U21 World League

Tamsus Miškas
Spectators: 7962 (Terracing: 5973, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rūtenis Sartauskas got the match started through his kick off. After 3 minutes of play, Zorros del Desierto's Jorge-Luis Sivieri made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Daumantas Kardašius was left in no man's land by his defense there! Daumantas Kardašius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patxi Claude in the 6th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patxi Claude in the 9th minute of play forced FC Žalia Giria's goalkeeper Daumantas Kardašius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 冰谷 谢霆锋 during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 冰谷 谢霆锋 kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Patxi Claude notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of FC Žalia Giria's Daumantas Kardašius. Daumantas Kardašius was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Daumantas Kardašius stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jorge-Luis Sivieri's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. After 20 minutes of play Zorros del Desierto's 冰谷 谢霆锋 was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of FC Žalia Giria booed when Zorros del Desierto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. 冰谷 谢霆锋 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daumantas Kardašius stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Patxi Claude's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. In the 29th minute, Benediktas Zenkevičius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 30 minutes into the game, Zorros del Desierto's Rodrigo Pérez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Daumantas Kardašius made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Daumantas Kardašius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patxi Claude in the 33rd minute of the match. Patxi Claude scored 0-6 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Daumantas Kardašius, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 40 minutes, Rolando González mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zorros del Desierto and the FC Žalia Giria players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of FC Žalia Giria booed when Zorros del Desierto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rolando González didn't get a good kick on the ball. 47 minutes into the match, Zorros del Desierto's Jorge-Luis Sivieri sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Daumantas Kardašius narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jorge-Luis Sivieri was the one to do the kick off. Daumantas Kardašius stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Patxi Claude's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. Zorros del Desierto's Jorge-Luis Sivieri got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 0-7 became the score in the 55th minute when Jorge-Luis Sivieri elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Zorros del Desierto made a substitution. Rui Shantala replaced Patxi Claude. Zorros del Desierto's Cerilo Romero was substituted for Rodrigo Pérez. Zorros del Desierto's Simón Chavez was substituted for Jorge-Luis Sivieri. FC Žalia Giria's defense didn't have a chance, in the 67th minute, when Rui Shantala scored to the left of an out of position Daumantas Kardašius, making the score, 0-9. A collision led to FC Žalia Giria getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Linas Gimžauskas hit a great ball. Ceferino Balasi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernestas Genys in the 76th minute of the match. After some careless play in the FC Žalia Giria defense, Rui Shantala kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Daumantas Kardašius. The FC Žalia Giria fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Daumantas Kardašius should have stopped the shot. Jogaila Radeikis's late challenge caught a Zorros del Desierto's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jogaila Radeikis helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to FC Žalia Giria getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Jogaila Radeikis hit a great ball. Hermelando Lambarrie struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Daumantas Kardašius didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zorros del Desierto. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rui Shantala in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Daumantas Kardašius saved FC Žalia Giria from getting behind. Daumantas Kardašius was out of position in the 92 minute of play, and Hermelando Lambarrie capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hermelando Lambarrie really showed his touch with that goal: 0-11. Zorros del Desierto played a much better game than FC Žalia Giria and deserved their victory. The FC Žalia Giria players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.