U18 League

Mintis Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marcel Hartel made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, KIEZKICKER's Edbert Scherbaum got a free kick in the 6th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arūnas Mažulis during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 13 minutes into the match, FK Mintis Vilnius's goal looked a bit too open when Marcel Hartel came free, but Lukas Kulpys reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lukas Kulpys showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel Hartel, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Giedrius Dulinskas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Jaroslaw Lüdemann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Oskar Kallweit hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lukas Kulpys showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jamal Musiala in the 31st minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, FK Mintis Vilnius's goal looked a bit too open when Marcel Hartel came free, but Lukas Kulpys reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Edbert Scherbaum fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KIEZKICKER's protests and gave Edbert Scherbaum a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to KIEZKICKER getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Edbert Scherbaum hit a great ball. Giedrius Dulinskas came free with the goalkeeper in the 38th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jaroslaw Lüdemann could save by the left post. Marcel Hartel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Lukas Kulpys tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When KIEZKICKER's Marcel Hartel in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FK Mintis Vilnius's goalie prevented a goal. In the 45th minute, Marcel Hartel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lukas Kulpys was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 48 minutes, Marcel Hartel made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. FK Mintis Vilnius's Lukas Kulpys tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kęstutis Skersys to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Valdemaras Rudys notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of KIEZKICKER's Jaroslaw Lüdemann. Jaroslaw Lüdemann was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 62 minutes into the game, FK Mintis Vilnius's Valdemaras Rudys nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jaroslaw Lüdemann made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. After a rather tough play, FK Mintis Vilnius's Augustas Alzbutas got a free kick in the 64th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jamal Musiala got free with Lukas Kulpys in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Frederic Hummel fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KIEZKICKER's protests and gave Frederic Hummel a yellow card for diving instead. After 70 played minutes KIEZKICKER got a freekick which was hit by Frederic Hummel. After 74th play minutes Jamal Musiala shot 2-3, a short shot which went by Lukas Kulpys and just under the crossbar into goal. The audience was convinced that Jamal Musiala's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lukas Kulpys was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Frederic Hummel got his second yellow card in the match during the 86th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Frederic Hummel kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. After 92 played minutes KIEZKICKER got a freekick which was hit by Elmar Tschauner. A throw-in in the 94th minute of the game was made by Augustas Alzbutas with Adas Komskis as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. If Edbert Scherbaum had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chants of KIEZKICKER echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as FK Mintis Vilnius had held the ball for most of the match.