League Play-Off

Poshaltune Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) FK Poshaltune's Eugenijus Bacevičius 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. Gintautas Linkevičius fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aidas Maziliauskas having to interfere. Aras Semaška hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. If Irtautas Stuburas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 21 played minutes, FK Poshaltune's Klemensas Matonis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Aloyzas Macijauskas came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FK Poshaltune reached it. Aloyzas Macijauskas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugenijus Bacevičius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gintautas Linkevičius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tautvydas Raugalas got free with Aloyzas Macijauskas in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Dudlavki's zone, Eugenijus Bacevičius stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aloyzas Macijauskas came out of the goal and Eugenijus Bacevičius tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ąžuolas Voveris kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Irtautas Stuburas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dudlavki's supporters rose to their feet, but Irtautas Stuburas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aidas Maziliauskas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Irtautas Stuburas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FK Poshaltune's Aidas Maziliauskas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gintautas Linkevičius in the 38th minute of play. When Dudlavki's Gintautas Linkevičius in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FK Poshaltune's goalie prevented a goal. 44 minutes into the match, FK Poshaltune's Eugenijus Bacevičius sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aloyzas Macijauskas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tautvydas Raugalas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aloyzas Macijauskas having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gintautas Linkevičius to make the kick off. When Gintautas Linkevičius came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Dudlavki 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 Gintautas Linkevičius couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, FK Poshaltune's Nedas Dauparas got a free kick in the 56th minute. Irtautas Stuburas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aidas Maziliauskas having to make a save. Gintautas Linkevičius received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Aidas Maziliauskas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FK Poshaltune's Aidas Maziliauskas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save FK Poshaltune from getting a goal against them. Aidas Maziliauskas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gintautas Linkevičius in the 67th minute of play. Irtautas Stuburas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aidas Maziliauskas having to interfere. Tautvydas Raugalas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Aloyzas Macijauskas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aidas Maziliauskas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gintautas Linkevičius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 86 played minutes, FK Poshaltune's Aras Semaška shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Aloyzas Macijauskas came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FK Poshaltune reached it. After a rather tough play, Dudlavki's Dobilas Gaška got a free kick in the 88th minute. 91 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dudlavki's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aras Semaška was slow to take the kick. During this time FK Poshaltune's players had a chance to rest.