League Play-Off

Petrelyay Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mindaugas Norutis made the kick off which started today's match. Ramūnas Macius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arūnas Balūzis in the 6th minute of the match. When Liutauras Radzinevičius fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Nibumbum's protests and gave Liutauras Radzinevičius a yellow card for diving instead. Liutauras Radzinevičius kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. In the 13th minute, Arūnas Balūzis made a precise shot to the right of Ramūnas Macius. FC Mazeikiu ROMAR's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Jokūbas Drazdauskas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Ramūnas Macius tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot 21 in the game by Virginijus Rusteikis from a close distance when the talented Vygantas Daukaitis managed to make a qualified save. FC Nibumbum's players were relieved. With a little luck, FC Nibumbum's Vygantas Daukaitis got control of the ball when Virginijus Rusteikis tried to sneak it across the goal line. During the 24th minute of the match Liutauras Radzinevičius completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Liutauras Radzinevičius a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 25 played minutes FC Nibumbum got a freekick which was hit by Liutauras Radzinevičius. Arūnas Balūzis might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ramūnas Macius. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arūnas Balūzis ran back to his position shaking his head. Juras Balčaitis might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vygantas Daukaitis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Juras Balčaitis ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mindaugas Norutis got free with Vygantas Daukaitis in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 35th match minute, FC Nibumbum was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aidas Kubilas to maneuver through the defense. 38 minutes into the game, Arūnas Balūzis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Ramūnas Macius was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 47th minute, Virginijus Rusteikis 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. After the first half FC Nibumbum were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 52nd minute, Arūnas Balūzis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Nibumbum fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Ramūnas Macius made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Arūnas Balūzis sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Arūnas Balūzis managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Nibumbum's supporters rose to their feet, but Arūnas Balūzis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ramūnas Macius breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. FC Nibumbum's Vygantas Daukaitis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mindaugas Norutis in the 66th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Aidas Kubilas managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Nibumbum's supporters rose to their feet, but Aidas Kubilas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ramūnas Macius breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Arūnas Balūzis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ramūnas Macius made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arūnas Balūzis in the 72nd minute. The long shot by Remigijus Kukštas in the 73rd minute really tested Ramūnas Macius's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 74 minutes into the match, FC Nibumbum's goal looked a bit too open when Merūnas Tiškevičius came free, but Vygantas Daukaitis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ramūnas Macius didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arūnas Balūzis went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Vygantas Daukaitis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virginijus Rusteikis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ramūnas Macius made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arūnas Balūzis in the 83rd minute. After having played for 84 minutes, Arūnas Balūzis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Nibumbum's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arūnas Balūzis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arūnas Balūzis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramūnas Macius having to interfere. Ramūnas Macius came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Nibumbum's Arūnas Balūzis. But to his dismay, Arūnas Balūzis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. An unexpected shot in the 92nd minute by Arūnas Balūzis got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After a defensive mix-up in FC Mazeikiu ROMAR's zone, Aidas Kubilas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ramūnas Macius came out of the goal and Aidas Kubilas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice moves Arūnas Balūzis could shoot a difficult shot in the 96th minute, which Ramūnas Macius however easily saved by the left post. The FC Mazeikiu ROMAR supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching FC Nibumbum's performance. The match ended with a win for FC Nibumbum.