U21 World League

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Spectators: 7659 (Terracing: 5746, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) In the 4th match minute, FC Pegasas Siauliai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eigirdas Liubinskas to maneuver through the defense. In the 6th match minute, FC Pegasas Siauliai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfonsas Džiautas to maneuver through the defense. In the 7th minute of the match Malcolm Benett sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vidas Lapukas skillfully saved the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jari Litmanen in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vidas Lapukas saved FC Pegasas Siauliai from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gintautas Jameikis in the 14th minute of play forced FC Kurdistan's goalkeeper Andreas Palička to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Agne Britz kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. In the 17th minute of the match Darijus Baltrūnas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Andreas Palička showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Andreas Palička made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darijus Baltrūnas in the 23rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Kurdistan's Marco Lio got a free kick in the 24th minute. Andreas Palička took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gintautas Jameikis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Pegasas Siauliai's Valentas Daunoras shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 26th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Andreas Palička but with some difficulty. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marijus Guzas got free with Andreas Palička in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Andreas Palička managed to avoid a goal in the 31stth minute, when FC Pegasas Siauliai's Marius Kieža fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Fabian Lundström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eigirdas Liubinskas kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Marco Lio scored 0-1 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vidas Lapukas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Vidas Lapukas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fabian Lundström's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Vidas Lapukas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabian Lundström in the 46th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marius Kieža was the one to do the kick off. FC Kurdistan's Andreas Palička played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marius Kieža in the 51st minute of play. Jari Litmanen hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Andreas Palička took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marius Kieža, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, FC Kurdistan's Brown Bear got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 60th minute Darijus Baltrūnas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andreas Palička saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Darijus Baltrūnas kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. A hard shot by Malcolm Benett from long distance, 63 minutes into the match, got Vidas Lapukas's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Vidas Lapukas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabian Lundström in the 69th minute of play. FC Pegasas Siauliai's Vidas Lapukas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabian Lundström in the 69th minute of play. With a little luck, FC Pegasas Siauliai's Vidas Lapukas got control of the ball when Jari Litmanen tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 91st minute Gintautas Jameikis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andreas Palička saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jari Litmanen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Vidas Lapukas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Kurdistan made a substitution. Christian Wik replaced Jari Litmanen. The FC Pegasas Siauliai manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing FC Kurdistan to win.