Official Cup

Zujūnai Stadium
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eitautas Ivoška made the kick off which started today's match. Ferrer Acha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Horea Iurașcu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 18 minutes into the match, Geležinis Vilkas's goal looked a bit too open when Leonidas Tseberlidis came free, but Ovidijus Merkelis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to ≮Empire≯♈☭☭☭超越DU➼FC☭☭☭♈ getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Mei Xun Ao hit a great ball. After 26 played minutes Geležinis Vilkas got a freekick which was hit by Zenonas Lopeta. In the 26th minute of the match Yuri Alberto shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ovidijus Merkelis showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Mei Xun Ao charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mei Xun Ao the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 37 minutes into the match, ≮Empire≯♈☭☭☭超越DU➼FC☭☭☭♈'s goalkeeper Horea Iurașcu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eitautas Ivoška. Ovidijus Merkelis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonidas Tseberlidis in the 39th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leonidas Tseberlidis made a kick off. ≮Empire≯♈☭☭☭超越DU➼FC☭☭☭♈'s 梅诚崇 managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Moreno Torricelli in the 57 minute of the game. In the 59th minute Leonidas Tseberlidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ovidijus Merkelis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute ≮Empire≯♈☭☭☭超越DU➼FC☭☭☭♈ were awarded a corner. Yuri Alberto went to the cornerflag to take it. After a rather tough play, ≮Empire≯♈☭☭☭超越DU➼FC☭☭☭♈'s 梅诚崇 got a free kick in the 69th minute. Horea Iurașcu came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Geležinis Vilkas's Ferrer Acha. But to his dismay, Ferrer Acha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 74th minute Ferrer Acha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horea Iurașcu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eitautas Ivoška fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Horea Iurașcu having to interfere. Horea Iurașcu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabrielius Velička in the 93rd minute of play. Horea Iurașcu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Svetlozar Platikanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Geležinis Vilkas walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.