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Nike Football Arena
Spectators: 10850 (Terracing: 8139, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 216) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edwin Grabert started the match with the kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 3 minutes, Bengt-Arne Askstedt successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Bengt-Arne Askstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kris Chamberlain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the match, Savage Hippo's goal looked a bit too open when Kris Chamberlain came free, but Bengt-Arne Askstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the game, Edwin Grabert cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Edvīns van der Sar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 18 minutes into the match, Savage Hippo's goal looked a bit too open when Romualdas Motiekaitis came free, but Bengt-Arne Askstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute, Edwin Grabert ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edvīns van der Sar was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Vėjas Davanauskas who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 22ndth minute tested the skills of Bengt-Arne Askstedt when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Bengt-Arne Askstedt made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Vėjas Davanauskas sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Kris Chamberlain's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bengt-Arne Askstedt was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Bengt-Arne Askstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kris Chamberlain in the 34th minute of play. Edvīns van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edwin Grabert in the 37th minute of play. Savage Hippo were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after FC Alytus United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eddie Bjurström took the corner. After 44 played minutes FC Alytus United got a freekick which was hit by Lowrey Fallen. 45 minutes into the match, FC Alytus United's goal looked a bit too open when Eddie Bjurström came free, but Edvīns van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kris Chamberlain in the 46th minute of the match. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kris Chamberlain, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vėjas Davanauskas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, FC Alytus United's goalkeeper Edvīns van der Sar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edwin Grabert. In the 54th match minute, Savage Hippo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eddie Bjurström to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to FC Alytus United getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Kris Chamberlain hit a great ball. In the 77th minute of the match Cafu Antunes sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bengt-Arne Askstedt skillfully saved the ball. In the 80th minute, Vėjas Davanauskas 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. Kris Chamberlain kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. In the 84th minute Kris Chamberlain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bengt-Arne Askstedt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th minute, Lowrey Fallen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 85 played minutes, Savage Hippo's Eddie Bjurström shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Edvīns van der Sar 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 Savage Hippo reached it.