League Play-Off

Pagausenay Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jonas Cimermonas got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 2 minutes, Artūras Pikelis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Apytalaukis's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artūras Pikelis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artūras Pikelis in the 5th minute of play forced FC Pagausenay's goalkeeper Paulius Konsavicius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Apytalaukis's Artūras Pikelis got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Jonas Cimermonas came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the FC Pagausenay 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 Jonas Cimermonas couldn't finish the play. Paulius Konsavicius didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomas Aleksonis went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. When Gediminas Zaremba fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Apytalaukis's protests and gave Gediminas Zaremba a yellow card for diving instead. In the 20th match minute, Apytalaukis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gediminas Zaremba to maneuver through the defense. When Eugenijus Andriukaitis came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the FC Pagausenay 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 Eugenijus Andriukaitis couldn't finish the play. Paulius Konsavicius came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Apytalaukis's Tomas Aleksonis. But to his dismay, Tomas Aleksonis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Apytalaukis's Artūras Pikelis got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 28th minute, Aleksas Balkevicius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Artūras Pikelis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Paulius Konsavicius tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute, Eugenijus Andriukaitis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 38th minute, one of Apytalaukis:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Apytalaukis. Jonas Cimermonas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Justinas Genčiauskas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The FC Pagausenay players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Apytalaukis were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Artūras Pikelis made a kick off. 57 minutes into the match, FC Pagausenay's Jonas Cimermonas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Justinas Genčiauskas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Artūras Pikelis scored 1-3 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Paulius Konsavicius, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Artūras Pikelis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulius Konsavicius having to interfere. 70 minutes into the game, Nerijus Kriksciunas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Pagausenay's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Apytalaukis the free kick. Nerijus Kriksciunas hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. When Arnas Gelgota fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Pagausenay's protests and gave Arnas Gelgota a yellow card for diving instead. In the 71st minute, one of FC Pagausenay:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC Pagausenay. Jonas Cimermonas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Artūras Pikelis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Artūras Pikelis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Paulius Konsavicius made a huge save. 88 minutes into the match, Apytalaukis's goal looked a bit too open when Eugenijus Andriukaitis came free, but Justinas Genčiauskas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 96th minute, Jonas Cimermonas made a precise shot to the right of Justinas Genčiauskas. Apytalaukis's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. The Apytalaukis players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.