U23 World League

Xubrolas
Spectators: 7455 (Terracing: 5592, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tautrimas Gabriūnas kicked off to start the match. Arlindo Meireles came out of the goal in the 2nd minute to try and stop a shot by FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's Orestas Kontautas. But to his dismay, Orestas Kontautas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 5th match minute, FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitoldas Jazukevičius to maneuver through the defense. 7 minutes into the game, Orestas Kontautas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Arlindo Meireles was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tautrimas Gabriūnas in the 16th minute of play forced Xurupita FC's goalkeeper Arlindo Meireles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Xurupita FC's Abel Proença got a free kick in the 16th minute. Arlindo Meireles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tautrimas Gabriūnas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arlindo Meireles didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tautrimas Gabriūnas went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Teodoro Valle could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Raimondas Bitėnas made a huge save. If Orestas Kontautas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raimondas Bitėnas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Renato Aguiar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arlindo Meireles came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's Tautrimas Gabriūnas. But to his dismay, Tautrimas Gabriūnas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. In the 37thth minute of the game Tautrimas Gabriūnas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Xurupita FC's Arlindo Meireles was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 41st minute Tautrimas Gabriūnas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Meireles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute Teodoro Valle suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Frédson Donato stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Tautrimas Gabriūnas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 63rd minute, Angelo da Fonseca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 64 minutes into the match, FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's Man Galas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arlindo Meireles narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 72nd minute, Man Galas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd minute, Vitoldas Jazukevičius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Xurupita FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Nildo Miranda hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tautrimas Gabriūnas in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arlindo Meireles prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Raimondas Bitėnas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frédson Donato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 82 minutes, Abel Proença mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Xurupita FC and the FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI players grew even worse after the yellow card. Abel Proença kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orestas Kontautas in the 88th minute of play forced Xurupita FC's goalkeeper Arlindo Meireles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tautrimas Gabriūnas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Arlindo Meireles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Xurupita FC.