League Play-Off

Buday
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) FC Ukmerge's Vitalijus Marazas 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. In the 4th minute, Vitalijus Marazas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 6 minutes into the match, FC Ukmerge's goal looked a bit too open when Daumantas Jundulas came free, but Ramūnas Dundulis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute Justas Grigaliūnas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramūnas Dundulis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oskaras Jukna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vitalijus Marazas in the 9th minute of the match. With a little luck, Wierzbowo's Oskaras Jukna got control of the ball when Vitalijus Marazas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ramūnas Dundulis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justas Grigaliūnas, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Tautrimas Mankus managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Ukmerge's supporters rose to their feet, but Tautrimas Mankus was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oskaras Jukna breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vitalijus Marazas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oskaras Jukna having to interfere. FC Ukmerge's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Vaidotas Borovskis in the 44th minute. Vaidotas Borovskis made a great header on FC Ukmerge's corner, it was just that Wierzbowo's Oskaras Jukna managed to reach the ball for a save. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When Vitalijus Marazas came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the FC Ukmerge 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 Vitalijus Marazas couldn't finish the play. 57 minutes into the match, Daumantas Jundulas notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of FC Ukmerge's Ramūnas Dundulis. Ramūnas Dundulis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vitalijus Marazas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Oskaras Jukna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oskaras Jukna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitalijus Marazas, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Vitalijus Marazas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oskaras Jukna having to interfere. Vitalijus Marazas struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Oskaras Jukna didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Ukmerge. In the 72nd minute, Remigijus Balčiūnas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Remigijus Balčiūnas's late challenge caught a Wierzbowo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Remigijus Balčiūnas helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Wierzbowo booed when FC Ukmerge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardas Birutis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bronius Kligys scored 1-3 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ramūnas Dundulis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Vitalijus Marazas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tautrimas Mankus struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Oskaras Jukna didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Ukmerge. Rupertas Songaila kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, FC Ukmerge's goal looked a bit too open when Bronius Kligys came free, but Ramūnas Dundulis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Ovidijus Kievisas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ramūnas Dundulis. That made the score 1-4 in the 94 minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Wierzbowo eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.