U18 World League

Theater of War
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edgaras Oginskis got the match started through his kick off. Einaras Bagdžiūnas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kazimierz Ligas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zdzislaw Kanczuszewski's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 10thth minute, Einaras Bagdžiūnas skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Einaras Bagdžiūnas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kazimierz Ligas in the 11th minute of play. Jurgis Balčaitis hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the match, Savage Hippo's goal looked a bit too open when Zdzislaw Kanczuszewski came free, but Einaras Bagdžiūnas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Almantas Kerežis kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Einaras Bagdžiūnas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kazimierz Ligas in the 14th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jurgis Balčaitis during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 19th match minute, Savage Hippo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jurgis Balčaitis to maneuver through the defense. Savage Hippo's Einaras Bagdžiūnas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Savage Hippo from getting a goal against them. Einaras Bagdžiūnas made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Zdzislaw Kanczuszewski sent off a good shot on target. In the 28th minute of the match Bękarty Wojny got a corner. Savage Hippo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dariusz Biraga ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Ludomil Balkiewicz managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. When Jurgis Balčaitis was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 30 minutes had been played. The supporters of Bękarty Wojny booed when Savage Hippo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jurgis Balčaitis didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Bękarty Wojny booed when Savage Hippo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mantas Puikys didn't get a good kick on the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Zdzislaw Kanczuszewski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Einaras Bagdžiūnas. Savage Hippo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zdzislaw Kanczuszewski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kazimierz Ligas in the 38th minute of play forced Savage Hippo's goalkeeper Einaras Bagdžiūnas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 39 minutes, Kazimierz Ligas made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Savage Hippo's Einaras Bagdžiūnas tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zdzislaw Kanczuszewski got free with Einaras Bagdžiūnas in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Einaras Bagdžiūnas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kazimierz Ligas, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Kazimierz Ligas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Einaras Bagdžiūnas having to interfere. 47 minutes into the match, Savage Hippo's goalkeeper Einaras Bagdžiūnas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zdzislaw Kanczuszewski. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zdzislaw Kanczuszewski made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Kazimierz Ligas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Zdzislaw Kanczuszewski took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Einaras Bagdžiūnas. Einaras Bagdžiūnas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Bękarty Wojny made a substitution. Feliks Lichucki replaced Zdzislaw Kanczuszewski. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kazimierz Ligas in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Einaras Bagdžiūnas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Savage Hippo's Einaras Bagdžiūnas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kazimierz Ligas in the 71st minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Kazimierz Ligas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Einaras Bagdžiūnas was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliks Lichucki in the 75th minute of play forced Savage Hippo's goalkeeper Einaras Bagdžiūnas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77thth minute of the game Feliks Lichucki who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Savage Hippo's Einaras Bagdžiūnas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dariusz Biraga kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Savage Hippo's Einaras Bagdžiūnas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dariusz Biraga in the 80th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Feliks Lichucki's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Einaras Bagdžiūnas was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Feliks Lichucki in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Einaras Bagdžiūnas saved Savage Hippo from getting behind. In the 85th minute, Almantas Kerežis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th minute, Kazimierz Ligas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bękarty Wojny fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Einaras Bagdžiūnas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ludomil Balkiewicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bękarty Wojny's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.