U23 World League

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Absoliut's Algitas Girkantas 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Korhan Türkol managed to get in a good position for a shot. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s supporters rose to their feet, but Korhan Türkol was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vaclovas Jurkus breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Algitas Girkantas in the 9th minute of play forced ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goalkeeper Dave Cole to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the game, Algitas Girkantas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Dave Cole was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A throw-in in the 13th minute of the game was made by Albinas Gudauskas with Ovidijus Andrišiūnas as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Dave Cole showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrikas Lisauskas, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Absoliut's goalkeeper Vaclovas Jurkus had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Korhan Türkol. A collision led to Absoliut getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Albinas Gudauskas hit a great ball. Korhan Türkol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Serafino Natal charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Serafino Natal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 35 minutes into the match, Absoliut's goalkeeper Vaclovas Jurkus had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Korhan Türkol. Albinas Gudauskas made in the 38th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Çelebi Toraman. Ermanno Cinalli hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Dave Cole took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ovidijus Andrišiūnas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute Algitas Girkantas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dave Cole saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and German Lia made a kick off. In the 54th match minute, Absoliut was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osvaldas Nutautas to maneuver through the defense. 57 minutes into the match, Absoliut's goal looked a bit too open when German Lia came free, but Vaclovas Jurkus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vaclovas Jurkus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from German Lia in the 58th minute of play. Dave Cole made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Šarūnas Žvigaitis in the 61st minute of play. Dave Cole showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Šarūnas Žvigaitis in the 61st minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, Absoliut's goal looked a bit too open when German Lia came free, but Vaclovas Jurkus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Dave Cole played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Šarūnas Žvigaitis in the 63rd minute of play. German Lia hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute, Albinas Spudys hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Albinas Spudys kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Exequiel Zeballos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 74th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vaclovas Jurkus. Absoliut's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Dave Cole proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ from getting a goal against them. Dave Cole made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Ovidijus Andrišiūnas sent off a good shot on target. Vaclovas Jurkus stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Korhan Türkol's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. Benedicto Marz lost his temper 82 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 82 minutes into the game, one of ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡:s Dave Cole showed great skill when he stopped Alfonsas Račinskas:s penalty. In the 87th minute German Lia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vaclovas Jurkus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute, Ovidijus Andrišiūnas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dave Cole. The goal made the score 0-2. Albinas Gudauskas's late challenge caught a ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Albinas Gudauskas helped the player get up and apologised. Albinas Gudauskas kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Dave Cole showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Algitas Girkantas in the 96th minute of the match.