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Spectators: 189 (Terracing: 143,
Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) FC Pegasas Siauliai's Rūtenis Bračas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Punk Fathers's Stefanos Manolopoulos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Punk Fathers from getting a goal against them. In the 5th minute, Lakis Boukas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute, Rūtenis Bračas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michalis Theodorakos in the 16th minute of play forced FC Pegasas Siauliai's goalkeeper Arūnas Zaleckis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Linas Mandraflis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Stefanos Manolopoulos made a huge save. In the 23rd minute Punk Fathers were awarded a corner. Ntinos Vlontakis went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Punk Fathers's corner Ntinos Vlontakis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Arūnas Zaleckis quite easily take care of the ball. Stefanos Manolopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Linas Mandraflis, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. When Mantvydas Bekeris came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the FC Pegasas Siauliai 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 Mantvydas Bekeris couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Michalis Theodorakos in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arūnas Zaleckis saved FC Pegasas Siauliai from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rūtenis Bračas got free with Stefanos Manolopoulos in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lukas Liaudanskas charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lukas Liaudanskas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, FC Pegasas Siauliai's Lukas Liaudanskas got a free kick in the 37th minute. Viktoras Chatzinikolaou took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 37th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Arūnas Zaleckis. FC Pegasas Siauliai's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 40 minutes into the game, Viktoras Chatzinikolaou was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Punk Fathers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Pegasas Siauliai the free kick. Viktoras Chatzinikolaou kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Punk Fathers's zone, Linas Mandraflis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stefanos Manolopoulos came out of the goal and Linas Mandraflis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Michalis Theodorakos hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute of the match Lukas Liaudanskas sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Stefanos Manolopoulos skillfully saved the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Panagiotis Grigorakos was the one to do the kick off. Konstantinos Kaikas hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Michalis Theodorakos succeeded in the game's 61st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. The Punk Fathers fans' excitement grew in the 63rd match minute when Punk Fathers's Michalis Theodorakos looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. FC Pegasas Siauliai's Arūnas Zaleckis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panagiotis Grigorakos in the 68th minute of play. Dimitris Papazacharias hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute Rūtenis Bračas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefanos Manolopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Punk Fathers's zone, Rūtenis Bračas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stefanos Manolopoulos came out of the goal and Rūtenis Bračas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 77th minute Punk Fathers were awarded a corner. Ntinos Vlontakis went to the cornerflag to take it. Ntinos Vlontakis made a great header on Punk Fathers's corner, it was just that FC Pegasas Siauliai's Arūnas Zaleckis managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 79th match minute, FC Pegasas Siauliai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antanas Pelėda to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, FC Pegasas Siauliai's Arūnas Zaleckis got control of the ball when Michalis Theodorakos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rūtenis Bračas might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stefanos Manolopoulos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rūtenis Bračas ran back to his position shaking his head. Arūnas Zaleckis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panagiotis Grigorakos in the 83rd minute of play. FC Pegasas Siauliai were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after Punk Fathers's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Erikas Motiekaitis took the corner. In the 88th minute, Rūtenis Bračas made a precise shot to the right of Stefanos Manolopoulos. Punk Fathers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. FC Pegasas Siauliai's Arūnas Zaleckis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panagiotis Grigorakos in the 93rd minute of play. Arūnas Zaleckis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lakis Boukas in the 95th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Punk Fathers walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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