U23 World League

Hippo Pool
Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Svajūnas Božys showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 潘强升, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 7th minute, Savage Hippo's Romualdas Podėris ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind 白钢辰. 白钢辰 yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Romualdas Podėris hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. ≮王者归来≯顺我者娼，逆我者汪's 白钢辰 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save ≮王者归来≯顺我者娼，逆我者汪 from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, ≮王者归来≯顺我者娼，逆我者汪's 庄诚潮 got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 27th minute Romualdas Podėris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 白钢辰 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valdas Tindžiulis hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. 何岚悦's late challenge caught a Savage Hippo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 何岚悦 helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Savage Hippo booed when ≮王者归来≯顺我者娼，逆我者汪 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. 何岚悦 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Svajūnas Božys took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 何岚悦, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 31 minutes of play, ≮王者归来≯顺我者娼，逆我者汪's 何岚悦 made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Svajūnas Božys was left in no man's land by his defense there! 38 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯顺我者娼，逆我者汪's goal looked a bit too open when Romualdas Podėris came free, but 白钢辰 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Savage Hippo getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Algimantas Zakaras hit a great ball. Adolfas Karpis hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Svajūnas Božys showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 沈明博 in the 42nd minute of the match.

The wind increased when Romualdas Podėris made the kick off in the second half. Through an outstanding action, after 58 minutes, Svajūnas Božys successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Alfredas Klenkys hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Romualdas Podėris in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 白钢辰 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 71st minute Romualdas Podėris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 白钢辰 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Savage Hippo's Algimantas Zakaras got a free kick in the 73rd minute. When Alvydas Gabriūnas came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Savage Hippo 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 Alvydas Gabriūnas couldn't finish the play. Svajūnas Božys made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when 崔峰真 sent off a good shot on target. The Savage Hippo fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when Savage Hippo's Romualdas Podėris looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After having played for 87 minutes, Alvydas Gabriūnas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Savage Hippo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alvydas Gabriūnas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ≮王者归来≯顺我者娼，逆我者汪's 白钢辰 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romualdas Podėris in the 95th minute of play. After 95 played minutes ≮王者归来≯顺我者娼，逆我者汪 got a freekick which was hit by 潘强升. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Savage Hippo had won after a very even match.