U21 World League

Ciudad de Ballester
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arūnas Murza got the match started through his kick off. German Tonete sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arūnas Murza in the 8th minute of play forced Zuberbühler FC's goalkeeper Joaquin Raymundo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vaclovas Jurkus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonides Misael in the 11th minute of play. Zigmantas Norkevičius received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Joaquin Raymundo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zigmantas Norkevičius in the 20th minute of play forced Zuberbühler FC's goalkeeper Joaquin Raymundo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. German Tonete sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leonides Misael could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Vaclovas Jurkus made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anier Laurin during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Anier Laurin kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Jorge Macerio took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vaclovas Jurkus. Vaclovas Jurkus dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Joaquin Raymundo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdas Ivanauskas in the 36th minute of play. The throw-in from Hernan Estevon in the 38th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Absoliut's Albinas Vaitiekus. 41 minutes into the match, Absoliut's goalkeeper Vaclovas Jurkus had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jorge Macerio. In the 42nd minute, Jorge Macerio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vaclovas Jurkus was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jorge Macerio to make the kick off. Vaclovas Jurkus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Macerio in the 51st minute of the match. In the 53rd minute Zigmantas Norkevičius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joaquin Raymundo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 55th minute, Anier Laurin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vaclovas Jurkus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from German Tonete, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Absoliut's Vaclovas Jurkus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Macerio in the 58th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Absoliut's goal looked a bit too open when Leonides Misael came free, but Vaclovas Jurkus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 68 minutes, Arūnas Murza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Absoliut's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arūnas Murza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Albinas Vaitiekus's late challenge caught a Zuberbühler FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Albinas Vaitiekus helped the player get up and apologised. Albinas Vaitiekus hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Zuberbühler FC made a substitution. Jorge Ponc replaced Anier Laurin. In the 76th minute, Albinas Vaitiekus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jorge Ponc recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Joaquin Raymundo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arūnas Murza in the 89th minute. In the 94th minute, Albinas Gudauskas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Zuberbühler FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Absoliut had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.