U18 World League

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Benas Zibavičius in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alexi Velikov saved Laziali from getting behind. After 10 minutes of play, Laziali's Zlatko Hasin made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jotautas Gutauskas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Through an outstanding action, after 16 minutes, Jotautas Gutauskas successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 18 minutes into the game, Zlatko Hasin recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jotautas Gutauskas. Zlatko Hasin showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Kings's Jotautas Gutauskas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Kings from getting a goal against them. Benas Zibavičius fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexi Velikov having to interfere. When Svetlin Traychev fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Laziali's protests and gave Svetlin Traychev a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeronimas Gaižiūnas in the 27th minute of play forced Laziali's goalkeeper Alexi Velikov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Herkus Survila might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alexi Velikov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Herkus Survila ran back to his position shaking his head. 3-0 became the score in the 35th minute when Kaloyan Birazov elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Kings's zone, Zlatko Hasin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jotautas Gutauskas came out of the goal and Zlatko Hasin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jeronimas Gaižiūnas made a kick off. Jeronimas Gaižiūnas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexi Velikov having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaloyan Birazov in the 69th minute of play forced Kings's goalkeeper Jotautas Gutauskas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Argir Fikov lost his temper 78 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 77 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Laziali! When Zlatko Hasin came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Laziali 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 Zlatko Hasin couldn't finish the play. 94 minutes into the match, Kings's goal looked a bit too open when Svetlin Traychev came free, but Jotautas Gutauskas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Svetlin Traychev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jotautas Gutauskas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 97th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Laziali had won after a very even match.