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SIAULIAI CITY
Spectators: 8519 (Terracing: 6390, Seating: 1959, VIP seats: 170) FK Šiauliai's Rokas Bakšys played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulius Lemežis in the 7th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 10 minutes, Klemensas Žirgulis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Ričardas Papšys managed to get in a good position for a shot. Berciunai's supporters rose to their feet, but Ričardas Papšys was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rokas Bakšys breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Jonas Palšis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Klemensas Žirgulis was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. 20 minutes into the match, Berciunai's goalkeeper Klemensas Žirgulis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dinaras Burkys. Klemensas Žirgulis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jarūnas Abakas in the 23rd minute of the match. FK Šiauliai's Rokas Bakšys played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ričardas Papšys in the 27th minute of play. After 27 played minutes FK Šiauliai got a freekick which was hit by Tautrimas Sabulis. Ričardas Papšys struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Rokas Bakšys didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Berciunai. Rokas Bakšys didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paulius Lemežis went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Ričardas Papšys's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rokas Bakšys was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Rokas Bakšys stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paulius Lemežis's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. 46 minutes into the match, Berciunai's goalkeeper Klemensas Žirgulis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonas Palšis. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 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 Ričardas Papšys stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Daugirdas Daknevičius was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FK Šiauliai's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Berciunai the free kick. Rokas Bakšys showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulius Lemežis, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Rokas Bakšys made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulius Lemežis in the 56th minute of play. FK Šiauliai's Rokas Bakšys played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ugnius Jašinskas in the 59th minute of play. Klemensas Žirgulis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jarūnas Abakas in the 60th minute of play. FK Šiauliai's Rokas Bakšys proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save FK Šiauliai from getting a goal against them. An unexpected shot in the 68th minute by Ričardas Papšys got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After a defensive mix-up in Berciunai's zone, Jonas Palšis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Klemensas Žirgulis came out of the goal and Jonas Palšis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eugenijus Maksvytis hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. When Ričardas Papšys fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Berciunai's protests and gave Ričardas Papšys a yellow card for diving instead. In the 80th minute Jonas Palšis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Klemensas Žirgulis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Klemensas Žirgulis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dinaras Burkys in the 81st minute of play. After some careless play in the Berciunai defense, Jonas Palšis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Klemensas Žirgulis. The Berciunai fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Klemensas Žirgulis should have stopped the shot. Klemensas Žirgulis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Palšis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Berciunai's Klemensas Žirgulis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dinaras Burkys in the 97th minute of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.