U21 World League

Torekov Stadion
Spectators: 6712 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ulf Ersman kicked off to start the match. 9 minutes into the match, Torekov's goal looked a bit too open when Kęstutis Jakubauskas came free, but Kristian Albom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ulf Ersman in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kipras Gelžinis saved Lithuanian amber from getting behind. In the 12th match minute, Torekov was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tom Bredberg to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kęstutis Jakubauskas in the 15th minute of play forced Torekov's goalkeeper Kristian Albom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Lithuanian amber fans' excitement grew in the 20th match minute when Lithuanian amber's Kęstutis Jakubauskas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Torekov's Kristian Albom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kęstutis Jakubauskas in the 25th minute of play. Kipras Gelžinis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ulf Ersman's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ulf Ersman in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kipras Gelžinis saved Lithuanian amber from getting behind. Kęstutis Jakubauskas's late challenge caught a Torekov's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kęstutis Jakubauskas helped the player get up and apologised. Kęstutis Jakubauskas hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Kristian Albom stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marius Naujokas's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Lithuanian amber were awarded a corner in the 34th minute after Torekov's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daugirdas Čižiūnas took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Remigijus Damijonas heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Remigijus Damijonas scored 0-2 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kristian Albom, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kristian Albom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kęstutis Jakubauskas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kristian Albom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kęstutis Jakubauskas in the 45th minute of play. Kristian Albom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marius Naujokas, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Kristian Albom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kęstutis Jakubauskas in the 47th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kęstutis Jakubauskas was the one to do the kick off. Birger Söderqvist charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Birger Söderqvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 53rd minute, Birger Söderqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kristian Albom was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Daugirdas Čižiūnas. Torekov's Kristian Albom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kęstutis Jakubauskas in the 57th minute of play. Kristian Albom made an important save on a dangerous shot by Artūras Batavičius in the 60th minute. The supporters of Torekov booed when Lithuanian amber was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ąžuolas Laucius didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 63 minutes, Ulf Ersman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Torekov's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ulf Ersman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Torekov getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Ulf Ersman hit a great ball. After 70 minutes of play, Lithuanian amber's Marius Naujokas made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kristian Albom was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marius Naujokas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 76 minutes into the match, Kęstutis Jakubauskas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kristian Albom. Torekov's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kęstutis Jakubauskas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Kristian Albom made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Kęstutis Jakubauskas sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Torekov's Birger Söderqvist got a free kick in the 80th minute. A hard shot by Artūras Batavičius from long distance, 81 minutes into the match, got Kristian Albom's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After 82 minutes of play Torekov's Birger Söderqvist was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, Torekov's Birger Söderqvist got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After a rather tough play, Torekov's Allan Säf got a free kick in the 89th minute. With a little luck, Torekov's Kristian Albom got control of the ball when Kęstutis Jakubauskas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marius Naujokas scored 0-6 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kristian Albom, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 95th minute, Marius Naujokas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kristian Albom was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. When the final whistle sounded Lithuanian amber left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Torekov.