Telford Arena
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121,
Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ramūnas Grigutis started the match with the kick off. Alastair Wishart succeeded in the game's 3rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. 5 minutes into the match, Juventus Telford's goal looked a bit too open when Ramūnas Grigutis came free, but Ed Beckham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Lithuanian amber's Ramūnas Grigutis in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Juventus Telford's goalie prevented a goal. Ed Beckham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nedas Galinaitis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the game, Lithuanian amber's Ramūnas Grigutis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ed Beckham made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Juventus Telford's goalkeeper Ed Beckham, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rokas Šernas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Toby Claydon went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 30th minute, Gabrielius Borgaila made a precise shot to the right of Ed Beckham. Juventus Telford's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. In the 35th minute Ramūnas Grigutis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ed Beckham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by Juventus Telford's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gabrielius Borgaila was slow to take the kick. During this time Lithuanian amber's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Kristupas Jundulas heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Lithuanian amber's goalkeeper Rokas Šernas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alastair Wishart received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Rokas Šernas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 45th minute, Ramūnas Grigutis made a precise shot to the right of Ed Beckham. Juventus Telford's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. In the 47th minute, Linas Tamošauskas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rokas Šernas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toby Claydon in the 48th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alastair Wishart to strike the kick off in the second half. Ramūnas Grigutis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 58th minute Toby Claydon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rokas Šernas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alastair Wishart recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 66 played minutes Lithuanian amber got a freekick which was hit by Einaras Najulis. With a little luck, Juventus Telford's Ed Beckham got control of the ball when Kristupas Jundulas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Toby Claydon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Alastair Wishart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Juventus Telford's Toby Claydon got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toby Claydon in the 80th minute of play forced Lithuanian amber's goalkeeper Rokas Šernas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd match minute, Lithuanian amber was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramūnas Grigutis to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the match, Toby Claydon notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of Lithuanian amber's Rokas Šernas. Rokas Šernas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 88th match minute, Juventus Telford was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alastair Wishart to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, Lithuanian amber's Ed Beckham threw himself towards the right post 89 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gabrielius Borgaila, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Jordan Whittaker was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 94 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Juventus Telford's Jordan Whittaker got a free kick in the 94th minute. When Gabrielius Borgaila came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Lithuanian amber 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 Gabrielius Borgaila couldn't finish the play. Ed Beckham made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ramūnas Grigutis in the 97th minute. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.
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