U18 World League

Asterix&ObelixArena
Spectators: 7559 (Terracing: 5670, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Roy Donnelly took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Tommy Speed 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. FC Karamba's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when Lance McGrath scored to the left of an out of position Egidijus Grabauskas, making the score, 1-0. 12 minutes into the match, Lance McGrath had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Egidijus Grabauskas. FC Karamba's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lance McGrath was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. 17 minutes into the match, Lance McGrath had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Egidijus Grabauskas. FC Karamba's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lance McGrath was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. FC Karamba's Egidijus Grabauskas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roy Donnelly in the 20th minute of play. After 26 minutes of play, Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Lance McGrath made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Egidijus Grabauskas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Egidijus Grabauskas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roy Donnelly's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. 33 minutes into the game, Benas Liulys was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Karamba's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Astreix&ObelixSoccer the free kick. FC Karamba's Egidijus Grabauskas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save FC Karamba from getting a goal against them. Egidijus Grabauskas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roy Donnelly, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of FC Karamba booed when Astreix&ObelixSoccer was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tommy Speed didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 48 minutes of play, Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Roy Donnelly made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Egidijus Grabauskas was left in no man's land by his defense there! All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

FC Karamba were furious when Saulius Vaineikis was red carded, 57 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 56th minute of the game. One of FC Karamba:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Astreix&ObelixSoccer:s goal. In the 58th minute there was a penalty for Astreix&ObelixSoccer. Roy Donnelly stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Egidijus Grabauskas. 6-0. Egidijus Grabauskas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roy Donnelly in the 61st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Lance McGrath managed to get in a good position for a shot. Astreix&ObelixSoccer's supporters rose to their feet, but Lance McGrath was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Egidijus Grabauskas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Egidijus Grabauskas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deon Hudson in the 66th minute of the match. After some careless play in the FC Karamba defense, Roy Donnelly kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Egidijus Grabauskas. The FC Karamba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Egidijus Grabauskas should have stopped the shot. FC Karamba's Egidijus Grabauskas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roy Donnelly in the 74th minute of play. 75 minutes into the game, Les Browne was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Astreix&ObelixSoccer's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Karamba the free kick. FC Karamba's Egidijus Grabauskas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roy Donnelly in the 82nd minute of play. Egidijus Grabauskas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roy Donnelly in the 83rd minute of the match. Roy Donnelly might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Egidijus Grabauskas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Roy Donnelly ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lance McGrath in the 90th minute of play forced FC Karamba's goalkeeper Egidijus Grabauskas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tommy Speed scored 8-0 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Egidijus Grabauskas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 96th minute, Deon Hudson 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. When the referee ended the match the Astreix&ObelixSoccer players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.