U18 World League

Evergreen Park
Spectators: 7756 (Terracing: 5819, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Algirdas Jurys got the match started through his kick off. An unexpected shot in the 3rd minute by Algirdas Jurys got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 5th minute, Ede Gerebics got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gáspár Kónya hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Augustas Jutkus recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vladas Sargūnas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Koppány Angyal having to interfere. In the 16th minute, Márk Dala ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anicetas Eidukonis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 19th match minute, Hexo Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jarūnas Laužikas to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Hexo Utd's Merūnas Šimaitis got a free kick in the 30th minute. In the 32ndth minute of the game Márk Dala who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hexo Utd's Anicetas Eidukonis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Hexo Utd getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Merūnas Šimaitis hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute, Irmantas Mažvila hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Márk Dala to make the kick off. Anicetas Eidukonis made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Vilmos Takács sent off a good shot on target. Róbert Pásztor was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 54 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Grandi Lupi's Gáspár Kónya got a free kick in the 64th minute. Márk Dala's late challenge caught a Hexo Utd's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Márk Dala helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Grandi Lupi booed when Hexo Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Algirdas Jurys didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Grandi Lupi getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Gáspár Kónya hit a great ball. Vladas Sargūnas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Koppány Angyal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. After having played for 79 minutes, Vladas Sargūnas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hexo Utd's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vladas Sargūnas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Liutauras Rimkevičius recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hexo Utd's Anicetas Eidukonis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Hexo Utd from getting a goal against them. Vladas Sargūnas kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Liutauras Rimkevičius kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Márk Dala in the 95th minute of play forced Hexo Utd's goalkeeper Anicetas Eidukonis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Márk Dala could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Anicetas Eidukonis made a huge save. The Grandi Lupi supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Grandi Lupi would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.