League Play-Off

Maneitai
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Juozapas Litvinas started the match with the kick off. Eduardas Stasiulis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ugnius Adomaitis having to interfere. Tautvydas Bartulis struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Ugnius Adomaitis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Gindviliu. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Maneitai's goalkeeper Ugnius Adomaitis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pranas Barzdžius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juozapas Litvinas in the 13th minute of play. After having played for 15 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. With 19 minutes on the clock, Miglius Brikas commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 19th minute, one of FC Gindviliu:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC Gindviliu. Juozapas Litvinas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Pranas Barzdžius tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ramūnas Šaulys'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. Ramūnas Šaulys helped the player get up and apologised. Ramūnas Šaulys kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, FC Maneitai's Eugenijus Baliunas tried to score from far away in the 31st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 33rd match minute, FC Maneitai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jurijus Musteikis to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juozapas Litvinas in the 41st minute of play forced FC Gindviliu's goalkeeper Pranas Barzdžius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Kajus Mažutavičius managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Gindviliu's supporters rose to their feet, but Kajus Mažutavičius was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ugnius Adomaitis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Ugnius Adomaitis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tautvydas Bartulis in the 56th minute. 58 minutes into the match, FC Maneitai's goalkeeper Ugnius Adomaitis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tautvydas Bartulis. After a defensive mix-up in FC Gindviliu's zone, Jurijus Domarkas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pranas Barzdžius came out of the goal and Jurijus Domarkas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 68th minute, Algirdas Kasiulis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pranas Barzdžius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jurijus Domarkas in the 74th minute of play. FC Maneitai's Ugnius Adomaitis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save FC Maneitai from getting a goal against them. In the 77th minute, Ramūnas Šaulys 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. When Tautvydas Bartulis came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the FC Gindviliu 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 Tautvydas Bartulis couldn't finish the play. Feliksas Petravicius kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Simas Bagdonavicius hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match.