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Spectators: 8478 (Terracing: 6360, Seating: 1949, VIP seats: 169) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aras Jasilionis got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Gytis Dargužas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Almantas Vitkauskas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 8 minutes into the match, Wasteland Rebels's goal looked a bit too open when Henrikas Norvilas came free, but Almantas Vitkauskas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Henrikas Norvilas came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Jeziorosy 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 Henrikas Norvilas couldn't finish the play. Almantas Vitkauskas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrikas Norvilas in the 13th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Wasteland Rebels's zone, Laimutis Baravykas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Almantas Vitkauskas came out of the goal and Laimutis Baravykas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Henrikas Norvilas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laimutis Baravykas in the 25th minute of play forced Wasteland Rebels's goalkeeper Almantas Vitkauskas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Jeziorosy getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Laimutis Baravykas hit a great ball. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Wasteland Rebels's goalkeeper Almantas Vitkauskas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Henrikas Norvilas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Almantas Vitkauskas having to interfere. 44 minutes into the match, Wasteland Rebels's goal looked a bit too open when Henrikas Norvilas came free, but Almantas Vitkauskas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Wasteland Rebels players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Jeziorosy were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Henrikas Norvilas to strike the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes Henrikas Norvilas rounded Wasteland Rebels's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-2. 60 minutes into the game, Wasteland Rebels's Bronislovas Kubilius nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kęstutis Gerdauskas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Henrikas Norvilas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Almantas Vitkauskas having to interfere. Bronislovas Kubilius received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Kęstutis Gerdauskas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Faustas Plekavičius charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Faustas Plekavičius the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Wasteland Rebels getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Faustas Plekavičius hit a great ball. Almantas Vitkauskas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Laimutis Baravykas went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Henrikas Norvilas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Almantas Vitkauskas having to interfere. Almantas Vitkauskas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Laimutis Baravykas's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. Almantas Vitkauskas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrikas Norvilas in the 92nd minute of play. Eidvilas Steponavičius's late challenge caught a Wasteland Rebels's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eidvilas Steponavičius helped the player get up and apologised. The Wasteland Rebels fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Jeziorosy were clearly better and deserved to take the win.