U21 League

Hippo Pool
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Romualdas Podėris started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Fridtjof Nakken hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 7 minutes into the match, Nerdvik's goalkeeper Endre Rønne had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Romualdas Podėris. 9 minutes into the match, Alfredas Klenkys notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Nerdvik's Endre Rønne. Endre Rønne was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Alfredas Klenkys came up free with the goalie in the 21st 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 Alfredas Klenkys couldn't finish the play. Tore Aaslund hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Laurynas Šarkauskas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Endre Rønne tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th match minute, Nerdvik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tore Aaslund to maneuver through the defense. Alvydas Gabriūnass short, quick shot in the 28thth minute got Endre Rønne to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Algimantas Zakaras came up free with the goalie in the 33rd 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 Algimantas Zakaras couldn't finish the play. Endre Rønne was a little too slow when Algimantas Zakaras got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 35th minute. The score was now 3-0. Nerdvik's Endre Rønne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredas Klenkys in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th minute of the match, Adolfas Karpis got a very nice opportunity to score, but Endre Rønne was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Savage Hippo were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after Nerdvik's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Algimantas Zakaras took the corner. A very nice done corner allowed Alfredas Klenkys to score against Endre Rønne in Nerdvik's goal. 4-0 after 42 minutes. 46 minutes into the match, Alfredas Klenkys had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Endre Rønne. Nerdvik's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alfredas Klenkys was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kristian Lerøy to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 58th minute, Algimantas Zakaras made a precise shot to the right of Endre Rønne. Nerdvik's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. Nerdvik:s Endre Rønne showed great skill when he stopped Algimantas Zakaras:s penalty. In the 65th minute, Alfredas Klenkys made a precise shot to the right of Endre Rønne. Nerdvik's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-1. If Algimantas Zakaras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rd minute, Laurynas Šarkauskas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Endre Rønne was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-1. Endre Rønne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvydas Gabriūnas in the 80th minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Romualdas Podėris had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Endre Rønne. Nerdvik's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Romualdas Podėris was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-1. Endre Rønne took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredas Klenkys, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 95 minutes into the game, Savage Hippo's Romualdas Podėris nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Endre Rønne made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 10-1. Savage Hippo walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.