U23 World League

ELDEMA ARENA
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Paulius Rožėnas kicked off to start the match. Osvaldas Gaidamavičius fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rostislav Faktor having to interfere. Hexo Utd's Basarab Baldovinescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lukáš Ulrich in the 5th minute of play. With a little luck, Hexo Utd's Basarab Baldovinescu got control of the ball when Aleš Širůček tried to sneak it across the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Hexo Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Nurkan Šaraba came free, but Basarab Baldovinescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rostislav Faktor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldas Gaidamavičius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Basarab Baldovinescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aleš Širůček in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulius Rožėnas in the 19th minute of play forced FK Eldema Mstišov's goalkeeper Rostislav Faktor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Basarab Baldovinescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nurkan Šaraba, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 21st minute Artūras Alksmantas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rostislav Faktor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rostislav Faktor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulius Rožėnas in the 23rd minute of play. Rostislav Faktor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulius Rožėnas, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Basarab Baldovinescu made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Aleš Širůček sent off a good shot on target. When Lukáš Ulrich fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FK Eldema Mstišov's protests and gave Lukáš Ulrich a yellow card for diving instead. 30 minutes into the match, FK Eldema Mstišov's goal looked a bit too open when Paulius Rožėnas came free, but Rostislav Faktor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lukáš Ulrich in the 35th minute of play forced Hexo Utd's goalkeeper Basarab Baldovinescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rostislav Faktor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulius Rožėnas in the 38th minute of play. Osvaldas Gaidamavičius hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. 42 minutes into the match, Hexo Utd's goalkeeper Basarab Baldovinescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aleš Širůček. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nurkan Šaraba was the one to do the kick off. Rostislav Faktor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvaldas Gaidamavičius in the 51st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FK Eldema Mstišov's Nurkan Šaraba got a free kick in the 56th minute. Basarab Baldovinescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lukáš Ulrich, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. When Vykintas Jasilionis fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hexo Utd's protests and gave Vykintas Jasilionis a yellow card for diving instead. Vykintas Jasilionis kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. In the 63rd minute of the match Evžen Pergl shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Basarab Baldovinescu showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Titas Dalinkevičius fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rostislav Faktor having to interfere. With a little luck, FK Eldema Mstišov's Rostislav Faktor got control of the ball when Osvaldas Gaidamavičius tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 70th minute Aleš Širůček shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Basarab Baldovinescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Hexo Utd's Paulius Rožėnas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rostislav Faktor narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 82 minutes of play, FK Eldema Mstišov's Lukáš Ulrich made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Basarab Baldovinescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 86th minute, Gvidas Špokas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 87 minutes into the match, Hexo Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Nurkan Šaraba came free, but Basarab Baldovinescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute of the match, Paulius Rožėnas got a very nice opportunity to score, but Rostislav Faktor was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Antonín Rybár hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute Hexo Utd were awarded a corner. Vaidotas Indriulis went to the cornerflag to take it. Basarab Baldovinescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleš Širůček, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. FK Eldema Mstišov were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Hexo Utd for a fine match.