Official Cup

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Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ariel Pancho made the kick off which started today's match. Marciano Blanco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Linas Mandraflis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes into the match, FC Pegasas Siauliai's Linas Mandraflis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marciano Blanco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marciano Blanco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Linas Mandraflis in the 8th minute of play. If Rūtenis Bračas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arūnas Zaleckis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ariel Pancho in the 17th minute of play. Deportivo Pucho's Marciano Blanco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rūtenis Bračas in the 18th minute of play. After 19 played minutes Deportivo Pucho got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Harriet. Marciano Blanco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rūtenis Bračas in the 24th minute. FC Pegasas Siauliai's Linas Mandraflis got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marciano Blanco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Linas Mandraflis's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. In the 31st minute, Mantvydas Bekeris left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Pegasas Siauliai fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 35th minute, Raul Brion hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Linas Mandraflis struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Marciano Blanco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Pegasas Siauliai. With his leg Marciano Blanco managed to avoid a goal in the 37thth minute, when FC Pegasas Siauliai's Rūtenis Bračas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Marciano Blanco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antanas Pelėda in the 38th minute of the match. The supporters of Deportivo Pucho booed when FC Pegasas Siauliai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lukas Liaudanskas didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC Pegasas Siauliai's zone, Raul Brion stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arūnas Zaleckis came out of the goal and Raul Brion tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The FC Pegasas Siauliai fans' excitement grew in the 43rd match minute when FC Pegasas Siauliai's Rūtenis Bračas 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 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rūtenis Bračas was the one to do the kick off. Arūnas Zaleckis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anier Pirmin, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. 54 minutes into the game, Linas Mandraflis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Marciano Blanco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rūtenis Bračas scored 4-0 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marciano Blanco, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rūtenis Bračas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zeledon Cesario hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Linas Mandraflis struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Marciano Blanco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Pegasas Siauliai. Marciano Blanco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lukas Liaudanskas in the 73rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Linas Mandraflis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marciano Blanco was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. In the 82nd minute, Rūtenis Bračas made a precise shot to the right of Marciano Blanco. Deportivo Pucho's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. After some careless play in the Deportivo Pucho defense, Linas Mandraflis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marciano Blanco. The Deportivo Pucho fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marciano Blanco should have stopped the shot. When Linas Mandraflis came up free with the goalie in the 92nd 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 Linas Mandraflis couldn't finish the play. Rūtenis Bračas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marciano Blanco having to interfere. Rūtenis Bračas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Marciano Blanco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FC Pegasas Siauliai fully deserved thier win.