U18 World League

GLORIOSO CENTENARIO-
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Stanislovas Milčius took the kick off in the first half of the match. FC Karamba's Saulius Vaineikis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Simon Reed in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 18th minute, Wes Mejia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Naglis Gilaitis was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. When Arnoldas Makelevičius fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Karamba's protests and gave Arnoldas Makelevičius a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC Karamba getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Arnoldas Makelevičius hit a great ball. Naglis Gilaitis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stacey Rivas in the 26th minute of the match. Wes Mejia might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Naglis Gilaitis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wes Mejia ran back to his position shaking his head. Stanislovas Milčius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Danas Kilčiauskas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Simon Reed took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stanislovas Milčius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to ChAяRuA ϒ KaяβoηEяO ☆ getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Joey Arellano hit a great ball. In the 37th match minute, FC Karamba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danas Kilčiauskas to maneuver through the defense. FC Karamba's Naglis Gilaitis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save FC Karamba from getting a goal against them. Wes Mejia hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Wes Mejia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Naglis Gilaitis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wes Mejia in the 53rd minute of play. Simon Reed made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stanislovas Milčius in the 65th minute. Naglis Gilaitis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wes Mejia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kip Velazquez scored 2-3 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Naglis Gilaitis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wes Mejia in the 74th minute of play forced FC Karamba's goalkeeper Naglis Gilaitis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Stanislovas Milčius managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Karamba's supporters rose to their feet, but Stanislovas Milčius was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Simon Reed breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Naglis Gilaitis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wes Mejia in the 79th minute of play. FC Karamba's Naglis Gilaitis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kip Velazquez in the 80th minute of play. After 83 minutes, Caleb Painter mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ChAяRuA ϒ KaяβoηEяO ☆ and the FC Karamba players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of FC Karamba booed when ChAяRuA ϒ KaяβoηEяO ☆ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Caleb Painter didn't get a good kick on the ball. Naglis Gilaitis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kip Velazquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Kip Velazquez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Naglis Gilaitis. FC Karamba's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kip Velazquez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. The supporters of ChAяRuA ϒ KaяβoηEяO ☆ booed when FC Karamba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arvydas Ačas didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Wes Mejia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.