U18 World League

Springfield Arena
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) INTOCABLES 2oo4's Tato Jurado started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. INTOCABLES 2oo4's Juanfran Estrada proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save INTOCABLES 2oo4 from getting a goal against them. Darius Norutis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Juanfran Estrada made a huge save. Egidijus Grabauskas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rencio Carreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Egidijus Grabauskas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tato Jurado's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Egidijus Grabauskas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tato Jurado in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th match minute, FC Karamba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnas Navakas to maneuver through the defense. Tato Jurado took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Egidijus Grabauskas. Egidijus Grabauskas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. INTOCABLES 2oo4's Tato Jurado got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of FC Karamba booed when INTOCABLES 2oo4 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Abancens didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to INTOCABLES 2oo4 getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Rencio Carreira hit a great ball. 28 minutes into the game, Stanislovas Milčius recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Juanfran Estrada. Stanislovas Milčius showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. When Calisto Soldado fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored INTOCABLES 2oo4's protests and gave Calisto Soldado a yellow card for diving instead. In the 32nd match minute, INTOCABLES 2oo4 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Calisto Soldado to maneuver through the defense. Tato Jurado took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Egidijus Grabauskas. Egidijus Grabauskas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Inguma Solana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paulino Viejo's late challenge caught a FC Karamba's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paulino Viejo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 41st match minute, INTOCABLES 2oo4 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulino Viejo to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benas Liulys got free with Juanfran Estrada in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 46th minute Rencio Carreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egidijus Grabauskas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Egidijus Grabauskas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tato Jurado in the 47th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stanislovas Milčius to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Osvaldas Samuolis had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. When Calisto Soldado was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 51 minutes had been played. Calisto Soldado kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Juanfran Estrada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benas Liulys, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Narūnas Valančius fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Karamba's protests and gave Narūnas Valančius a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of FC Karamba booed when INTOCABLES 2oo4 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cugat Martínez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Juanfran Estrada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benas Liulys, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Egidijus Grabauskas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rencio Carreira in the 80th minute of the match. Egidijus Grabauskas was out of position in the 82 minute of play, and Tato Jurado capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tato Jurado really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. Danas Kilčiauskas's late challenge caught a INTOCABLES 2oo4's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Danas Kilčiauskas helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FC Karamba's Danas Kilčiauskas got a free kick in the 86th minute. After some careless play in the FC Karamba defense, Tato Jurado 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. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Karamba fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 90th minute. Penalty! Cugat Martínez's late challenge caught a FC Karamba's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cugat Martínez helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of FC Karamba booed when INTOCABLES 2oo4 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cugat Martínez didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched INTOCABLES 2oo4 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.