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Kiukiskiai
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. Narūnas Kumpis started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Eurelijus Danielius's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Žygimantas Bankauskas was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Eurelijus Danielius received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Žygimantas Bankauskas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 14 minutes, Vaidotas Abakaitis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ratnycia and the FC Kiukiskiai players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 14th match minute, Ratnycia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vaidotas Abakaitis to maneuver through the defense. In the 16th minute of the match Nedas Kundrotas sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ąžuolas Petrulionis skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Ratnycia's Aivaras Knieža got a free kick in the 17th minute. After some careless play in the FC Kiukiskiai defense, Ugnius Gužauskas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Žygimantas Bankauskas. The FC Kiukiskiai fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Žygimantas Bankauskas should have stopped the shot. Ugnius Gužauskas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 24 played minutes FC Kiukiskiai got a freekick which was hit by Bernardas Damanskas. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Kiukiskiai's goalkeeper Žygimantas Bankauskas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Eurelijus Danielius recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 44th minute of the match, Karolis Dalbokas got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ąžuolas Petrulionis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience was convinced that Ugnius Gužauskas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Žygimantas Bankauskas was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eurelijus Danielius stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ąžuolas Petrulionis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Narūnas Kumpis went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eurelijus Danielius in the 58th minute of play forced FC Kiukiskiai's goalkeeper Žygimantas Bankauskas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the match, FC Kiukiskiai's goal looked a bit too open when Eurelijus Danielius came free, but Žygimantas Bankauskas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ąžuolas Petrulionis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narūnas Kumpis in the 63rd minute of the match. After 65 minutes, Bernardas Damanskas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Kiukiskiai and the Ratnycia players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bernardas Damanskas kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. With a little luck, FC Kiukiskiai's Žygimantas Bankauskas got control of the ball when Ugnius Gužauskas tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 68th minute Narūnas Kumpis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ąžuolas Petrulionis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Kiukiskiai's Karolis Dalbokas got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 72nd minute, Ugnius Gužauskas made a precise shot to the right of Žygimantas Bankauskas. FC Kiukiskiai's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. A collision led to FC Kiukiskiai getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Juozapas Bulzgis hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC Kiukiskiai's zone, Eurelijus Danielius stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Žygimantas Bankauskas came out of the goal and Eurelijus Danielius tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 86th minute, Juozapas Bulzgis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience cheered when Vidmantas Andriulaitis's long shot passed Žygimantas Bankauskas's right side. It was 2-3, 87 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute Eurelijus Danielius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Žygimantas Bankauskas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 93 played minutes FC Kiukiskiai got a freekick which was hit by Juozapas Bulzgis. Eurelijus Danielius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.