World League

Mintis Arena
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Danilevičius got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of FK Mintis Vilnius booed when Blue avalanche was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Delyan Partinov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomas Danilevičiuss short, quick shot in the 5thth minute got Slavey Dochevski to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience was convinced that İsrafil Yağız's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Slavey Dochevski was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. In the 10th minute Mohamad Salah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Kemal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, FK Mintis Vilnius's Slavey Dochevski threw himself towards the right post 11 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from İsrafil Yağız, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 13th minute FK Mintis Vilnius were awarded a corner. Hubertas Dabkevičius went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Blue avalanche's goalie and right to Sigitas Jakubauskas. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Blue avalanche's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Through an outstanding action, after 16 minutes, Slavey Dochevski successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Slavey Dochevski was out of position in the 20 minute of play, and Tomas Danilevičius capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tomas Danilevičius really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Slavey Dochevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sigitas Jakubauskas in the 23rd minute of play. 25 minutes into the game, Sigitas Jakubauskas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FK Mintis Vilnius's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Blue avalanche the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanislav Búlgarov in the 31st minute of play forced FK Mintis Vilnius's goalkeeper Mustafa Kemal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arūnas Pukelis hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. 35 minutes into the match, FK Mintis Vilnius's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamad Salah came free, but Mustafa Kemal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arūnas Pukeliss short, quick shot in the 36thth minute got Slavey Dochevski to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Mustafa Kemal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omurtag Púrvulov in the 37th minute of the match. In the 37th minute Stanislav Búlgarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Kemal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Slavey Dochevski made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Tomas Danilevičius sent off a good shot on target. FK Mintis Vilnius were awarded a corner in the 45th minute after Blue avalanche's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hubertas Dabkevičius took the corner. After taking down the ball on FK Mintis Vilnius's corner Hubertas Dabkevičius fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Slavey Dochevski quite easily take care of the ball. Kęstutis Latoža fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Slavey Dochevski having to interfere. 47 minutes into the match, Tomas Danilevičius dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Slavey Dochevski, 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Stanislav Búlgarov to strike the kick off in the second half. Slavey Dochevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hubertas Dabkevičius, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 56th minute, Wei Yi Hong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of FK Mintis Vilnius booed when Blue avalanche was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronaldinho Gaúcho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomas Danilevičius recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Slavey Dochevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Danilevičius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Omurtag Púrvulov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Mustafa Kemal made a huge save. 65 minutes into the match, Blue avalanche's goal looked a bit too open when Arūnas Pukelis came free, but Slavey Dochevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mustafa Kemal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanislav Búlgarov in the 67th minute of the match. In the 68th minute of the match, Mohamad Salah tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mustafa Kemal saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When FK Mintis Vilnius's Tomas Danilevičius in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Blue avalanche's goalie prevented a goal. Blue avalanche's Slavey Dochevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hubertas Dabkevičius in the 74th minute of play. In the 81st minute İsrafil Yağız shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slavey Dochevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hubertas Dabkevičius in the 83rd minute of play forced Blue avalanche's goalkeeper Slavey Dochevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Blue avalanche's Slavey Dochevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hubertas Dabkevičius in the 83rd minute of play. Slavey Dochevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hubertas Dabkevičius, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 96th minute, Tomas Danilevičius left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FK Mintis Vilnius fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FK Mintis Vilnius had won after a very even match.