League Play-Off

Maneitai
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Jurijus Domarkas managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Maneitai's supporters rose to their feet, but Jurijus Domarkas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aurelijus Rimša breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jurijus Domarkas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 8th match minute, FK Labaratorija was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jokūbas Bagavičius to maneuver through the defense. FK Labaratorija's Aurelijus Rimša played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juozapas Litvinas in the 10th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Jurijus Domarkas 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. Jurijus Domarkas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Aurelijus Rimša tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 20 minutes, Jurijus Domarkas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Maneitai's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jurijus Domarkas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 26th minute, Juozapas Litvinas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Aurelijus Rimša. The goal made the score 1-0. Aurelijus Rimša made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Jurijus Domarkas sent off a good shot on target. After 39 played minutes FK Labaratorija got a freekick which was hit by Jokūbas Bagavičius. In the 42nd minute FC Maneitai were awarded a corner. Eugenijus Baliunas went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on FC Maneitai's corner Eugenijus Baliunas fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aurelijus Rimša quite easily take care of the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benediktas Tamašauskis to make the kick off. Aurelijus Rimša took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juozapas Litvinas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jurijus Domarkas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelijus Rimša having to interfere. FC Maneitai's Jurijus Domarkas managed to work through FK Labaratorija's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Jurijus Domarkas dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind FK Labaratorija's goalkeeper Aurelijus Rimša, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jokūbas Bagavičius's late challenge caught a FC Maneitai's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jokūbas Bagavičius helped the player get up and apologised. Jurijus Domarkas took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aurelijus Rimša. Aurelijus Rimša dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Benediktas Tamašauskis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ugnius Adomaitis having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Benediktas Tamašauskis fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Ugnius Adomaitis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benediktas Tamašauskis in the 86th minute of the match. Aurelijus Rimša made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jurijus Domarkas in the 87th minute of play. Jurijus Domarkas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aurelijus Rimša showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jurijus Domarkas , who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. With a little luck, FC Maneitai's Ugnius Adomaitis got control of the ball when Romualdas Narkys tried to sneak it across the goal line.