U23 World League

Evergreen Park
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Adam Qvarnström made the kick off which started today's match. Merūnas Šimaitis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sérgio Urbano having to interfere. Adam Qvarnström took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kristijonas Juzonis. Kristijonas Juzonis 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. LA VIOLA's Sérgio Urbano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liutauras Rimkevičius in the 11th minute of play. Ivar Carlsson kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Kristijonas Juzonis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abidin Onar, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute Einar Lilja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristijonas Juzonis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kristijonas Juzonis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Qvarnström in the 23rd minute of the match. Adam Qvarnström succeeded in the game's 28th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. 33 minutes into the game, Abidin Onar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Kristijonas Juzonis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Vaidotas Indriulis kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, LA VIOLA's Einar Lilja got a free kick in the 38th minute. Sérgio Urbano was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Liutauras Rimkevičius showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 48 minute of play. After the first half LA VIOLA were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Liutauras Rimkevičius made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Einar Lilja hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 56th match minute, LA VIOLA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maria Lunden to maneuver through the defense. Albertas Marcišauskas hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Einar Lilja got free with Kristijonas Juzonis in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hexo Utd's defense didn't have a chance, in the 68th minute, when Abidin Onar scored to the left of an out of position Kristijonas Juzonis, making the score, 1-5. If Liutauras Rimkevičius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Hexo Utd booed when LA VIOLA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abidin Onar didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, LA VIOLA's Konrad Wickander got a free kick in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Algirdas Narutavičius in the 77th minute of play forced LA VIOLA's goalkeeper Sérgio Urbano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With 81 minutes on the clock, Ernestas Juška commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The supporters of LA VIOLA booed when Hexo Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernestas Juška didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kristijonas Juzonis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Edvin Vester in the 83rd minute of the match. Kristijonas Juzonis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abidin Onar in the 90th minute. Kristijonas Juzonis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Qvarnström in the 97th minute of play. When the final whistle went the supporters of LA VIOLA were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Hexo Utd side.