League Play-Off

Alvito Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marijonas Macijauskas started the match with the kick off. Egidijus Raubickas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gytis Kuncaitis having to interfere. In the 9th minute, Jeronimas Girinskis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 12 minutes into the match, Lozdzieje's goal looked a bit too open when Marijonas Macijauskas came free, but Jurgis Baranauskas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Lozdzieje's goal looked a bit too open when Marijonas Macijauskas came free, but Jurgis Baranauskas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Augustinas Vaičiulis hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Jurgis Baranauskas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marijonas Macijauskas's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. In the 19th minute, Lozdzieje's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Haroldas Baliunas fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Jurgis Baranauskas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gintautas Puotkalis's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Gytis Kuncaitis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egidijus Raubickas, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. If Egidijus Raubickas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 33 played minutes Marijonas Macijauskas rounded Lozdzieje's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. 41 minutes into the match, Lozdzieje's goalkeeper Jurgis Baranauskas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Haroldas Baliunas . Marijonas Macijauskas was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 42nd minute. Alvito's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Egidijus Raubickas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lozdzieje's supporters rose to their feet, but Egidijus Raubickas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gytis Kuncaitis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jeronimas Girinskis to make the kick off. Egidijus Raubickas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Gytis Kuncaitis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gytis Kuncaitis was out of position in the 56 minute of play, and Jeronimas Girinskis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jeronimas Girinskis really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. The supporters of Lozdzieje booed when Alvito was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marijonas Macijauskas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gytis Kuncaitis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jeronimas Girinskis's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. The supporters of Alvito booed when Lozdzieje was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Augustinas Vaičiulis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pranas Lauzackas was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 67th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Haroldas Baliunas in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jurgis Baranauskas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 81st minute, Augustinas Vaičiulis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marijonas Macijauskas took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jurgis Baranauskas. Jurgis Baranauskas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Jurgis Baranauskas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marijonas Macijauskas in the 90th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Alvito fans cheered their team off the field, for while Lozdzieje had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.