U23 League

Evergreen Park
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Liutauras Rimkevičius started the match with the kick off. Albertas Marcišauskas hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Theodor Lauf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Algirdas Narutavičius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Liutauras Rimkevičius got free with Theodor Lauf in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ulfa FSV's defense didn't have a chance, in the 24th minute, when Liutauras Rimkevičius scored to the left of an out of position Theodor Lauf, making the score, 1-0. Kristijonas Juzonis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl Kraus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Algirdas Narutavičius got free with Theodor Lauf in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Liutauras Rimkevičius who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 35thth minute tested the skills of Theodor Lauf when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 37 played minutes Ulfa FSV got a freekick which was hit by Philip Glass. In the 39th minute Tsuneo Brecher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristijonas Juzonis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kristijonas Juzonis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl Kraus, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After 43 played minutes, Ulfa FSV's Frans Schauerhammer shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Kristijonas Juzonis 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 Ulfa FSV reached it. Kristijonas Juzonis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tsuneo Brecher in the 44th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

After a rather tough play, Hexo Utd's Margiris Kerpauskas got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Kristijonas Juzonis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl Kraus, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. A collision led to Ulfa FSV getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Erno Breitenstein hit a great ball. Ulfa FSV's Theodor Lauf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liutauras Rimkevičius in the 61st minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Margiris Kerpauskas notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Ulfa FSV's Theodor Lauf. Theodor Lauf was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Theodor Lauf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liutauras Rimkevičius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frans Schauerhammer kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Liutauras Rimkevičius managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hexo Utd's supporters rose to their feet, but Liutauras Rimkevičius was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Theodor Lauf breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tsuneo Brecher could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Kristijonas Juzonis made a huge save. 78 minutes into the match, Ulfa FSV's goal looked a bit too open when Margiris Kerpauskas came free, but Theodor Lauf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute, Philip Glass hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kristijonas Juzonis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erno Breitenstein in the 85th minute. Kaspar Brandner hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Jarūnas Laužikas didn't quite understand what happened when in the 90 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. The supporters of Hexo Utd booed when Ulfa FSV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Klemens Kossowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Ulfa FSV getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Philip Glass hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute, Margiris Kerpauskas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Hexo Utd fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ulfa FSV had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.