U23 World League

Mintis Arena
Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5766, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aurelio Rubio kicked off to start the match. In the 9th minute of the match, Sigitas Ivoška got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nicasio Benino was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Lukas Kulpys didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aurelio Rubio went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Lukas Kulpys took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurelio Rubio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicasio Benino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mustafa Juodis in the 17th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FK Mintis Vilnius's Juras Damaševicius got a free kick in the 19th minute. Marcial Leoiar took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 20th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lukas Kulpys. FK Mintis Vilnius's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 28th minute Bernardas Gadliauskas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicasio Benino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute, Konrad Kasprzak made a precise shot to the right of Lukas Kulpys. FK Mintis Vilnius's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Amelie FC's Nicasio Benino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Amelie FC from getting a goal against them. Amelie FC's Nicasio Benino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Amelie FC from getting a goal against them. Lukas Kulpys came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Amelie FC's Aurelio Rubio. But to his dismay, Aurelio Rubio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. FK Mintis Vilnius's Lukas Kulpys played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Bero in the 43rd minute of play. Leonardo Timo kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bernardas Gadliauskas to make the kick off. If Bernardas Gadliauskas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nicasio Benino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sigitas Ivoška in the 57th minute of play. Amelie FC's Aurelio Rubio got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 60th minute, Gerard López reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lukas Kulpys. The goal made the score 0-5. The crowd rose to their feet as Aurelio Rubio kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lukas Kulpys. That made the score 0-7 in the 70 minute of play. Ilie Ivăncioiu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Lukas Kulpys firmly grabbed it by the left post. Aurelio Rubio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lukas Kulpys having to make a save. If David Bero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77thth minute of the game Aurelio Rubio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FK Mintis Vilnius's Lukas Kulpys was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 78 minutes into the match, FK Mintis Vilnius's goalkeeper Lukas Kulpys had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aurelio Rubio. Lukas Kulpys made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Bero in the 80th minute of play. Lukas Kulpys showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurelio Rubio, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After 84 minutes of play, Amelie FC's Aurelio Rubio made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lukas Kulpys was left in no man's land by his defense there! David Bero scored 0-10 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lukas Kulpys, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Amelie FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.