U18 World League

Arborial Park
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) Lithuanian amber's Kristupas Jundulas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 2 minutes into the match, Lithuanian amber's goalkeeper Rokas Šernas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Charlton Daly. Milo Blanco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Rokas Šernas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Milo Blanco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. ForestFire's Orville Black played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kristupas Jundulas in the 18th minute of play. Orville Black came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Lithuanian amber's Vincentas Nutautas. But to his dismay, Vincentas Nutautas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milo Blanco in the 31st minute of play forced Lithuanian amber's goalkeeper Rokas Šernas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kristupas Jundulas in the 34th minute of play forced ForestFire's goalkeeper Orville Black to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ForestFire's Orville Black played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardas Mažulis in the 36th minute of play. Einaras Najulis kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 41st minute of the match Emery Garner shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rokas Šernas showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 42 played minutes Lithuanian amber got a freekick which was hit by Einaras Najulis. In the 44th minute, Kristupas Jundulas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Orville Black was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After a rather tough play, ForestFire's Robert Huddleston got a free kick in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Milo Blanco to strike the kick off in the second half. When Emery Garner came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the ForestFire 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 Emery Garner couldn't finish the play. In the 56th minute Milo Blanco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rokas Šernas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute Lithuanian amber were awarded a corner. Nedas Galinaitis went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kristupas Jundulas got free with Orville Black in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sammy Knowles kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Kristupas Jundulas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ForestFire's Orville Black proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save ForestFire from getting a goal against them. Milo Blanco's late challenge caught a Lithuanian amber's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Milo Blanco helped the player get up and apologised. Milo Blanco hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. 93 minutes into the match, Lithuanian amber's goal looked a bit too open when Charlton Daly came free, but Rokas Šernas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kristijonas Survila sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kristupas Jundulas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The ForestFire fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Lithuanian amber were clearly better and deserved to take the win.