U23 League

Zujūnai Stadium
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) An unexpectedly hard shot by Jakob Klinsmann in the 8th minute of play forced Geležinis Vilkas's goalkeeper Aldas Saulis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute, Manuel Klose ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aldas Saulis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rimas Labutis got free with Dieter Ringel in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Axel Habig made in the 16th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Geležinis Vilkas's Redas Merkelis. In the 17th minute, PoWer SC 2K5's Wilfredo Harri seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Wilfredo Harri the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of PoWer SC 2K5 protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Wilfredo Harri had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in PoWer SC 2K5 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 16th minute. Penalty! When Manuel Klose came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the PoWer SC 2K5 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 Manuel Klose couldn't finish the play. 23 minutes into the game, Manuel Klose cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Aldas Saulis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jakob Klinsmann might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aldas Saulis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jakob Klinsmann ran back to his position shaking his head. Tauras Bagūnas hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. A sloppy throw-in by Killian Fischer in the 30th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Geležinis Vilkas's Redas Merkelis. Manuel Klose sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aldas Saulis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michael Götze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Manuel Klose managed to get in a good position for a shot. PoWer SC 2K5's supporters rose to their feet, but Manuel Klose was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aldas Saulis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Geležinis Vilkas getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Faustas Mikalauskas hit a great ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Manuel Klose to make the kick off. Dieter Ringel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rimas Labutis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Michael Götze managed to get in a good position for a shot. PoWer SC 2K5's supporters rose to their feet, but Michael Götze was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aldas Saulis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aldas Saulis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manuel Klose went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. 60 minutes into the match, Geležinis Vilkas's goal looked a bit too open when Jakob Klinsmann came free, but Aldas Saulis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manuel Klose fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aldas Saulis having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 71st minute by Michael Götze got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Romualdas Karalius during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Romualdas Karalius hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Aldas Saulis made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Manuel Klose sent off a good shot on target. PoWer SC 2K5's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Michael Götze in the 77th minute. PoWer SC 2K5's Michael Götze was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Aldas Saulis in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Michael Götze received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Aldas Saulis came out and tried to block the shot, but Michael Götze slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 79th minute. 83 minutes into the match, Geležinis Vilkas's goal looked a bit too open when Michael Götze came free, but Aldas Saulis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aldas Saulis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jakob Klinsmann in the 84th minute of the match. Aldas Saulis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jakob Klinsmann went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manuel Klose got free with Aldas Saulis in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 95 minutes into the match, Geležinis Vilkas's goalkeeper Aldas Saulis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manuel Klose. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. PoWer SC 2K5 walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.