Official Cup

Nike Football Arena
Spectators: 190 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) After 4 minutes of play, Linköpings AIK's Julien Staffelbach made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Daugirdas Burokas was left in no man's land by his defense there! 10 minutes into the match, FC Alytus United's goal looked a bit too open when Arvid Carlsson came free, but Daugirdas Burokas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Regimantas Šileikis in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jimmy Olsson saved Linköpings AIK from getting behind. In the 14th minute, Daavid Šembera left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Alytus United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Daugirdas Burokas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albin Nilsson in the 18th minute of play. Regimantas Šileikis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 21 minutes into the match, FC Alytus United's goal looked a bit too open when Julien Staffelbach came free, but Daugirdas Burokas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Linköpings AIK booed when FC Alytus United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cafu Antunes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute Arvid Carlsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daugirdas Burokas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jimmy Olsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lauras Normantas in the 28th minute. Jimmy Olsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daavid Šembera, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Linköpings AIK's Julien Staffelbach got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Daugirdas Burokas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arvid Carlsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daugirdas Burokas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albin Nilsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Jimmy Olsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lauras Normantas in the 44th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Lauras Normantas made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, FC Alytus United's goal looked a bit too open when Arvid Carlsson came free, but Daugirdas Burokas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daavid Šembera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jimmy Olsson having to interfere. Julien Staffelbach hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. 59 minutes into the match, Linköpings AIK's goal looked a bit too open when Lauras Normantas came free, but Jimmy Olsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Alytus United's Daugirdas Burokas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save FC Alytus United from getting a goal against them. The supporters of FC Alytus United booed when Linköpings AIK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan-Erik Lundqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Alytus United's Saulius Inzaghi was substituted for Lauras Normantas. The supporters of FC Alytus United booed when Linköpings AIK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan-Erik Lundqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julien Staffelbach received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Daugirdas Burokas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 65th minute, Julien Staffelbach hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Saulius Inzaghi in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jimmy Olsson saved Linköpings AIK from getting behind. FC Alytus United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Deividas Mencendorfs in the 72nd minute. After taking down the ball on FC Alytus United's corner Deividas Mencendorfs fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jimmy Olsson quite easily take care of the ball. After 73 played minutes Linköpings AIK got a freekick which was hit by Julien Staffelbach. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arvid Carlsson in the 78th minute of play forced FC Alytus United's goalkeeper Daugirdas Burokas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julien Staffelbach kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Linköpings AIK's Joakim Mikaelsson was substituted for Willy Witarya. Julien Staffelbach hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute, Marbjörn Garpsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jimmy Olsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saulius Inzaghi in the 84th minute of the match. Jimmy Olsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daavid Šembera, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 89 minutes into the match, FC Alytus United's goal looked a bit too open when Arvid Carlsson came free, but Daugirdas Burokas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daugirdas Burokas made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Albin Nilsson sent off a good shot on target. 95 minutes into the match, Linköpings AIK's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Michael Bremming came free, but Jimmy Olsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 98th minute of the match FC Alytus United got a corner. Linköpings AIK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Deividas Mencendorfs ran over to the corner to take the kick. Deividas Mencendorfs made a great header on FC Alytus United's corner, it was just that Linköpings AIK's Jimmy Olsson managed to reach the ball for a save. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.