League Play-Off

TIKO
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Stanislovas Dačys took the kick off in the first half of the match. Stanislovas Dačys sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Dideja's defense didn't have a chance, in the 7th minute, when Stanislovas Dačys scored to the left of an out of position Vytis Bilaitis, making the score, 1-0. Benediktas Vaitkevičius stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adas Visockas 's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Benediktas Vaitkevičius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martynas Smetona in the 18th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Fk Tiko's goal looked a bit too open when Martynas Smetona came free, but Benediktas Vaitkevičius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stanislovas Dačys was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 24th minute. Fk Tiko's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Vytis Bilaitis didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 26th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. Adas Visockas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sikstas Paškevičius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 36 minutes into the match, Fk Tiko's Stanislovas Dačys sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vytis Bilaitis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 39 minutes into the match, FC Dideja's goalkeeper Vytis Bilaitis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Danas Kėbla. A collision led to Fk Tiko getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Aistis Jurgilas hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Martynas Smetona made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in FC Dideja's zone, Stanislovas Dačys stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vytis Bilaitis came out of the goal and Stanislovas Dačys tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Stanislovas Dačys came up free with the goalie in the 65th 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 Stanislovas Dačys couldn't finish the play. Edmundas Matusevičius received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Vytis Bilaitis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Aistis Jurgilas was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 68 minutes had been played. A collision led to Fk Tiko getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Aistis Jurgilas hit a great ball. Benediktas Vaitkevičius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martynas Smetona, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Benediktas Vaitkevičius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albertas Mirvis , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benediktas Vaitkevičius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vitalijus Karalavicius in the 77th minute of the match. Danas Kėbla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 87 minutes into the match, Edmundas Matusevičius had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vytis Bilaitis. FC Dideja's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edmundas Matusevičius was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. When Stanislovas Dačys fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fk Tiko's protests and gave Stanislovas Dačys a yellow card for diving instead. Stanislovas Dačys hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Fk Tiko walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.