League Play-Off

Gukstupiai Stadium
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. Irtautas Barasa started the match with the kick off. The BARBĖS fans' excitement grew in the 8th match minute when BARBĖS's Irtautas Barasa looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Irtautas Barasa in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Virginijus Orbakas saved FC Skrydis from getting behind. Virginijus Orbakas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Modestas Kerežis in the 30th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the game, Irtautas Barasa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Virginijus Orbakas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in BARBĖS's zone, Antanas Naujokaitis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Beržas Jakavičius came out of the goal and Antanas Naujokaitis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Virginijus Orbakas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Irtautas Barasa, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Modestas Kerežis in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Virginijus Orbakas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Virginijus Orbakas came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by BARBĖS's Irtautas Barasa. But to his dismay, Irtautas Barasa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Deividas Ablingis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, Modestas Kerežis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BARBĖS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Modestas Kerežis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Irtautas Barasa got free with Virginijus Orbakas in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. FC Skrydis's Virginijus Orbakas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Modestas Kerežis in the 53rd minute of play. After having played for 55 minutes, Modestas Kerežis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BARBĖS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Modestas Kerežis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. BARBĖS made a substitution. Danylo Bobko replaced Modestas Kerežis. BARBĖS's Ricardo Pinho was substituted for Rimas Vadalauskas. In the 73rd minute, Justas Žukauskas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, BARBĖS's Rimvydas Kybartas got a free kick in the 74th minute. 76 minutes into the match, BARBĖS's goal looked a bit too open when Deividas Ablingis came free, but Beržas Jakavičius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute of the match, Danylo Bobko tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Virginijus Orbakas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a little luck, FC Skrydis's Virginijus Orbakas got control of the ball when Irtautas Barasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Irtautas Barasa kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 84thth minute. Though ot was a great shot FC Skrydis's keeper Virginijus Orbakas was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. 89 minutes into the match, FC Skrydis's goalkeeper Virginijus Orbakas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Irtautas Barasa. BARBĖS played a much better game than FC Skrydis and deserved their victory. The FC Skrydis players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.