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Spectators: 10305 (Terracing: 7729, Seating: 2370, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jotautas Pakula made the kick off which started today's match. Donatas Simutis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Folmar Søder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vygandas Dargenis in the 11th minute of play forced U21 Denmark's goalkeeper Ronni Riffers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Denmark's Ronni Riffers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beržas Stasaitis in the 14th minute of play. U21 Denmark's Ronni Riffers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beržas Stasaitis in the 15th minute of play. When Jotautas Pakula came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the U21 Lithuania 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 Jotautas Pakula couldn't finish the play. Ronni Riffers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vygandas Dargenis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Donatas Simutis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Folmar Søder in the 19th minute of the match. After some careless play in the U21 Denmark defense, Jotautas Pakula kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ronni Riffers. The U21 Denmark fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ronni Riffers should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sepp Eliassen in the 25th minute of play forced U21 Lithuania's goalkeeper Donatas Simutis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ronni Riffers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beržas Stasaitis in the 27th minute of play. In the 31st minute U21 Denmark were awarded a corner. Folmar Søder went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led U21 Denmark's Folmar Søder to fire away a dangerous shot which Donatas Simutis despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. U21 Lithuania's Donatas Simutis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save U21 Lithuania from getting a goal against them. In the 33rd minute, Beržas Stasaitis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jotautas Pakula in the 35th minute of play forced U21 Denmark's goalkeeper Ronni Riffers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, U21 Lithuania's Donatas Simutis got control of the ball when Karsten Wilkens tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, U21 Denmark's Karsten Lavigne got a free kick in the 39th minute. Ronni Riffers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristijonas Gečas in the 40th minute of play. Ronni Riffers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beržas Stasaitis, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Folmar Søder stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Folmar Søder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donatas Simutis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jotautas Pakula hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Ingolf Assenholm fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donatas Simutis having to interfere. Donatas Simutis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sepp Eliassen in the 69th minute of the match. Ronni Riffers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jotautas Pakula, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. A collision led to U21 Denmark getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Karsten Wilkens hit a great ball. U21 Denmark made a substitution. Lynge Gaardmand replaced Karsten Wilkens. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lynge Gaardmand in the 76th minute of play forced U21 Lithuania's goalkeeper Donatas Simutis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karsten Lavigne might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Donatas Simutis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Karsten Lavigne ran back to his position shaking his head. U21 Denmark's Hemming Rosenkrantz was substituted for Karl Binø. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thorfinn Blasius in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Donatas Simutis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 84th match minute, U21 Lithuania was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kristijonas Gečas to maneuver through the defense. 85 minutes into the match, U21 Lithuania's goal looked a bit too open when Thorfinn Blasius came free, but Donatas Simutis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Denmark's Lynge Gaardmand was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Donatas Simutis in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Thorfinn Blasius, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 87 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Donatas Simutis was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Aidas Krasauskas's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ronni Riffers firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vygandas Dargenis in the 95th minute of play forced U21 Denmark's goalkeeper Ronni Riffers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Lithuania's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.