U21 World League

Liudvinavo Parkas
Spectators: 7523 (Terracing: 5643, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Remedios SC's Danilo Pinho 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. 3 minutes into the game, Moisés Lima was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Remedios SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI the free kick. A collision led to Remedios SC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Moisés Lima hit a great ball. Merūnas Urbelis took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jean dos Santos. Jean dos Santos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 10 minutes into the match, Remedios SC's goalkeeper Jean dos Santos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tauras Gasiūnas. Nerijus Sadeckas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danilo Pinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute, Válter Fantini left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Remedios SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Remedios SC's Jean dos Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Žydrūnas Tindžiulis in the 21st minute of play. Válter Fantini kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Tauras Gasiūnas put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Jean dos Santos. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tauras Gasiūnas in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jean dos Santos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Válter Fantini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nerijus Sadeckas having to interfere. After 33 minutes of play, Remedios SC's Danilo Pinho made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nerijus Sadeckas was left in no man's land by his defense there! 37 minutes into the match, FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's goal looked a bit too open when Válter Fantini came free, but Nerijus Sadeckas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vygantas Auga kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. When Válter Fantini came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Remedios SC 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 Válter Fantini couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juozas Tučkus during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's Juozas Tučkus got a free kick in the 45th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tauras Gasiūnas to make the kick off. If Žydrūnas Tindžiulis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute, Christian Hester hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 65 minutes, Nerijus Sadeckas successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A hard shot 67 in the game by Danilo Pinho from a close distance when the talented Nerijus Sadeckas managed to make a qualified save. FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's players were relieved. After 70 played minutes Remedios SC got a freekick which was hit by Alan Brito. Tauras Gasiūnas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jean dos Santos having to interfere. Jean dos Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Merūnas Urbelis in the 74th minute of the match. After 75 minutes Remedios SC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gediminas Tavoras who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Gediminas Tavoras got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jean dos Santos quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Danilo Pinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 90 minutes, Christian Hester mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Remedios SC and the FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 90th match minute, Remedios SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Hester to maneuver through the defense. Jean dos Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Merūnas Urbelis in the 93rd minute of the match. With a little luck, FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's Nerijus Sadeckas got control of the ball when Válter Fantini tried to sneak it across the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Remedios SC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.