Hippo Pool
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652,
Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jotautas Bakštys took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 9th minute, Hédi Chippo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Oussama Amor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jotautas Bakštys in the 11th minute of the match. Oussama Amor was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dangiras Rutkus showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 14 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Savage Hippo's Vaclovas Jacinaitis got a free kick in the 18th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Youssef Ben Jouili notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Savage Hippo's Naglis Jonušas. Naglis Jonušas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 25th minute Faouzi Bnouni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naglis Jonušas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oussama Amor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jotautas Bakštys, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Mantvydas Silevičius could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Oussama Amor made a huge save. In the 34th minute Mohamed Mkademi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naglis Jonušas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mantvydas Silevičius recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hédi Chippo took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Naglis Jonušas. Naglis Jonušas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. After a defensive mix-up in Savage Hippo's zone, Mohamed Mkademi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Naglis Jonušas came out of the goal and Mohamed Mkademi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Savage Hippo getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Dangiras Rutkus hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Youssef Ben Jouili was the one to do the kick off. Jotautas Bakštys sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mantvydas Silevičius took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Oussama Amor. Oussama Amor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Eduardas Girčius hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute, Faouzi Bnouni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Mantvydas Silevičius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Symba's Oussama Amor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mantvydas Silevičius in the 66th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Dangiras Rutkus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Vaclovas Jacinaitis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Savage Hippo's supporters rose to their feet, but Vaclovas Jacinaitis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oussama Amor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Oussama Amor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jotautas Bakštys, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Vaclovas Jacinaitis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jotautas Bakštys received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Oussama Amor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 79th minute, Mantvydas Silevičius made a precise shot to the right of Oussama Amor. Symba's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. In the 83rd minute Mantvydas Silevičius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oussama Amor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th minute, Habib Zitouni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Oussama Amor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mantvydas Silevičius, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. When Dangiras Rutkus was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 94 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Savage Hippo's Dangiras Rutkus got a free kick in the 95th minute. Savage Hippo's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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