U23 World League

Evergreen Park
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Hexo Utd's Liutauras Rimkevičius 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 4 minutes of play, Henley on Thames United's Glenn Westwood made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kristijonas Juzonis was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 6th minute Glenn Westwood shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristijonas Juzonis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute, Glenn Westwood made a precise shot to the right of Kristijonas Juzonis. Hexo Utd's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Glenn Westwood received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Kristijonas Juzonis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kristijonas Juzonis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremy Gray, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Jeremy Gray had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rd minute Margiris Kerpauskas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ross Armitage saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Hexo Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Jeremy Gray came free, but Kristijonas Juzonis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute Glenn Westwood shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristijonas Juzonis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th match minute, Henley on Thames United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfred Boland to maneuver through the defense. Ross Armitage made an important save on a dangerous shot by Algirdas Narutavičius in the 30th minute. Deividas Gedgaudas kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 33rd minute Stewart Browne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristijonas Juzonis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kristijonas Juzonis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeremy Gray in the 34th minute of the match. In the 41st minute Rowan Ryder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristijonas Juzonis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute Rowan Ryder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristijonas Juzonis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Jeremy Gray kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. Ross Armitage took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Margiris Kerpauskas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Glenn Westwood in the 54th minute of play forced Hexo Utd's goalkeeper Kristijonas Juzonis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kristijonas Juzonis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jeremy Gray's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. A collision led to Hexo Utd getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Margiris Kerpauskas hit a great ball. Henley on Thames United made a substitution. Tarjei Tomren replaced Vance Ainsworth. In the 57th match minute, Hexo Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Margiris Kerpauskas to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rowan Ryder got free with Kristijonas Juzonis in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 71st minute João Vítor Donato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristijonas Juzonis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 73 minutes into the game, Glenn Westwood recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kristijonas Juzonis. Glenn Westwood showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. Henley on Thames United's Ross Armitage played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Margiris Kerpauskas in the 78th minute of play. Kristijonas Juzonis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Vítor Donato in the 79th minute of the match. Hexo Utd's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Glenn Westwood 80 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. Glenn Westwood's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kristijonas Juzonis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. Hexo Utd's Kristijonas Juzonis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Hexo Utd from getting a goal against them. When Liutauras Rimkevičius came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Hexo Utd 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 Liutauras Rimkevičius couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Hexo Utd defense, Glenn Westwood kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kristijonas Juzonis. The Hexo Utd fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kristijonas Juzonis should have stopped the shot.