U23 World League

Gold Raiders Arena
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Faruk Ceyhan got the match started through his kick off. Adolfas Ežerskis hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Faruk Ceyhan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raimondas Bitėnas was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gediminas Tavoras in the 4th minute of play forced Gold Raiders FC's goalkeeper Resul Yalın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raimondas Bitėnas was a little too slow when Arif Erdem got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 7th minute. The score was now 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tautrimas Gabriūnas in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Resul Yalın saved Gold Raiders FC from getting behind. The supporters of FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI booed when Gold Raiders FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arif Erdem didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 15 played minutes, FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's Agatas Plakys shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Resul Yalın came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI reached it. Gediminas Tavoras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Resul Yalın tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Raimondas Bitėnas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arif Erdem, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. The supporters of Gold Raiders FC booed when FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gediminas Tavoras didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tautrimas Gabriūnas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Resul Yalın read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. Raimondas Bitėnas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arif Erdem in the 34th minute of play. Raimondas Bitėnas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Hasan Tanju in the 43rd minute of play. 44 minutes into the game, Eduardas Dovydėnas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gold Raiders FC the free kick. In the 44th match minute, FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduardas Dovydėnas to maneuver through the defense.

The wind increased when Tautrimas Gabriūnas made the kick off in the second half. Salih Selahaddin hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. 54 minutes into the match, Gold Raiders FC's goalkeeper Resul Yalın had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Merūnas Urbelis. Arif Erdem might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Raimondas Bitėnas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arif Erdem ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of Gold Raiders FC booed when FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Žydrūnas Tindžiulis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gediminas Tavoras recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Hakkı Devrim Akkan fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gold Raiders FC's protests and gave Hakkı Devrim Akkan a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's Adolfas Ežerskis got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Atabek Abide scored 2-0 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Raimondas Bitėnas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Raimondas Bitėnas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arif Erdem, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Raimondas Bitėnas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Hasan Tanju in the 85th minute of the match. Merūnas Urbelis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Resul Yalın having to interfere. 88 minutes into the match, FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's Merūnas Urbelis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Resul Yalın narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Resul Yalın showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tauras Gasiūnas, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After having played for 93 minutes, Merūnas Urbelis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Merūnas Urbelis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gold Raiders FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.