Friendly League

Palukshchey Stadium
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Titas Birutis made the kick off which started today's match. Titas Birutis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lenny Hartley having to interfere. A collision led to Palukshchey getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Leonas Baltaduonis hit a great ball. Daugirdas Kepalas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rudy Stovall received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Aldas Miknevičius tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 24 minutes into the match, Rudy Stovall had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aldas Miknevičius. Palukshchey's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rudy Stovall was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Titas Birutis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Lenny Hartley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Simonas Dabkevičius kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Monmouth's Rudy Stovall got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lenny Hartley made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daugirdas Kepalas in the 38th minute. Aldas Miknevičius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quincy Merchant, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Rudy Stovall's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aldas Miknevičius read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, Bernie Youngblood notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Palukshchey's Aldas Miknevičius. Aldas Miknevičius was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Palukshchey players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Monmouth were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Quincy Merchant stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Palukshchey's goalkeeper Aldas Miknevičius had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rudy Stovall. After having played for 54 minutes, Wiley Patten managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Monmouth's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wiley Patten 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 59th minute, Simonas Dabkevičius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Titas Birutis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Palukshchey booed when Monmouth was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernie Youngblood didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Quincy Merchant kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Aldas Miknevičius. That made the score 0-3 in the 69 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rudy Stovall got free with Aldas Miknevičius in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Monmouth's attack was well implemented in the 76th minute, but when Quincy Merchant was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. In the 79th minute, Daugirdas Kepalas 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. Titas Birutis scored 1-3 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lenny Hartley, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Quincy Merchant received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Aldas Miknevičius tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 89 minutes, Wiley Patten mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Monmouth and the Palukshchey players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Monmouth's Wiley Patten got a free kick in the 89th minute. In the 90th minute, Nerijus Alkevičius sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Monmouth's Lenny Hartley didn't even have to move. Lenny Hartley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daugirdas Kepalas, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Lenny Hartley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daugirdas Kepalas, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The Monmouth supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Monmouth would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.