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Ratnycia Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pranas Drigotas kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Justas Gasparaitis during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Justas Gasparaitis hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. After having played for 6 minutes, Eurelijus Danielius managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ratnycia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eurelijus Danielius was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 10 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ratnycia! In the 12th minute there was a penalty for FK BRAZDAI. Pranas Drigotas stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ąžuolas Petrulionis. 0-1. A collision led to FK BRAZDAI getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Justas Gasparaitis hit a great ball. FK BRAZDAI's Evaldas Pyragis got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pranas Drigotas struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Ąžuolas Petrulionis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FK BRAZDAI. Vaidotas Abakaitis's late challenge caught a FK BRAZDAI's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vaidotas Abakaitis helped the player get up and apologised. When Stasys Balkaitis fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FK BRAZDAI's protests and gave Stasys Balkaitis a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, FK BRAZDAI's Stasys Balkaitis got a free kick in the 30th minute. Laimonas Dautartas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eurelijus Danielius in the 39th minute of the match. After 43 minutes, Eligijus Rindzevičius mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ratnycia and the FK BRAZDAI players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ratnycia's Eligijus Rindzevičius got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Gustaw Lukasik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Eurelijus Danielius made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, FK BRAZDAI's goal looked a bit too open when Eurelijus Danielius came free, but Laimonas Dautartas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aivaras Knieža charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aivaras Knieža the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Pranas Drigotas came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the FK BRAZDAI 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 Pranas Drigotas couldn't finish the play. Ugnius Gužauskas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Laimonas Dautartas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gustaw Lukasik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Ąžuolas Petrulionis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Eurelijus Danielius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to FK BRAZDAI getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Justas Gasparaitis hit a great ball. After 70 minutes, Faustas Leščinskas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ratnycia and the FK BRAZDAI players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 70 played minutes Ratnycia got a freekick which was hit by Faustas Leščinskas. Gustaw Lukasik blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ąžuolas Petrulionis having to make a save. In the 76th minute, Vaidotas Abakaitis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th minute, Gustaw Lukasik reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ąžuolas Petrulionis. The goal made the score 0-2. If Gustaw Lukasik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ratnycia's goalkeeper Ąžuolas Petrulionis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gustaw Lukasik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Ąžuolas Petrulionis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gustaw Lukasik might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ąžuolas Petrulionis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gustaw Lukasik ran back to his position shaking his head. FK BRAZDAI'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.