U23 World League

Stowe IP
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Stasys Povilaitis made the kick off which started today's match. Naglis Genys's late challenge caught a Stowe City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Naglis Genys helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Stowe City booed when FC COSA NOSTRA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Naglis Genys didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cason Rojas in the 10th minute of play forced FC COSA NOSTRA's goalkeeper Rytis Paškevičius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th match minute, FC COSA NOSTRA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramūnas Budraitis to maneuver through the defense. After 14 minutes of play, FC COSA NOSTRA's Stasys Povilaitis made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hugo Orlando Hrabina was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nazil Çokman kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Rytis Paškevičius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daren Porter, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC COSA NOSTRA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cason Rojas was slow to take the kick. During this time Stowe City's players had a chance to rest. In the 24th minute, Alfredas Malakauskas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stasys Povilaitis took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hugo Orlando Hrabina. Hugo Orlando Hrabina dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. The audience was convinced that Daren Porter's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rytis Paškevičius was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. After 28 minutes, Daren Porter made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. FC COSA NOSTRA's Rytis Paškevičius tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Stowe City's Hugo Orlando Hrabina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stasys Povilaitis in the 35th minute of play. Phil Joyner blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rytis Paškevičius having to make a save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Daren Porter made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Stowe City's Hugo Orlando Hrabina got control of the ball when Algirdas Brazauskas tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cason Rojas in the 59th minute of play forced FC COSA NOSTRA's goalkeeper Rytis Paškevičius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hugo Orlando Hrabina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredas Vaitkevičius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aloyzas Jučas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hugo Orlando Hrabina having to make a save. Stowe City made a substitution. Darell Frey replaced Phil Joyner. Daren Porter's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rytis Paškevičius read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Stowe City's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cason Rojas in the 73rd minute. Stowe City's Cason Rojas was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Rytis Paškevičius in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Denny Kay hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Alfredas Malakauskas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hugo Orlando Hrabina was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Rytis Paškevičius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daren Porter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alfredas Malakauskas in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hugo Orlando Hrabina prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Darell Frey fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Stowe City's protests and gave Darell Frey a yellow card for diving instead. In the 85th match minute, Stowe City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Darell Frey to maneuver through the defense. Hugo Orlando Hrabina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stasys Povilaitis, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. A collision led to Stowe City getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Dexter Ashley hit a great ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. FC COSA NOSTRA had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.