Official Cup

Caipiriñha
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aldo Croce kicked off to start the match. Matai Tsipas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 2ndth minute, Evaldas Grikšas skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Evaldas Grikšas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matai Tsipas in the 4th minute. Aldo Croce did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Evaldas Grikšas 4 minutes into the match. Aldo Croce in the 7thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Evaldas Grikšas, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 9 played minutes Absoliut got a freekick which was hit by Valdemaras Dedura. Pacho Rino took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 10th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Evaldas Grikšas. Absoliut's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Aldo Croce fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's protests and gave Aldo Croce a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Absoliut booed when ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aldo Croce didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 15th minute of the match Skirmantas Skrebys sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alfonso Cauli skillfully saved the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Absoliut's zone, Damiano Baratta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Evaldas Grikšas came out of the goal and Damiano Baratta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Absoliut's Evaldas Grikšas got control of the ball when Matai Tsipas tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Gražvydas Vaitiekus's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfonso Cauli was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Aldo Croce's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 22ndth minute, Evaldas Grikšas skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Evaldas Grikšas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aldo Croce in the 25th minute of the match. After 26 minutes of play, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Aldo Croce made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Evaldas Grikšas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sigitas Barasa charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sigitas Barasa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Evaldas Grikšas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aldo Croce, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Evaldas Grikšas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matai Tsipas in the 31st minute. A hard shot 33 in the game by Matai Tsipas from a close distance when the talented Evaldas Grikšas managed to make a qualified save. Absoliut's players were relieved. In the 36th minute Vismantas Jaugėla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfonso Cauli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Absoliut's Evaldas Grikšas got control of the ball when Matai Tsipas tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Matai Tsipas fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's protests and gave Matai Tsipas a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Matai Tsipas hit a great ball. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Augusto Valletta was substituted for Aldo Croce. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gražvydas Vaitiekus to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Valletta in the 53rd minute of play forced Absoliut's goalkeeper Evaldas Grikšas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Evaldas Grikšas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Valletta, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. A hard shot 59 in the game by Gražvydas Vaitiekus from a close distance when the talented Alfonso Cauli managed to make a qualified save. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's players were relieved. Alfonso Cauli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gražvydas Vaitiekus, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After 61 minutes of play, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Matai Tsipas made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Evaldas Grikšas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Augusto Capaldo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evaldas Grikšas having to interfere. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Dave Di Lullo was substituted for Damiano Sciarra. Evaldas Grikšas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Valletta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Artūras Miežys during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Absoliut's Evaldas Grikšas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matai Tsipas in the 76th minute of play. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Alfonso Cauli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vismantas Jaugėla in the 77th minute of play. Alfonso Cauli didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gražvydas Vaitiekus went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Evaldas Grikšas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matai Tsipas, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. The supporters of Absoliut booed when ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kenji Takahara didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Alfonso Cauli got control of the ball when Gražvydas Vaitiekus tried to sneak it across the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Augusto Valletta sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Evaldas Grikšas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 92 minutes into the match, Augusto Valletta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Evaldas Grikšas. Absoliut's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Augusto Valletta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Evaldas Grikšas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Valletta, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Absoliut for a fine match.