League Play-Off

nesamone
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Stanislovas Dačys started the match with the kick off. When Edmundas Matusevičius came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the Fk Tiko 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 Edmundas Matusevičius couldn't finish the play. In the 7thth minute of the game Eurelijus Bauža who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fk Tiko's Benediktas Vaitkevičius was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 9th match minute, Fk Tiko was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Algirdas Račinskas to maneuver through the defense. Stanislovas Dačys received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Vytautas Andužis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Benediktas Vaitkevičius successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Benediktas Vaitkevičius made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Tautrimas Čepas sent off a good shot on target. 25 minutes into the match, Fk Tiko's goalkeeper Benediktas Vaitkevičius had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rapolas Krištopaitis. The crowd rose to their feet as nesamone's Tautrimas Čepas slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Benediktas Vaitkevičius. That made the score 1-0 after 26 minutes of play. After 30 minutes, Daumantas Jokubaitis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fk Tiko and the nesamone players grew even worse after the yellow card. Daumantas Jokubaitis hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. In the 35th minute, Fk Tiko's Artūras Bajoriūnas seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Artūras Bajoriūnas the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Fk Tiko protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Artūras Bajoriūnas had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 34 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Fk Tiko! Augustas Uogintas shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Benediktas Vaitkevičius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eurelijus Bauža, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Eurelijus Bauža made the kick off in the second half. Benediktas Vaitkevičius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rapolas Krištopaitis in the 57th minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Fk Tiko's goal looked a bit too open when Rapolas Krištopaitis came free, but Benediktas Vaitkevičius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benediktas Vaitkevičius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eurelijus Bauža in the 67th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the game, Valentas Vėlius was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fk Tiko's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave nesamone the free kick. After 71 played minutes Fk Tiko got a freekick which was hit by Valentas Vėlius. Edmundas Matusevičius kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Algirdas Račinskas hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. If Rapolas Krištopaitis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 83 minutes, Stanislovas Dačys mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fk Tiko and the nesamone players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 83rd match minute, Fk Tiko was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stanislovas Dačys to maneuver through the defense. Benediktas Vaitkevičius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eurelijus Bauža in the 87th minute of play. Stanislovas Dačys sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. nesamone's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.