U23 World League

To Madeira Arena
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tautrimas Gabriūnas started the match with the kick off. When FMArgentina's Evaristo Sagrario in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's goalie prevented a goal. Camilo Precioso hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Raimondas Bitėnas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evaristo Sagrario in the 9th minute of play. In the 9thth minute of the game Evaristo Sagrario who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's Raimondas Bitėnas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Raimondas Bitėnas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Evaristo Sagrario's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute Tautrimas Gabriūnas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romulo Ursino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th match minute, FMArgentina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evaristo Sagrario to maneuver through the defense. Oliverio Mazo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Raimondas Bitėnas made a huge save. Raimondas Bitėnas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evaristo Sagrario in the 22nd minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's goalkeeper Raimondas Bitėnas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Duarte. With an all-out effort, FMArgentina's Raimondas Bitėnas threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Hernando Gijon, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tautrimas Gabriūnas in the 26th minute of play forced FMArgentina's goalkeeper Romulo Ursino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI booed when FMArgentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel Dominix didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nojus Švedas kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. After 41st play minutes Tautrimas Gabriūnas shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Romulo Ursino and just under the crossbar into goal. After 44 minutes of play, FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's Tautrimas Gabriūnas made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Romulo Ursino was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Vitoldas Jazukevičius hit a great ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Evaristo Sagrario to strike the kick off in the second half. Raimondas Bitėnas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evaristo Sagrario, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After 53 played minutes FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI got a freekick which was hit by Airidas Grapskis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evaristo Sagrario in the 54th minute of play forced FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's goalkeeper Raimondas Bitėnas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 54 minutes into the match, Evaristo Sagrario notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's Raimondas Bitėnas. Raimondas Bitėnas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Raimondas Bitėnas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evaristo Sagrario, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After 64 minutes of play, FMArgentina's Evaristo Sagrario made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Raimondas Bitėnas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Romulo Ursino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tautrimas Gabriūnas in the 68th minute of the match. Raimondas Bitėnas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evaristo Sagrario in the 69th minute of play. In the 72nd match minute, FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artūras Putrimas to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd minute, Adolfas Ežerskis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Evaristo Sagrario's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raimondas Bitėnas was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Raimondas Bitėnas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evaristo Sagrario, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernando Gijon in the 80th minute of play forced FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's goalkeeper Raimondas Bitėnas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raimondas Bitėnas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Duarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute Daniel Duarte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raimondas Bitėnas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's Orestas Kontautas slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Romulo Ursino. That made the score 2-3 after 88 minutes of play. After a rather tough play, FMArgentina's Hernando Gijon got a free kick in the 92nd minute. FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.