League Play-Off

Starku
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gvidas Girčius took the kick off in the first half of the match. FK sTraTo's Antanas Žlabys played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Modestas Zukauskas in the 5th minute of play. In the 5th match minute, FK sTraTo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Niklas Bodin to maneuver through the defense. Gvidas Girčius received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Jonas Gelgota tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 15 minutes into the game, Einar Högman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FK sTraTo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FBK Starku the free kick. Jonas Gelgota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gvidas Girčius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonas Gelgota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benoît Fiori in the 19th minute of the match. In the 21st minute Benoît Fiori shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonas Gelgota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to FK sTraTo getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Gvidas Girčius hit a great ball. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind FK sTraTo's goalkeeper Antanas Žlabys, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Modestas Zukauskas managed to get in a good position for a shot. FBK Starku's supporters rose to their feet, but Modestas Zukauskas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Antanas Žlabys breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Antanas Žlabys made an important save on a dangerous shot by Modestas Zukauskas in the 33rd minute. 38 minutes into the match, FK sTraTo's goalkeeper Antanas Žlabys had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Laimutis Kabaila. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Benoît Fiori managed to get in a good position for a shot. FK sTraTo's supporters rose to their feet, but Benoît Fiori was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonas Gelgota breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 44th match minute, FK sTraTo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adas Valuckis to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 47 minutes, Gvidas Girčius managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FK sTraTo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gvidas Girčius was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Modestas Zukauskas to make the kick off. Laimutis Kabaila fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antanas Žlabys having to interfere. FBK Starku's Jonas Gelgota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gvidas Girčius in the 60th minute of play. If Benoît Fiori had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gvidas Girčius fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonas Gelgota having to interfere. After 68 minutes of play, FBK Starku's Modestas Zukauskas made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Antanas Žlabys was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Laimutis Kabaila came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the FBK Starku 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 Laimutis Kabaila couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, FBK Starku's Mykolas Gudauskas got a free kick in the 73rd minute. 74 minutes into the match, Vidmantas Kubilius sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Jonas Gelgota threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Vidmantas Kubilius this time. Benoît Fiori sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When FK sTraTo's Gvidas Girčius in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FBK Starku's goalie prevented a goal. Benoît Fiori was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 77th minute. FK sTraTo's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 78th minute, Juozapas Paknys hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gvidas Girčius recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of FK sTraTo booed when FBK Starku was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kasparas Sokolovas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benoît Fiori sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benoît Fiori struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Jonas Gelgota didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FK sTraTo. The supporters of FK sTraTo booed when FBK Starku was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Modestas Zukauskas didn't get a good kick on the ball.