U18 World League

Hippo Pool
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Vaidas Rakauskas made the kick off which started today's match. In the 6th minute, 温松真 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th minute 龙钢弘 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jogaila Palčiauskas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute, 龙钢弘 made a precise shot to the right of Jogaila Palčiauskas. Savage Hippo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 14th minute 卓军弘 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jogaila Palčiauskas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th match minute, ≮王者归来≯上海剑侠代表队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 龙钢弘 to maneuver through the defense. When Edmundas Kšanavičius came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Savage Hippo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Edmundas Kšanavičius couldn't finish the play. In the 21st minute, 龙钢弘 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 韩强夕 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vaidas Rakauskas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jogaila Palčiauskas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 卓军弘, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When 龙钢弘 came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the ≮王者归来≯上海剑侠代表队 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that 龙钢弘 couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by 温松真 in the 42nd minute of play forced Savage Hippo's goalkeeper Jogaila Palčiauskas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 温松真 made a kick off. In the 54th minute, 龙钢弘 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 韩强夕 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vaidas Rakauskas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to ≮王者归来≯上海剑侠代表队 getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. 邓青真 hit a great ball. Nojus Mitkevičius took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for 韩强夕. ≮王者归来≯上海剑侠代表队's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, Savage Hippo's Valentas Podėris got a free kick in the 61st minute. 69 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯上海剑侠代表队's goal looked a bit too open when Vaidas Rakauskas came free, but 韩强夕 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If 邱乐广 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 97th minute, 龙钢弘 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ≮王者归来≯上海剑侠代表队 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.