U18 World League

Lithuanian amber
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kęstutis Jakubauskas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sebastiano Macilla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ąžuolas Laucius having to interfere. 4 minutes into the game, Ipar Monzonis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ąžuolas Laucius was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 8 minutes into the match, Ipar Monzonis notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Lithuanian amber's Ąžuolas Laucius. Ąžuolas Laucius was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Donatello Barajo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kęstutis Jakubauskas in the 12th minute. In the 12th match minute, Club Dep. Soc. Rodo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blas Bolaños to maneuver through the defense. Donatello Barajo made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Kęstutis Jakubauskas sent off a good shot on target. In the 15th minute, Furman Masas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Juan-Carlos Otero's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ąžuolas Laucius read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. Ipar Monzonis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Ąžuolas Laucius tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sebastiano Macilla might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ąžuolas Laucius. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sebastiano Macilla ran back to his position shaking his head. Lithuanian amber's Ąžuolas Laucius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ipar Monzonis in the 33rd minute of play. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lithuanian amber's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mero Barbadillo was slow to take the kick. During this time Club Dep. Soc. Rodo's players had a chance to rest. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ipar Monzonis to make the kick off. Aras Nutautas took the ball and in the 50 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Donatello Barajo. Donatello Barajo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eligijus Erniulis during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 54th minute, Eligijus Erniulis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 56 minutes into the match, Club Dep. Soc. Rodo's goal looked a bit too open when Kęstutis Jakubauskas came free, but Donatello Barajo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 58 minutes, Ąžuolas Laucius successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Lithuanian amber's defense didn't have a chance, in the 60th minute, when Ipar Monzonis scored to the left of an out of position Ąžuolas Laucius, making the score, 3-4. Ąžuolas Laucius came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Club Dep. Soc. Rodo's Ipar Monzonis. But to his dismay, Ipar Monzonis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-5. Ąžuolas Laucius stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Juan-Carlos Otero's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Donatello Barajo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kipras Gelžinis in the 76th minute of play. Lithuanian amber's Ąžuolas Laucius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ipar Monzonis in the 82nd minute of play. Sebastiano Macilla kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kęstutis Jakubauskas in the 93rd minute of play forced Club Dep. Soc. Rodo's goalkeeper Donatello Barajo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Lithuanian amber booed when Club Dep. Soc. Rodo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blas Bolaños didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kęstutis Jakubauskas in the 95th minute of play forced Club Dep. Soc. Rodo's goalkeeper Donatello Barajo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Club Dep. Soc. Rodo supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Club Dep. Soc. Rodo would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.