U23 World League

Evergreen Park
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Hexo Utd's Kristupas Vaičiūnas 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. In the 3rd minute, Osvaldas Gaidamavičius ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luizão Marquez was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Sergio Rochet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Betinho Tepedino in the 11th minute of the match. Osvaldas Gaidamavičius could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Luizão Marquez made a huge save. Luizão Marquez made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Adas Barzdžius sent off a good shot on target. Sergio Rochet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Betinho Tepedino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in TRAKINAS FC's zone, Adas Barzdžius stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luizão Marquez came out of the goal and Adas Barzdžius tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Remigijus Pažarskis got free with Luizão Marquez in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dênis Branco kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. After having played for 28 minutes, Kristupas Vaičiūnas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hexo Utd's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kristupas Vaičiūnas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Osvaldas Gaidamavičius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sergio Rochet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Válter Terra in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd match minute, TRAKINAS FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo José Donatello to maneuver through the defense. When Remigijus Pažarskis came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Hexo Utd 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 Remigijus Pažarskis couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice moves Kristupas Vaičiūnas could shoot a difficult shot in the 34th minute, which Luizão Marquez however easily saved by the left post. Jonatan Klack sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 38 minutes into the match, TRAKINAS FC's goalkeeper Luizão Marquez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Osvaldas Gaidamavičius. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remigijus Pažarskis in the 41st minute of play forced TRAKINAS FC's goalkeeper Luizão Marquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Kristupas Vaičiūnas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, TRAKINAS FC's Luizão Marquez got control of the ball when Kristupas Vaičiūnas tried to sneak it across the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Betinho Tepedino to make the kick off. Luizão Marquez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adas Barzdžius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Osvaldas Gaidamavičius in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luizão Marquez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. TRAKINAS FC's Luizão Marquez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adas Barzdžius in the 65th minute of play. Luizão Marquez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adas Barzdžius in the 67th minute of the match. Luizão Marquez came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Hexo Utd's Adas Barzdžius. But to his dismay, Adas Barzdžius quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. After a rather tough play, Hexo Utd's Osvaldas Gaidamavičius got a free kick in the 75th minute. Hexo Utd's Deividas Gedgaudas was substituted for Gintautas Bauža. After 77 played minutes Hexo Utd got a freekick which was hit by Osvaldas Gaidamavičius. In the 82nd minute Kristupas Vaičiūnas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luizão Marquez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute, Adas Barzdžius left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hexo Utd fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. After a rather tough play, TRAKINAS FC's Ediberto Guimarães got a free kick in the 93rd minute. When the referee ended the match the Hexo Utd players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.