U21 World League

Stade An Ráth Mór
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) An unexpectedly hard shot by Grégory Castello in the 6th minute of play forced Geležinis Vilkas's goalkeeper Aldas Saulis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Geležinis Vilkas's goal looked a bit too open when Grégory Castello came free, but Aldas Saulis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 14 minutes of play, Rathmore Lime Tree's Karim Cosme made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aldas Saulis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Aldas Saulis didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 17th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. Aldas Saulis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karim Cosme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute, Karim Cosme made a precise shot to the right of Aldas Saulis. Geležinis Vilkas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Aldas Saulis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karim Cosme in the 28th minute of the match. Geležinis Vilkas's Aldas Saulis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karim Cosme in the 30th minute of play. After some careless play in the Geležinis Vilkas defense, Karim Cosme kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aldas Saulis. The Geležinis Vilkas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aldas Saulis should have stopped the shot. Adil Magaud could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Aldas Saulis made a huge save. When Karim Cosme came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Rathmore Lime Tree 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 Karim Cosme couldn't finish the play. After 41 played minutes Rathmore Lime Tree got a freekick which was hit by Karim Cosme. The crowd rose to their feet as Karim Cosme kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Aldas Saulis. That made the score 5-0 in the 43 minute of play. Jordan Laforgue showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juozas Zelmikas in the 47th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Karim Cosme to strike the kick off in the second half. Aldas Saulis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adil Magaud in the 57th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Adil Magaud had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aldas Saulis. Geležinis Vilkas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adil Magaud was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Rathmore Lime Tree's Fernand Rouland was substituted for Karim Cosme. In the 64th minute, Fernand Rouland made a precise shot to the right of Aldas Saulis. Geležinis Vilkas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. In the 70th minute, Fernand Rouland 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. Aldas Saulis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernand Rouland, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Aldas Saulis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernand Rouland, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Geležinis Vilkas's zone, Adil Magaud stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aldas Saulis came out of the goal and Adil Magaud tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aldas Saulis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fernand Rouland went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. Geležinis Vilkas's Aldas Saulis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernand Rouland in the 86th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Fernand Rouland managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rathmore Lime Tree's supporters rose to their feet, but Fernand Rouland 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. Fernand Rouland kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. Rathmore Lime Tree walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.