U18 World League

Karaliai Kingdom
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valdemaras Alukas took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th match minute, Hexo Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donatas Slavinskas to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Hexo Utd's Anicetas Eidukonis got control of the ball when Aistis Mečionis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Modestas Mikelionis struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Jotautas Gutauskas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hexo Utd. In the 19th minute, Liutauras Rimkevičius 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. The audience was convinced that Modestas Mikelionis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jotautas Gutauskas was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Kings's Juozas Paulavičius got a free kick in the 29th minute. Modestas Mikelionis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hexo Utd's Anicetas Eidukonis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aistis Mečionis in the 36th minute of play. After having played for 38 minutes, Donatas Slavinskas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hexo Utd's supporters crossed their fingers, but Donatas Slavinskas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 39 played minutes Kings got a freekick which was hit by Juozas Paulavičius. In the 40th minute, Remigijus Pažarskis 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. In the 45th minute, Modestas Mikelionis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hexo Utd fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Modestas Mikelionis was the one to do the kick off. Rupertas Budreckas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Anicetas Eidukonis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 54thth minute of the game Modestas Mikelionis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kings's Jotautas Gutauskas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Anicetas Eidukonis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aistis Mečionis in the 57th minute of play. Jotautas Gutauskas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Donatas Slavinskas in the 62nd minute. When Arnoldas Baltušis came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Hexo Utd fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Arnoldas Baltušis couldn't finish the play. Hexo Utd's Anicetas Eidukonis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdemaras Alukas in the 82nd minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Marius Medišauskas had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Liutauras Rimkevičius charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Liutauras Rimkevičius the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Romas Mileška took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 84th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Anicetas Eidukonis. Hexo Utd's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Valdemaras Alukas's late challenge caught a Hexo Utd's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valdemaras Alukas helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Kings's Valdemaras Alukas got a free kick in the 86th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juozas Paulavičius during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Juozas Paulavičius kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the match, Kings's goalkeeper Jotautas Gutauskas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Remigijus Pažarskis. When the match was over Hexo Utd could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Kings throughout the match.