League Play-Off

Akmeniskiai Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kolnyany's Liudvikas Zinkevicius started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Agnius Abakas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liudvikas Zinkevicius, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Leonas Mineikis didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 9th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Elliott Valrot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonas Mineikis having to interfere. Agnius Abakas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liudas Kumpys in the 16th minute of play. In the 17th minute, FC Balninkai's Laurynas Pakalnis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. With a little luck, Kolnyany's Leonas Mineikis got control of the ball when Bronius Prakapas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jurijus Vaitiekunas hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Bronius Prakapas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to FC Balninkai getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Bronius Prakapas hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liudas Kumpys in the 34th minute of play forced FC Balninkai's goalkeeper Agnius Abakas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bronius Prakapas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonas Mineikis having to interfere. 42 minutes into the match, Bronius Prakapas dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Leonas Mineikis, 3-0. Agnius Abakas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liudvikas Zinkevicius in the 48th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Kaučikas to make the kick off. Agnius Abakas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liudvikas Zinkevicius in the 55th minute of the match. If Bronius Prakapas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 59 minutes, Laurynas Pakalnis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Balninkai's supporters crossed their fingers, but Laurynas Pakalnis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Kolnyany getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Lauras Abrutis hit a great ball. Elliott Valrot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonas Mineikis having to interfere. Elliott Valrot might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leonas Mineikis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Elliott Valrot ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laurynas Pakalnis in the 69th minute of play forced Kolnyany's goalkeeper Leonas Mineikis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Kolnyany's goalkeeper Leonas Mineikis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Kolnyany's zone, Bronius Prakapas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leonas Mineikis came out of the goal and Bronius Prakapas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kolnyany's Leonas Mineikis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rupertas Maneikis in the 75th minute of play. Bronius Prakapas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 83rd minute Laurynas Pakalnis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonas Mineikis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bronius Prakapas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Leonas Mineikis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 95 minutes into the game, one of FC Balninkai:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. There was no doubt that FC Balninkai were the better team. FC Balninkai's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.