U23 World League

Liudvinavo Parkas
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tautrimas Gabriūnas kicked off to start the match. Adolfas Ežerskis hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Raimondas Bitėnas didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FMArgentina's Gaudencio Inautzi shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 16thth minute of the game Tautrimas Gabriūnas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FMArgentina's Romulo Ursino was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tautrimas Gabriūnas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orestas Kontautas in the 24th minute of play forced FMArgentina's goalkeeper Romulo Ursino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raimondas Bitėnas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaudencio Inautzi in the 25th minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Adolfas Ežerskis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Daniel Duarte managed to get in a good position for a shot. FMArgentina's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Duarte was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raimondas Bitėnas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice moves Orestas Kontautas could shoot a difficult shot in the 33rd minute, which Romulo Ursino however easily saved by the left post. The supporters of FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI booed when FMArgentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baldomero Chumo didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Tautrimas Gabriūnas came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI 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 Tautrimas Gabriūnas couldn't finish the play. After the first half FMArgentina were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gaudencio Inautzi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tautrimas Gabriūnas took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Romulo Ursino. Romulo Ursino dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Tautrimas Gabriūnas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Romulo Ursino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's Raimondas Bitėnas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaudencio Inautzi in the 57th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Hubertas Radzinevičius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 63 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 Gaudencio Inautzi. Orestas Kontautas kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Raimondas Bitėnas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amancio Galsino went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Romulo Ursino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orestas Kontautas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Romulo Ursino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tautrimas Gabriūnas in the 69th minute of play. The supporters of FMArgentina booed when FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hubertas Radzinevičius didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amancio Galsino's late challenge caught a FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amancio Galsino helped the player get up and apologised. In the 81st match minute, FMArgentina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amancio Galsino to maneuver through the defense. After 86 minutes of play, FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's Tautrimas Gabriūnas made it 2-2 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! After a rather tough play, FMArgentina's Camilo Precioso got a free kick in the 89th minute. 91 minutes into the match, FMArgentina's goal looked a bit too open when Man Galas came free, but Romulo Ursino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.