League Play-Off

Daržinė
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Stasys Naujokas kicked off to start the match. Virgilijus Sirvydis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laurynas Damašius having to interfere. After 6 played minutes FK ErŠkėtis got a freekick which was hit by Vygandas Sidabras. Alius Bunga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Rimas Ringys tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 11 minutes into the match, FK UNITED's goalkeeper Laurynas Damašius had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stanislovas Raugalas. In the 13th minute Modestas Mackėla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurynas Damašius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Modestas Mackėla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Laurynas Damašius tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Modestas Mackėla was extremely unlucky when he, in the 16th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. FK UNITED's Laurynas Damašius proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save FK UNITED from getting a goal against them. The throw-in from Laimutis Galkus in the 19th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FK ErŠkėtis's Emilis Ambrazas. After having played for 19 minutes, Emilis Ambrazas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FK ErŠkėtis's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emilis Ambrazas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. FK ErŠkėtis's Žydrūnas Zabulis got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 22nd match minute, FK UNITED was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rolandas Gimžauskas to maneuver through the defense. Modestas Mackėla might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Laurynas Damašius. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Modestas Mackėla ran back to his position shaking his head. Stanislovas Raugalas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Laurynas Damašius tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Virgilijus Sirvydis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laurynas Damašius having to interfere. With a little luck, FK UNITED's Laurynas Damašius got control of the ball when Virgilijus Sirvydis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Virgilijus Sirvydis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laurynas Damašius having to interfere. Stanislovas Raugalas succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 34th playminute. 38 minutes into the match, FK ErŠkėtis's Virgilijus Sirvydis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Laurynas Damašius narrowly saved just below the crossbar. FK ErŠkėtis's Stanislovas Raugalas got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 41 minutes into the game, Modestas Mackėla recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Laurynas Damašius. Modestas Mackėla showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Stanislovas Raugalas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Laurynas Damašius read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. Vidas Anusauskas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When FK ErŠkėtis's Virgilijus Sirvydis in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FK UNITED's goalie prevented a goal. Laurynas Damašius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Modestas Mackėla in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 54th minute Stanislovas Raugalas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurynas Damašius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stanislovas Raugalas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Laurynas Damašius having to make a save. In the 57th match minute, FK ErŠkėtis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vygandas Sidabras to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute, Vygandas Sidabras 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. Rimas Ringys made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Alius Bunga sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of FK ErŠkėtis booed when FK UNITED was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rolandas Gimžauskas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Laurynas Damašius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Modestas Mackėla in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanislovas Raugalas in the 76th minute of play forced FK UNITED's goalkeeper Laurynas Damašius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FK UNITED's zone, Stanislovas Raugalas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Laurynas Damašius came out of the goal and Stanislovas Raugalas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Modestas Mackėla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laurynas Damašius having to interfere. 82 minutes into the match, FK ErŠkėtis's Gintautas Macius sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Laurynas Damašius narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Emilis Ambrazas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Laurynas Damašius was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. After having played for 87 minutes, Emilis Ambrazas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FK ErŠkėtis's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emilis Ambrazas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Laurynas Damašius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Modestas Mackėla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Gintautas Macius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Modestas Mackėla struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Laurynas Damašius didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FK ErŠkėtis. In the 93rdth minute of the game Virgilijus Sirvydis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FK UNITED's Laurynas Damašius was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Stasys Naujokas fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FK UNITED's protests and gave Stasys Naujokas a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of FK ErŠkėtis booed when FK UNITED was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stasys Naujokas didn't get a good kick on the ball. FK ErŠkėtis's Emilis Ambrazas got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FK ErŠkėtis walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.