpinas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martinez Costeras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 40thth minute of the game Thomas Saron who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Aleksotas FK's Virginijus Taujanskas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Valle Saron's Brun Mugica suffered a concussion in the 41st minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. When Benjaminas Krasauskas fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Aleksotas FK's protests and gave Benjaminas Krasauskas a yellow card for diving instead. Valle Saron's Felix Onis was substituted for Brun Mugica. After 42 played minutes Aleksotas FK got a freekick which was hit by Benjaminas Krasauskas. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The wind increased when Vilius Latvėnas made the kick off in the second half. Virginijus Taujanskas made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Thomas Saron sent off a good shot on target. Aleksotas FK's Virginijus Taujanskas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Aleksotas FK from getting a goal against them. Virginijus Taujanskas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thomas Saron in the 69th minute of play. Virginijus Taujanskas had great luck who in the 69thth minute grab hold of the ball when Thomas Saron from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Virginijus Taujanskas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Onis in the 74th minute of the match. Aleksotas FK's Virginijus Taujanskas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Aleksotas FK from getting a goal against them. After having played for 80 minutes, Felix Onis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valle Saron's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felix Onis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 82 minutes into the game, Thomas Saron cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Virginijus Taujanskas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aleksotas FK's Virginijus Taujanskas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martinez Costeras in the 86th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vilius Latvėnas during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Valle Saron's Zoilo Cordon was substituted for Oliveiro Pinedo. After a rather tough play, Aleksotas FK's Vilius Latvėnas got a free kick in the 89th minute. When the match had gone on for 91 minutes, Thomas Saron took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Virginijus Taujanskas to make any attempt to save it. Valle Saron played a much better game than Aleksotas FK and deserved their victory. The Aleksotas FK players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.