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National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zlatko Ibrahimović got the match started through his kick off. After 6 played minutes Canada got a freekick which was hit by Kirk Bell. Canada's Darrel Pennington played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Drąsutis Lozoraitis in the 8th minute of play. Darrel Pennington showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Drąsutis Lozoraitis, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Lithuania's goal looked a bit too open when Zlatko Ibrahimović came free, but Kęstutis Raziulis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, Canada's goalkeeper Darrel Pennington had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Augustinas Gavorskis. 22 minutes into the match, Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Renatas Eidukonis came free, but Darrel Pennington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Lithuania's Renatas Eidukonis fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Liudvikas Karitonas got free with Darrel Pennington in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Drąsutis Lozoraitis in the 29th minute of play forced Canada's goalkeeper Darrel Pennington to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute Renatas Eidukonis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Darrel Pennington saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the game, Canada's Zlatko Ibrahimović nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kęstutis Raziulis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Lithuania's Kęstutis Raziulis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jamey Hankins in the 36th minute of play. Drąsutis Lozoraitis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darrel Pennington having to interfere. If Zlatko Ibrahimović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zlatko Ibrahimović in the 38th minute of play forced Lithuania's goalkeeper Kęstutis Raziulis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Canada's Kelly Pearson was substituted for Jamey Hankins. Canada made a substitution. Avery Merrill replaced Daron Keen.

Renatas Eidukonis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darrel Pennington having to interfere. In the 55th minute Avery Merrill shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kęstutis Raziulis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Avery Merrill took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kęstutis Raziulis. Kęstutis Raziulis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Kęstutis Raziulis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Avery Merrill's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. Kęstutis Raziulis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Avery Merrill in the 67th minute of the match. The supporters of Canada booed when Lithuania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Algitas Dubauskas didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augustinas Gavorskis in the 69th minute of play forced Canada's goalkeeper Darrel Pennington to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Lithuania's goalie and right to Avery Merrill. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Lithuania's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The supporters of Lithuania booed when Canada was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kirk Bell didn't get a good kick on the ball. 79 minutes into the match, Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Drąsutis Lozoraitis came free, but Darrel Pennington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Darrel Pennington showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augustinas Gavorskis, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Darrel Pennington made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augustinas Gavorskis in the 80th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Renatas Eidukonis came free, but Darrel Pennington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Augustinas Gavorskis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Lithuania supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Canada's performance. The match ended with a win for Canada.