World League

Degtindariai
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Deportivo Mukenio's goalkeeper Ismael Gimenez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu. Algitas Girkantas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 10th match minute, Deportivo Mukenio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jairo Aurre to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu from long distance, 10 minutes into the match, got Ismael Gimenez's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Algitas Girkantas's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ismael Gimenez firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 13th minute Aziz Akarsu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robertas Sabaitis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Naglis Guzas made in the 16th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Agatas Didžiulis. Robertas Sabaitis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aziz Akarsu in the 21st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu in the 23rd minute of play forced Deportivo Mukenio's goalkeeper Ismael Gimenez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ismael Gimenez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Einaras Mažeika went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Absoliut's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu in the 31st minute. With a little luck, Deportivo Mukenio's Ismael Gimenez got control of the ball when Algitas Girkantas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Robertas Sabaitis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aziz Akarsu in the 39th minute of play. Robertas Sabaitis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aziz Akarsu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aziz Akarsu took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Robertas Sabaitis. Robertas Sabaitis 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. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Jotautas Bulzgis made in the 52nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu however managed to control. Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Absoliut's Robertas Sabaitis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aziz Akarsu in the 56th minute of play. Ismael Gimenez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Einaras Mažeika in the 63rd minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Deportivo Mukenio's Aziz Akarsu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Robertas Sabaitis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Deportivo Mukenio's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mario Hever in the 68th minute. The corner ended in Mario Hever almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Absoliut's Robertas Sabaitis did a great save. In the 72nd minute, Absoliut's Agnius Pocius seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Agnius Pocius the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Absoliut protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Agnius Pocius had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After a rather tough play, Absoliut's Agnius Pocius got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Jean-Pierre Pogba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robertas Sabaitis having to interfere. Absoliut's Virginijus Balčaitis was substituted for Algitas Girkantas. 84 minutes into the match, Absoliut's goal looked a bit too open when Aziz Akarsu came free, but Robertas Sabaitis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92ndth minute of the game Aziz Akarsu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Absoliut's Robertas Sabaitis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Deportivo Mukenio were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Absoliut's much stronger midfield.