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Spectators: 10301 (Terracing: 7726, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Willard Royer kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. When Valdemaras Radavičius fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Lithuania's protests and gave Valdemaras Radavičius a yellow card for diving instead. U21 Lithuania's Regimantas Zaleckis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Gold in the 10th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, U21 Lithuania's goal looked a bit too open when Eugène Pitts came free, but Regimantas Zaleckis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Lithuania's Regimantas Zaleckis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eugène Pitts in the 12th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, U21 Canada's goalkeeper Enrique Frederick had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ąžuolas Giedraitis. Vismantas Budvytis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Enrique Frederick made a huge save. U21 Canada's Enrique Frederick proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save U21 Canada from getting a goal against them. 25 minutes into the match, U21 Lithuania's goal looked a bit too open when Eugène Pitts came free, but Regimantas Zaleckis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Canada's Enrique Frederick played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ąžuolas Giedraitis in the 27th minute of play. A collision led to U21 Canada getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Edgardo Gold hit a great ball. U21 Lithuania's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edmundas Gruzdas in the 31st minute. Valdemaras Radavičius made a great header on U21 Lithuania's corner, it was just that U21 Canada's Enrique Frederick managed to reach the ball for a save. Edmundas Gruzdas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. U21 Canada's Enrique Frederick proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Canada from getting a goal against them. Willard Royer kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Regimantas Zaleckis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugène Pitts, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Darnell Busby to strike the kick off in the second half. When Feliksas Dirgėla fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Lithuania's protests and gave Feliksas Dirgėla a yellow card for diving instead. After having played for 58 minutes, Eugène Pitts managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Canada's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eugène Pitts was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. U21 Canada made a substitution. Mauricio Keen replaced Neal Dye. U21 Canada made a substitution. Lanny Gagnon replaced Marty Ogden. In the 60th minute, Edgardo Gold left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Canada fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darnell Busby in the 64th minute of play forced U21 Lithuania's goalkeeper Regimantas Zaleckis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the match, U21 Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Ąžuolas Giedraitis came free, but Enrique Frederick reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Lithuania's Regimantas Zaleckis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save U21 Lithuania from getting a goal against them. U21 Lithuania made a substitution. Ligitas Rekašius replaced Deimantas Vilčinskas. A collision led to U21 Lithuania getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Darijus Giedraitis hit a great ball. Regimantas Zaleckis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugène Pitts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, U21 Canada's Edgardo Gold got a free kick in the 90th minute. Darijus Karpis hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. With 97 minutes on the clock, Einaras Dirmeikis commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. U21 Canada had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.