Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Irtautas Rekašius got the match started through his kick off. With an all-out effort, U21 Lithuania's Svajūnas Ričkus threw himself towards the right post 13 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jonas Mikuckis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. U21 Lithuania's Vilmantas Matulas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aloyzas Valys in the 18th minute of play. Svajūnas Ričkus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Irtautas Rekašius in the 19th minute of the match. Svajūnas Ričkus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aloyzas Valys in the 21st minute. Svajūnas Ričkus made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Irtautas Rekašius sent off a good shot on target. Vilmantas Matulas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wiktor Kjellqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aloyzas Valys got free with Svajūnas Ričkus in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. U21 Lithuania were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after Moose Knuckles's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gediminas Jakubėnas took the corner. Gediminas Jakubėnas made a great header on U21 Lithuania's corner, it was just that Moose Knuckles's Svajūnas Ričkus managed to reach the ball for a save. The supporters of U21 Lithuania booed when Moose Knuckles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sonic Ball didn't get a good kick on the ball. Svajūnas Ričkus made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Jonas Mikuckis sent off a good shot on target. Jonas Mikuckis charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jonas Mikuckis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 32 played minutes U21 Lithuania got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Mikuckis. U21 Lithuania's Vilmantas Matulas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jedrzej Beninda in the 33rd minute of play. Svajūnas Ričkus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Mikuckis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vilmantas Matulas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aloyzas Valys, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Svajūnas Ričkus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Irtautas Rekašius in the 45th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adolfas Karaliūnas during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to U21 Lithuania getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Adolfas Karaliūnas hit a great ball. Wiktor Kjellqvist hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. U21 Lithuania made a substitution. Rupertas Laurinavičius replaced Irtautas Rekašius. Moose Knuckles made a substitution. Vecdet Baştürk replaced Jedrzej Beninda. A collision led to Moose Knuckles getting a freekick after 49 minutes play. Wiktor Kjellqvist hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vecdet Baştürk to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tạ Sá during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rupertas Laurinavičius in the 56th minute of play forced Moose Knuckles's goalkeeper Svajūnas Ričkus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Moose Knuckles's Svajūnas Ričkus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adolfas Karaliūnas in the 57th minute of play. Aloyzas Valys fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vilmantas Matulas having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jaunius Balčaitis during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Moose Knuckles booed when U21 Lithuania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaunius Balčaitis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Lithuania's goalkeeper Vilmantas Matulas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 67th minute Rupertas Laurinavičius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Svajūnas Ričkus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Moose Knuckles made a substitution. Juras Dikšas replaced Sonic Ball. Svajūnas Ričkus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaunius Balčaitis in the 69th minute of the match. In the 73rd minute Juras Dikšas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vilmantas Matulas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of U21 Lithuania booed when Moose Knuckles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raimundo Joinvilense didn't get a good kick on the ball. 77 minutes into the game, Stanislovas Jacys cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Svajūnas Ričkus was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rupertas Laurinavičius in the 79th minute of play forced Moose Knuckles's goalkeeper Svajūnas Ričkus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Lithuania were awarded a corner in the 81th minute after Moose Knuckles's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gediminas Jakubėnas took the corner. The corner led U21 Lithuania's Gediminas Jakubėnas to fire away a dangerous shot which Svajūnas Ričkus despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With a little luck, U21 Lithuania's Vilmantas Matulas got control of the ball when Aloyzas Valys tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vilmantas Matulas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wiktor Kjellqvist in the 87th minute of the match. Aloyzas Valys sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to U21 Lithuania getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Adolfas Karaliūnas hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaunius Balčaitis in the 95th minute of play forced Moose Knuckles's goalkeeper Svajūnas Ričkus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Aloyzas Valys could shoot a difficult shot in the 98th minute, which Vilmantas Matulas however easily saved by the left post.