U23 World League

Libertad
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Valentas Vaišvila kicked off to start the match. Discípulos de Ayn Rand's Edwin Hurtado quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Jonas Mališauskas, made in the 3rd minute of the game. Casimiro Abad didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ramūnas Budraitis went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Bladi Abella kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Valentas Vaišvila hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Casimiro Abad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramūnas Budraitis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the match, Discípulos de Ayn Rand's goal looked a bit too open when Ramūnas Budraitis came free, but Casimiro Abad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valentas Vaišvila took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Casimiro Abad. Casimiro Abad 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. Casimiro Abad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentas Vaišvila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the match, Discípulos de Ayn Rand's goal looked a bit too open when Virginijus Žalpys came free, but Casimiro Abad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC COSA NOSTRA's Rytis Paškevičius proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save FC COSA NOSTRA from getting a goal against them. Casimiro Abad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Virginijus Žalpys, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rafael Abella stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Abella in the 54th minute of play forced FC COSA NOSTRA's goalkeeper Rytis Paškevičius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rytis Paškevičius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edwin Hurtado in the 55th minute of the match. Rytis Paškevičius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edwin Hurtado, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Bladi Abella charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bladi Abella the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd match minute, Discípulos de Ayn Rand was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bladi Abella to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute of the match Aloyzas Jučas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Casimiro Abad showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Casimiro Abad didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valentas Vaišvila went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Discípulos de Ayn Rand's Cecilio Abello got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Casimiro Abad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentas Vaišvila in the 78th minute of play. Ramūnas Budraitis hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 83rd match minute, FC COSA NOSTRA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Virginijus Žalpys to maneuver through the defense. Rytis Paškevičius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Abella in the 89th minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, FC COSA NOSTRA's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Abella came free, but Rytis Paškevičius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The FC COSA NOSTRA supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC COSA NOSTRA would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.