U18 World League

Mintis Arena
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Invisible's Claudio Echeverri started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd minute Ugnius Budnikas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clodoveo Aresti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ugnius Budnikas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Clodoveo Aresti was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Gvidonas Jakimavičius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudio Echeverri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FK Mintis Vilnius's Gvidonas Jakimavičius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Matteo in the 13th minute of play. 14 minutes into the game, Lukas Kulpys was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FK Mintis Vilnius's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Invisible the free kick. Lukas Kulpys kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Claudio Echeverri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gvidonas Jakimavičius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 21 played minutes FK Mintis Vilnius got a freekick which was hit by Emilis Laivys. In the 22nd minute, Claudio Echeverri 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. When Ugnius Budnikas came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the FK Mintis Vilnius 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 Ugnius Budnikas couldn't finish the play. 29 minutes into the match, Invisible's goal looked a bit too open when Lukas Kulpys came free, but Clodoveo Aresti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 34 played minutes Invisible got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Txema. Invisible's Clodoveo Aresti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ugnius Budnikas in the 35th minute of play. Claudio Echeverri's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gvidonas Jakimavičius read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Emilis Laivys hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aldo Orlandus recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 47 played minutes Invisible got a freekick which was hit by Dante Hunfredo. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ugnius Budnikas to make the kick off. Clodoveo Aresti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lukas Kulpys in the 52nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Urbano Laurgain got free with Gvidonas Jakimavičius in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gvidonas Jakimavičius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudio Echeverri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of FK Mintis Vilnius booed when Invisible was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joel Matteo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gvidonas Jakimavičius was a little too slow when Claudio Echeverri got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 72nd minute. The score was now 1-1. Clodoveo Aresti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ugnius Budnikas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Matteo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gvidonas Jakimavičius came out and tried to block the shot, but Joel Matteo slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 83rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Invisible's Claudio Echeverri slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gvidonas Jakimavičius. That made the score 2-3 after 89 minutes of play. The Invisible supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Invisible would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.