U21 World League

Poljud
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Timur Grek got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of FC Caspiy booed when Kings was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ričardas Jasinskas didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Vladimir Bogdanov from long distance, 7 minutes into the match, got Jotautas Gutauskas's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 14th match minute, Kings was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdemaras Alukas to maneuver through the defense. In the 19th minute, Arkhip Repin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 38 minutes, Valdemaras Alukas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kings and the FC Caspiy players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Kings getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Valdemaras Alukas hit a great ball. With a little luck, Kings's Jotautas Gutauskas got control of the ball when Klim Muravev tried to sneak it across the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valdemaras Alukas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 60th minute, Kings's Romualdas Kaušpadas ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Martyn Baiseitov. Martyn Baiseitov yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Jotautas Gutauskas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artem Yastrebov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute, Herkus Survila hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jotautas Gutauskas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klim Muravev, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. When Herkus Survila came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Kings 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 Herkus Survila couldn't finish the play. Jotautas Gutauskas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artem Yastrebov in the 80th minute of play. In the 82nd minute of the match Vladimir Bogdanov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jotautas Gutauskas skillfully saved the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Kings's goal looked a bit too open when Klim Muravev came free, but Jotautas Gutauskas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jotautas Gutauskas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artem Yastrebov in the 85th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Artem Yastrebov notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Kings's Jotautas Gutauskas. Jotautas Gutauskas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to FC Caspiy getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Arkhip Repin hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Arkhip Repin managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Caspiy's supporters rose to their feet, but Arkhip Repin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jotautas Gutauskas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. FC Caspiy's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.