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Peshtuvenay
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marijonas Budraitis started the match with the kick off. Marijonas Budraitis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute Žydrūnas Jarulis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnoldas Norkus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geniukai's Petras Labuckas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marijonas Budraitis in the 17th minute of play. Geniukai's Petras Labuckas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marijonas Budraitis in the 19th minute of play. Marijonas Budraitis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Petras Labuckas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Marijonas Budraitis came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the FBK Peshtuvenay 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 Marijonas Budraitis couldn't finish the play. Marijonas Budraitis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Petras Labuckas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jogaila Šarkinas who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 32ndth minute tested the skills of Petras Labuckas when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Girkantas Jurevičius hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. In the 40th minute, Vytenis Erčius got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Haroldas Sabaitis kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Geniukai's goalkeeper Petras Labuckas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jogaila Šarkinas. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marijonas Budraitis in the 44th minute of play forced Geniukai's goalkeeper Petras Labuckas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Marijonas Budraitis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The supporters of Geniukai booed when FBK Peshtuvenay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arūnas Steponavičius didn't get a good kick on the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in FBK Peshtuvenay fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 55th minute. Penalty! Petras Labuckas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jogaila Šarkinas in the 62nd minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Marijonas Budraitis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FBK Peshtuvenay fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Marijonas Budraitis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Petras Labuckas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marijonas Budraitis in the 70th minute of play forced Geniukai's goalkeeper Petras Labuckas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jogaila Šarkinas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Petras Labuckas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jogaila Šarkinas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Jogaila Šarkinas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Petras Labuckas was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. FBK Peshtuvenay's Haroldas Sabaitis got his second yellow card of the match in the 83rd minute. The referee ordered Haroldas Sabaitis off the ground. After a rather tough play, FBK Peshtuvenay's Marijonas Budraitis got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 89th match minute, FBK Peshtuvenay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dobilas Dabulskis to maneuver through the defense. Jogaila Šarkinas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petras Labuckas having to interfere. Geniukai's Petras Labuckas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arūnas Steponavičius in the 93rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dobilas Dabulskis during the 99th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dobilas Dabulskis hit a great freekick 99 minutes into the match. FBK Peshtuvenay were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.