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Tauraginai Stadium
Spectators: 6050 (Terracing: 4500, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 50) Eigirdas Banaitis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marijonas Budraitis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eigirdas Banaitis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haroldas Sabaitis, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Eigirdas Banaitis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jogaila Šarkinas, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Eigirdas Banaitis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arūnas Steponavičius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FBK Tauraginai's Eigirdas Banaitis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jogaila Šarkinas in the 19th minute of play. Eigirdas Banaitis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jogaila Šarkinas, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After 27 minutes, Alius Ratkevičius mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FBK Tauraginai and the FBK Peshtuvenay players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 27th minute, Alius Ratkevičius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eigirdas Banaitis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haroldas Sabaitis in the 29th minute of play. FBK Tauraginai's Eigirdas Banaitis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marijonas Budraitis in the 31st minute of play. Eigirdas Banaitis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arūnas Steponavičius, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. FBK Tauraginai's Eigirdas Banaitis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arūnas Steponavičius in the 36th minute of play. In the 38th minute Arūnas Steponavičius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eigirdas Banaitis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eigirdas Banaitis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arūnas Steponavičius went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After 44 minutes, Dobilas Dabulskis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FBK Peshtuvenay and the FBK Tauraginai players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of FBK Tauraginai booed when FBK Peshtuvenay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dobilas Dabulskis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rolandas Fabijanskas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eigirdas Banaitis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jogaila Šarkinas in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marijonas Budraitis to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Haroldas Sabaitis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eigirdas Banaitis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eigirdas Banaitis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arūnas Steponavičius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rūtenis Subačius during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FBK Tauraginai's Rūtenis Subačius got a free kick in the 54th minute. Eigirdas Banaitis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marijonas Budraitis in the 58th minute of the match. The supporters of FBK Peshtuvenay booed when FBK Tauraginai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alius Ratkevičius didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th minute Marijonas Budraitis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eigirdas Banaitis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rolandas Fabijanskas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnoldas Norkus having to interfere. Arūnas Steponavičius's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Eigirdas Banaitis firmly grabbed it by the left post. Eigirdas Banaitis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marijonas Budraitis in the 71st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldas Sabaitis in the 72nd minute of play forced FBK Tauraginai's goalkeeper Eigirdas Banaitis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Domas Drazdauskas in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arnoldas Norkus saved FBK Peshtuvenay from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domas Drazdauskas in the 76th minute of play forced FBK Peshtuvenay's goalkeeper Arnoldas Norkus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 78 played minutes FBK Peshtuvenay got a freekick which was hit by Vaidotas Gečas. After 79 played minutes, FBK Tauraginai's Rolandas Fabijanskas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Arnoldas Norkus 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 FBK Tauraginai reached it. 83 minutes into the match, FBK Tauraginai's goalkeeper Eigirdas Banaitis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jogaila Šarkinas. In the 84th minute Haroldas Sabaitis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eigirdas Banaitis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th minute, FBK Peshtuvenay's Marijonas Budraitis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Eigirdas Banaitis. Eigirdas Banaitis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. FBK Tauraginai's Eigirdas Banaitis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haroldas Sabaitis in the 91st minute of play. In the 97th minute FBK Peshtuvenay were awarded a corner. Ugnius Astrauskas went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led FBK Peshtuvenay's Ugnius Astrauskas to fire away a dangerous shot which Eigirdas Banaitis despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. FBK Peshtuvenay's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.