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Spectators: 8490 (Terracing: 6368, Seating: 1953, VIP seats: 169) With a little luck, FK Luoba's Almantas Papeckys got control of the ball when Mark Viduka tried to sneak it across the goal line. 5 minutes into the match, Cool House Owls's goal looked a bit too open when Dangiras Matulis came free, but Jonas Mikšys reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to FK Luoba getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Zenonas Klemas hit a great ball. A nice corner shot did that Rokas Kšanavičius got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Almantas Papeckys quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Mark Viduka succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 14th playminute. After recieving a nice pass, FK Luoba's Romualdas Juozapavicius tried to score from far away in the 20th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 25th match minute, FK Luoba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kazimieras Laigonas to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Mark Viduka in the 25th minute really tested Almantas Papeckys'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. Jonas Mikšys showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dangiras Matulis in the 30th minute of the match. Yngve Berg kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Mark Viduka 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. After a defensive mix-up in FK Luoba's zone, Mark Viduka stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Almantas Papeckys came out of the goal and Mark Viduka tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rokas Kšanavičius fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Almantas Papeckys having to interfere. FK Luoba's Almantas Papeckys played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rokas Kšanavičius in the 45th minute of play. When Mark Viduka came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Cool House Owls 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 Mark Viduka couldn't finish the play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Rokas Kšanavičius made the kick off in the second half. Mark Viduka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the FK Luoba defense, Rokas Kšanavičius kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Almantas Papeckys. The FK Luoba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Almantas Papeckys should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Cool House Owls's Jonas Mikšys got control of the ball when Mindaugas Slekys tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 61 minutes into the game, when Jonas Rudaitis put in a rough tackle. After 61 played minutes Cool House Owls got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Rudaitis. After a defensive mix-up in Cool House Owls's zone, Romualdas Juozapavicius stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonas Mikšys came out of the goal and Romualdas Juozapavicius tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rokas Kšanavičius might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Almantas Papeckys. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rokas Kšanavičius ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind FK Luoba's goalkeeper Almantas Papeckys, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 72 minutes into the match, Rokas Kšanavičius had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Almantas Papeckys. FK Luoba's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rokas Kšanavičius was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Jonas Mikšys was a little too slow when Dangiras Matulis got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 77th minute. The score was now 3-1. Jonas Mikšys showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dangiras Matulis in the 81st minute of the match. 83 minutes into the game, FK Luoba's Mindaugas Slekys nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonas Mikšys made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Rokas Kšanavičius fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Almantas Papeckys having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in FK Luoba's zone, Yngve Berg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Almantas Papeckys came out of the goal and Yngve Berg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 89 played minutes FK Luoba got a freekick which was hit by Vincas Poskus. After a rather tough play, Cool House Owls's Mark Viduka got a free kick in the 90th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rokas Kšanavičius in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Almantas Papeckys prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the referee ended the match the Cool House Owls players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.