U18 League

Tamsus Miškas
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Grant Cornish kicked off to start the match. After 3 played minutes TibaDons got a freekick which was hit by Rick Postolan. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nerūnas Alejūnas in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ollie Clark saved TibaDons from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Gvidonas Beinoris took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Ollie Clark to make any attempt to save it. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind TibaDons's goalkeeper Ollie Clark, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zenonas Balūzis struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Ollie Clark didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Žalia Giria. After some careless play in the TibaDons defense, Nerūnas Alejūnas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ollie Clark. The TibaDons fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ollie Clark should have stopped the shot. Arnas Ribinskas kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. In the 28th minute, Arnas Ribinskas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Žalia Giria fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. With a little luck, TibaDons's Ollie Clark got control of the ball when Aras Čepulionis tried to sneak it across the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, TibaDons's goalkeeper Ollie Clark had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aras Čepulionis. Ollie Clark showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gvidonas Beinoris in the 39th minute of the match. Valdas Kiškunas hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Gvidonas Beinoris hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nerūnas Alejūnas made a kick off. Margiris Gidreika fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ollie Clark having to interfere. Gvidonas Beinoris might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ollie Clark. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gvidonas Beinoris ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 79th match minute, FC Žalia Giria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gvidonas Beinoris to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nerūnas Alejūnas in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ollie Clark prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 85th minute Gvidonas Beinoris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ollie Clark saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zenonas Balūzis in the 87th minute of play forced TibaDons's goalkeeper Ollie Clark to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Margiris Gidreika kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. FC Žalia Giria walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.