U21 World League

Mintis Arena
Spectators: 7677 (Terracing: 5758, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) 3 minutes into the game, Antônio Loureiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Marquês de Herval's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FK Mintis Vilnius the free kick. In the 3rd minute, Antônio Loureiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 4 minutes into the match, FK Mintis Vilnius's Emilis Laivys broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Juarês de Amaral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mustafa Juodis, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. The supporters of FK Mintis Vilnius booed when Marquês de Herval was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Bastos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Ugnius Budnikas came free, but Juarês de Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to FK Mintis Vilnius getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Bernardas Gadliauskas hit a great ball. In the 17th match minute, Marquês de Herval was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Batista to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute Marcus Simões 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. Marcus Simões scored 0-1 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gvidonas Jakimavičius, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marcus Simões sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lukas Kulpys kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Leandro Saldanha took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 40th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gvidonas Jakimavičius. FK Mintis Vilnius's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to FK Mintis Vilnius getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Bernardas Gadliauskas hit a great ball. Gvidonas Jakimavičius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcus Simões, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sigitas Ivoška stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Eliseu Braga kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Marquês de Herval's Juarês de Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mustafa Juodis in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th match minute, Marquês de Herval was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antônio Loureiro to maneuver through the defense. 58 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Sigitas Ivoška came free, but Juarês de Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 62 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Marcus Simões sped through FK Mintis Vilnius's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gvidonas Jakimavičius. 65 minutes into the game, Marquês de Herval's Bruno Bastos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gvidonas Jakimavičius made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. 68 minutes into the match, Mustafa Juodis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Juarês de Amaral. Marquês de Herval's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mustafa Juodis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Kęstutis Skersys kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, Sigitas Ivoška had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Juarês de Amaral. Marquês de Herval's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sigitas Ivoška was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Sigitas Ivoška hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Gvidonas Jakimavičius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Bastos in the 84th minute of play. Bruno Bastos charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bruno Bastos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Marquês de Herval's Bruno Bastos got a free kick in the 85th minute. Juarês de Amaral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mustafa Juodis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcus Simões took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gvidonas Jakimavičius. Gvidonas Jakimavičius dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. If Eliseu Braga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Marquês de Herval players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.