U18 World League

NAPOLEON
Spectators: 7690 (Terracing: 5768, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tauras Gasiūnas kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Sportivo Mela Banco booed when FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Agatas Plakys didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jesus Bixintxo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nerijus Sadeckas having to make a save. A collision led to FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Gediminas Tavoras hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tauras Gasiūnas in the 20th minute of play forced Sportivo Mela Banco's goalkeeper Aurelio Mikolas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aurelio Mikolas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Merūnas Urbelis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodolfo Lain hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 23rd minute, Merūnas Urbelis 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. With a little luck, FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's Nerijus Sadeckas got control of the ball when Simon Isusko tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Sportivo Mela Banco getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Rodolfo Lain hit a great ball. Aurelio Mikolas came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's Žydrūnas Tindžiulis. But to his dismay, Žydrūnas Tindžiulis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's Nerijus Sadeckas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simon Isusko in the 34th minute of play. The supporters of FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI booed when Sportivo Mela Banco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aureliano Romano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jesus Bixintxo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Sportivo Mela Banco booed when FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgaras Ancikas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nerijus Sadeckas was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Simon Isusko showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 48 minute of play.

The wind increased when Simon Isusko made the kick off in the second half. In the 60th minute, Zeledon Ilazki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Simon Isusko took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nerijus Sadeckas. Nerijus Sadeckas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. The supporters of FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI booed when Sportivo Mela Banco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zeledon Ilazki didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute, Zeledon Ilazki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Simon Isusko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Modestas Obrikis charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Modestas Obrikis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Modestas Obrikis hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Sportivo Mela Banco were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI for a fine match.