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FK Palanga
Spectators: 6999 (Terracing: 5799, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Raimondas Degutis made the kick off which started today's match. Isak Ielo hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Kipras Bublys fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aloyzas Alukas having to interfere. Raimondas Degutis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Aloyzas Alukas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Frank Bassani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Valdas Matulevičius fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Trakenai's protests and gave Valdas Matulevičius a yellow card for diving instead. In the 21st minute, Valdas Matulevičius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 29th minute, Aivaras Barkus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th minute, Frank Bassani got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of FK Palanga booed when Trakenai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rimvydas Lubinas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Frank Bassani kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Oskaras Žukauskas. That made the score 1-2 in the 39 minute of play. If Frank Bassani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Isak Ielo to make the kick off. With his leg Aloyzas Alukas managed to avoid a goal in the 52ndth minute, when Trakenai's Kipras Bublys fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Aloyzas Alukas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimondas Degutis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kipras Bublys fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aloyzas Alukas having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, FK Palanga's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Raimondas Degutis fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Kipras Bublys sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raimondas Degutis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aloyzas Alukas having to interfere. Aloyzas Alukas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raimondas Degutis in the 76th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, FK Palanga's goal looked a bit too open when Raimondas Degutis came free, but Aloyzas Alukas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aloyzas Alukas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimondas Degutis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, FK Palanga's Isak Ielo got a free kick in the 94th minute. In the 95th minute of the match Ligitas Čivilis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aloyzas Alukas showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Trakenai eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.