Friendly League

Estádio Cruzalia
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Geraldo Ramos took the kick off in the first half of the match. After having played for 5 minutes, Žydrūnas Svetulevičius managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FK PLUS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Žydrūnas Svetulevičius was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 8thth minute of the game Eligijus Barvainis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cruzalia EC's Breno Mello was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 9 minutes into the game, FK PLUS's Šarūnas Kardelis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Breno Mello made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Kipras Mačionis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geraldo Ramos, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. FK PLUS's Vincentas Ambras got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 19 minutes, Eligijus Barvainis made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Cruzalia EC's Breno Mello tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Geraldo Ramos during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Cruzalia EC's Geraldo Ramos got a free kick in the 22nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Cruzalia EC's Aníbal de Mendonça slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Kipras Mačionis. That made the score 1-2 after 24 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eligijus Barvainis in the 29th minute of play forced Cruzalia EC's goalkeeper Breno Mello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Breno Mello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Žydrūnas Svetulevičius in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 35th minute, Geraldo Ramos made a precise shot to the right of Kipras Mačionis. FK PLUS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. 39 minutes into the game, Eligijus Barvainis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Breno Mello was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Šarūnas Kardelis during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Šarūnas Kardelis hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Rui Schmidt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 48 minutes into the match, Cruzalia EC's goal looked a bit too open when Eligijus Barvainis came free, but Breno Mello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eligijus Barvainis made a kick off. Breno Mello made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Žydrūnas Svetulevičius sent off a good shot on target. Breno Mello was a little too slow when Ignas Gaubšas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 55th minute. The score was now 2-4. 58 minutes into the match, FK PLUS's goal looked a bit too open when Rui Schmidt came free, but Kipras Mačionis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 60th minute, Cruzalia EC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Šarūnas Kardelis fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Breno Mello made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Eligijus Barvainis sent off a good shot on target. Breno Mello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Žydrūnas Svetulevičius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Rui Schmidt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rokas Babinskas charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rokas Babinskas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rokas Babinskas kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Eligijus Barvainis had several of the Cruzalia EC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 72 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-5 score and a disappointed Breno Mello as he didn't even see the shot coming. Eligijus Barvainiss short, quick shot in the 84thth minute got Breno Mello to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 85 minutes, Léo Sena mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cruzalia EC and the FK PLUS players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Žydrūnas Svetulevičius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cruzalia EC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 92nd minute, when Ignas Gaubšas scored to the left of an out of position Breno Mello, making the score, 2-6. In the 95th match minute, Cruzalia EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rui Schmidt to maneuver through the defense. Breno Mello made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eligijus Barvainis in the 96th minute.