U23 World League

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Spectators: 7980 (Terracing: 5986, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 159) With a little luck, Virtual Aces's Gösta Nyström got control of the ball when Ovidijus Andrišiūnas tried to sneak it across the goal line. 5 minutes into the match, Ovidijus Andrišiūnas dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gösta Nyström, 1-0. 7 minutes in the game Haroldas Rimkevičius did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Algitas Girkantas. Gösta Nyström was a little too slow when Algitas Girkantas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 8th minute. The score was now 2-0. In the 12th minute, Johan Mjällby hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Ovidijus Andrišiūnas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gösta Nyström. That made the score 3-0 in the 13 minute of play. In the 16th minute, Henrikas Lisauskas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gösta Nyström was a little too slow when Algitas Girkantas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 18th minute. The score was now 4-0. After 21 minutes, Vykintas Raudys mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Absoliut and the Virtual Aces players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vykintas Raudys hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 26 minutes into the match, Absoliut's goal looked a bit too open when Björn Wallin came free, but Ovidijus Merkelis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gösta Nyström came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Absoliut's Ovidijus Andrišiūnas. But to his dismay, Ovidijus Andrišiūnas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Osvaldas Nutautas kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Cornel Manciulea took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ovidijus Merkelis. Ovidijus Merkelis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. Absoliut's Vykintas Raudys managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Bruno Medeiros in the 44 minute of the game. Ovidijus Andrišiūnas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Victor Petersson made the kick off in the second half. Gösta Nyström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Algitas Girkantas's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. Algitas Girkantas struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Gösta Nyström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Absoliut. Gösta Nyström didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Algitas Girkantas went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. 58 minutes into the match, Algitas Girkantas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gösta Nyström. Virtual Aces's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Algitas Girkantas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-1. 62 minutes into the match, Algitas Girkantas notched a goal, 8-1, to the right of Virtual Aces's Gösta Nyström. Gösta Nyström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gösta Nyström didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Henrikas Lisauskas went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-1 was the resulting score. Ovidijus Andrišiūnas took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gösta Nyström. Gösta Nyström dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 10-1. Gösta Nyström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Algitas Girkantas in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Algitas Girkantas in the 82nd minute of play forced Virtual Aces's goalkeeper Gösta Nyström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marko Willig's late challenge caught a Absoliut's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marko Willig helped the player get up and apologised. In the 83rd match minute, Virtual Aces was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marko Willig to maneuver through the defense. If Algitas Girkantas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 88 minutes of play, Absoliut's Algitas Girkantas made it 11-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gösta Nyström was left in no man's land by his defense there! Algitas Girkantas scored 12-1 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gösta Nyström, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ovidijus Andrišiūnas in the 94th minute of play forced Virtual Aces's goalkeeper Gösta Nyström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Absoliut had won after a very even match.