National Stadium
Spectators: 10301 (Terracing: 7726,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Skirmantas Domarkas got the match started through his kick off. A throw-in in the 7th minute of the game was made by Armando Faso with Alessandro Arjona as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The supporters of U21 Chile booed when U21 Lithuania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Skirmantas Domarkas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iván Rallo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Albertas Čivinskas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iván Rallo in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Albertas Čivinskas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 16th minute Iván Rallo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albertas Čivinskas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Skirmantas Domarkas notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of U21 Chile's Ernesto Marchi. Ernesto Marchi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Albertas Čivinskas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iván Rallo in the 21st minute of play. Vakaris Abakas got a throw-in 26 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Vėjas Masiliūnas. Irmantas Abadauskas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Ernesto Marchi made a huge save. Ernesto Marchi made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Irmantas Abadauskas sent off a good shot on target. Ernesto Marchi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Irmantas Abadauskas, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 42nd minute Irmantas Abadauskas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernesto Marchi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, U21 Chile's Desiderio Manzanal got a free kick in the 44th minute. U21 Chile's Ernesto Marchi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Chile from getting a goal against them. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.
If Iván Rallo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Irmantas Abadauskas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ernesto Marchi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. U21 Lithuania's Vakaris Abakas managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Armando Faso in the 57 minute of the game. Justas Plakys hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. 59 minutes into the match, U21 Lithuania's goal looked a bit too open when Ngũgĩ wa Bellemou Messaoud came free, but Albertas Čivinskas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ngũgĩ wa Bellemou Messaoud might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Albertas Čivinskas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ngũgĩ wa Bellemou Messaoud ran back to his position shaking his head. Albertas Čivinskas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ngũgĩ wa Bellemou Messaoud in the 62nd minute of play. A collision led to U21 Lithuania getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Astijus Katilius hit a great ball. Iván Rallo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Albertas Čivinskas having to make a save. U21 Lithuania made a substitution. Domas Podėris replaced Vėjas Masiliūnas. U21 Lithuania made a substitution. Emilis Kardašius replaced Skirmantas Domarkas. U21 Chile's Armando Faso managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Vakaris Abakas in the 68 minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ngũgĩ wa Bellemou Messaoud during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 69th minute, Ngũgĩ wa Bellemou Messaoud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilis Kardašius in the 70th minute of play forced U21 Chile's goalkeeper Ernesto Marchi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albertas Čivinskas was out of position in the 74 minute of play, and Iván Rallo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Iván Rallo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. A sloppy throw-in by Armando Faso in the 79th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by U21 Lithuania's Vakaris Abakas. Albertas Čivinskas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iván Rallo, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Emilis Kardašius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. U21 Lithuania's Albertas Čivinskas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ngũgĩ wa Bellemou Messaoud in the 84th minute of play. Iván Rallo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Albertas Čivinskas firmly grabbed it by the left post. U21 Lithuania's attentive Vakaris Abakas managed to snatch the ball when Armando Faso made a throw-in in the 93rd minute of the game. In the 93rd minute, Desiderio Manzanal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Dominykas Krištopaitis managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Lithuania's supporters rose to their feet, but Dominykas Krištopaitis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ernesto Marchi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. U21 Chile's Ernesto Marchi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dominykas Krištopaitis in the 96th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Dominykas Krištopaitis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ernesto Marchi was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. U21 Chile were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.
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