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Drulenai
Spectators: 7805 (Terracing: 5855, Seating: 1795, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aistis Aleliūnas started the match with the kick off. Rūtenis Auškalnis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Klemensas Beržinis having to interfere. Nerūnas Astrauskas struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Klemensas Beržinis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC PIPIRAI. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aistis Aleliūnas in the 9th minute of play forced FC PIPIRAI's goalkeeper Laimutis Kuliešius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nerūnas Astrauskas might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Klemensas Beržinis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nerūnas Astrauskas ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to FK Fabijoniškių ereliai getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Darijus Narkūnas hit a great ball. Rūtenis Auškalnis charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rūtenis Auškalnis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 18th match minute, FC PIPIRAI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rūtenis Auškalnis to maneuver through the defense. 20 minutes into the match, FC PIPIRAI's goal looked a bit too open when Aistis Aleliūnas came free, but Laimutis Kuliešius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Virgilijus Žiemelis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Laimutis Kuliešius tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Rūtenis Auškalnis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 25th match minute, FK Fabijoniškių ereliai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Darijus Narkūnas to maneuver through the defense. Klemensas Beržinis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nerūnas Astrauskas in the 26th minute of play. Laimutis Kuliešius made an important save on a dangerous shot by Virgilijus Žiemelis in the 32nd minute. Laimutis Kuliešius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aistis Aleliūnas, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Rūtenis Auškalnis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Virgilijus Žiemelis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Laimutis Kuliešius made a huge save. Albinas Rinkevičius fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Klemensas Beržinis having to interfere. Vaclovas Kerbedis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 49th minute. Klemensas Beržinis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nerūnas Astrauskas to make the kick off. Albinas Rinkevičius blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Klemensas Beržinis having to make a save. In the 56th minute, Rūtenis Auškalnis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC PIPIRAI fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Nerūnas Astrauskas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rūtenis Auškalnis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Klemensas Beržinis having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nerūnas Astrauskas in the 68th minute of play forced FK Fabijoniškių ereliai's goalkeeper Klemensas Beržinis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FK Fabijoniškių ereliai's Klemensas Beržinis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save FK Fabijoniškių ereliai from getting a goal against them. 71 minutes into the match, FK Fabijoniškių ereliai's goal looked a bit too open when Nerūnas Astrauskas came free, but Klemensas Beržinis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute Nerūnas Astrauskas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Klemensas Beržinis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Rūtenis Auškalnis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Laimutis Kuliešius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jarūnas Arlikevičius in the 94th minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, FK Fabijoniškių ereliai's Aistis Aleliūnas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Laimutis Kuliešius narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 98th match minute, FK Fabijoniškių ereliai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Darijus Narkūnas to maneuver through the defense. FC PIPIRAI's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.