U18 World League

Liudvinavo Parkas
Spectators: 7572 (Terracing: 5680, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) Esteve Nastasio made the kick off and thus started the match. When Segundo Gaspard fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Capioviciño's protests and gave Segundo Gaspard a yellow card for diving instead. Vladas Drakul didn't quite understand what happened when in the 4 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. After a defensive mix-up in FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's zone, Esteve Nastasio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hubertas Radzinevičius came out of the goal and Esteve Nastasio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 18th minute, Capioviciño's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Artūras Putrimas fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After 19 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI! Segundo Gaspard hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Herkus Janavičius took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 31st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bernardo Laurgain. Capioviciño's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Herkus Janavičius's long shot made the audience stand up and applaude when it rumbled by Bernardo Laurgain on his right side and into the goal. 31 minutes into the game it was 1-1. A collision led to FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Vladas Drakul hit a great ball. If Robustiano Rafel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 42 minutes, Cristobal Venerando managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Capioviciño's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristobal Venerando was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Artūras Putrimas to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Capioviciño's Cristobal Venerando got a free kick in the 55th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artūras Putrimas in the 59th minute of play forced Capioviciño's goalkeeper Bernardo Laurgain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's Artūras Putrimas in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Capioviciño's goalie prevented a goal. When Cristobal Venerando was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 63 minutes had been played. Adolfas Ežerskis charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adolfas Ežerskis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Capioviciño getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Dante Nalo hit a great ball. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.