U18 World League

Evergreen Park
Spectators: 7572 (Terracing: 5680, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Karolis Girdauskas kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Algirdas Narutavičius during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 4th match minute, Hexo Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Algirdas Narutavičius to maneuver through the defense. Tadeo Asur acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 7th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Irmantas Mažvila. A collision led to Olivos Futbol Club getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Fulgencio Guipuzkoa hit a great ball. Irmantas Mažvila hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. After 12 played minutes Olivos Futbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Luisito Quintun. Elias Erauso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gražvydas Dambys having to interfere. Edgard Bartuelo kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Hexo Utd defense, Luisito Quintun kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gražvydas Dambys. The Hexo Utd fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gražvydas Dambys should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice moves Karolis Girdauskas could shoot a difficult shot in the 28th minute, which Tadeo Asur however easily saved by the left post. 29 minutes into the match, Olivos Futbol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Jeronimas Dautartas came free, but Tadeo Asur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olivos Futbol Club's Tadeo Asur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeronimas Dautartas in the 31st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Elias Erauso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Olivos Futbol Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Elias Erauso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gražvydas Dambys breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 40 minutes into the match, Olivos Futbol Club's goalkeeper Tadeo Asur had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Karolis Girdauskas. Tadeo Asur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeronimas Dautartas, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luisito Quintun to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute of the match, Luisito Quintun got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gražvydas Dambys was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The supporters of Hexo Utd booed when Olivos Futbol Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mauricio Sanson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gražvydas Dambys made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elias Erauso in the 57th minute. Tadeo Asur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karolis Girdauskas, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Tadeo Asur came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Hexo Utd's Jeronimas Dautartas. But to his dismay, Jeronimas Dautartas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After 65 played minutes Olivos Futbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Luisito Quintun. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeronimas Dautartas in the 70th minute of play forced Olivos Futbol Club's goalkeeper Tadeo Asur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hexo Utd's Gražvydas Dambys proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Hexo Utd from getting a goal against them. 81 minutes into the game, Hexo Utd's Jeronimas Dautartas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tadeo Asur made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. In the 83rd match minute, Hexo Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaunius Dalinda to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Mindaugas Puikys had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. After 90 played minutes Olivos Futbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Mauricio Sanson. After 91 played minutes, Hexo Utd's Karolis Girdauskas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tadeo Asur came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Hexo Utd reached it. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.