U23 World League

Gigante de Alberdi
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 79) Damian Precioso's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 3rdth minute, Valdas Ignatavičius skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 9th minute, one of Lithuanian amber:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Lithuanian amber. Damian Precioso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Valdas Ignatavičius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodoro Casomiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Damian Precioso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Valdas Ignatavičius made a huge save. 23 minutes into the game, Damian Precioso was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Piratas FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lithuanian amber the free kick. In the 24th match minute, Piratas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damian Precioso to maneuver through the defense. 30 minutes into the game, Damian Precioso lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Valdas Ignatavičius. Damian Precioso received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Valdas Ignatavičius came out and tried to block the shot, but Damian Precioso slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 33rd minute. Benas Dokšas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Victorino Gaufred tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Piratas FC's Damian Precioso dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kęstutis Jakubauskas during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 42nd minute, Kęstutis Jakubauskas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Damian Precioso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Valdas Ignatavičius made a huge save. 47 minutes into the match, Piratas FC's Damian Precioso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Valdas Ignatavičius narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Damian Precioso in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valdas Ignatavičius prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 56 minutes into the game, Alvaro Martxot was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Piratas FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lithuanian amber the free kick. A collision led to Piratas FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Alvaro Martxot hit a great ball. Damian Precioso struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Valdas Ignatavičius didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Piratas FC. 63 minutes into the match, Damian Precioso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valdas Ignatavičius. Lithuanian amber's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Damian Precioso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Valdas Ignatavičius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damian Precioso in the 66th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Lithuanian amber's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Precioso came free, but Valdas Ignatavičius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Piratas FC's Victorino Gaufred got control of the ball when Benas Dokšas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Daugirdas Čižiūnas lost his temper 75 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 75 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Lithuanian amber! If Damian Precioso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valdas Ignatavičius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damian Precioso in the 85th minute of the match. Benas Dokšas hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute, Damian Precioso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Piratas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. Eligijus Kavaliūnas charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eligijus Kavaliūnas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Damian Precioso blasted a shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Valdas Ignatavičius having to make a save. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Piratas FC had played much better football throughout.