U21 World League

Springfield Arena
Spectators: 7816 (Terracing: 5864, Seating: 1797, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jaunius Petkevičius started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Torino SSA getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Cristóvão de Barros hit a great ball. In the 5th minute of the match Maksymilian Cisek sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yuri Galvan skillfully saved the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Torino SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Jaunius Petkevičius came free, but Yuri Galvan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Oskaras Matulaitis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, FC Karamba's Eddi Ramkilde got a free kick in the 11th minute. Torino SSA's Benicio Galvan got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 16 minutes into the match, Torino SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Oskaras Matulaitis came free, but Yuri Galvan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Benicio Galvan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Torino SSA's supporters rose to their feet, but Benicio Galvan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Giannis Gounaris breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eddi Ramkilde during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Eddi Ramkilde kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. In the 28th minute, Jeff Waters 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. 33 minutes into the match, Torino SSA's Emerson Bueno sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Giannis Gounaris narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Rômulo Sousa came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Torino SSA 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 Rômulo Sousa couldn't finish the play. Yuri Galvan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eddi Ramkilde, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giannis Gounaris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emerson Bueno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

50 minutes into the match, Torino SSA's Rômulo Sousa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Giannis Gounaris narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Giannis Gounaris was a little too slow when Rômulo Sousa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 50th minute. The score was now 0-1. After 53 played minutes FC Karamba got a freekick which was hit by Eddi Ramkilde. 56 minutes into the match, Torino SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Jaunius Petkevičius came free, but Yuri Galvan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eddi Ramkilde in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yuri Galvan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 58th minute of the match FC Karamba got a corner. Torino SSA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Maksymilian Cisek ran over to the corner to take the kick. Giannis Gounaris made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Ediberto Palmeira sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Torino SSA booed when FC Karamba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oskaras Matulaitis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jeff Waters received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Giannis Gounaris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Jaunius Petkevičius left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Karamba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. A collision led to Torino SSA getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Ediberto Palmeira hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Barbosa in the 93rd minute of play forced FC Karamba's goalkeeper Giannis Gounaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfonsas Miceika during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alfonsas Miceika hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Rômulo Sousa from long distance, 95 minutes into the match, got Giannis Gounaris's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side.