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Skirsnemunes
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Šimkūnas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Audrius Čiapas hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Arminas Butnorius was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 4th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 5th minute, Tomas Tarailis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Dovydas Andrulis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Skirsnemunes booed when FBK Sakunai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juras Simonaitis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 22 played minutes Skirsnemunes got a freekick which was hit by Alfonsas Daknevičius. Jurgis Vizbaras hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. In the 31st minute, Audrius Čiapas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Skirsnemunes's Arūnas Daugirdas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dovydas Andrulis in the 36th minute of play. FBK Sakunai's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Arminas Butnorius in the 38th minute. Klemensas Galvelis made a great header on FBK Sakunai's corner, it was just that Skirsnemunes's Arūnas Daugirdas managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 41st minute, Dovydas Andrulis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arūnas Daugirdas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 45 minutes into the match, Skirsnemunes's goal looked a bit too open when Adomas Aršanskas came free, but Arūnas Daugirdas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Adomas Aršanskas was the one to do the kick off. Dovydas Andrulis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arūnas Daugirdas having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adomas Aršanskas in the 53rd minute of play forced Skirsnemunes's goalkeeper Arūnas Daugirdas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 54 minutes into the game, Audrius Čiapas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Skirsnemunes's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FBK Sakunai the free kick. FBK Sakunai's Adomas Aršanskas got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Romualdas Baltuška blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jokūbas Andriušaitis having to make a save. When FBK Sakunai's Adomas Aršanskas in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Skirsnemunes's goalie prevented a goal. After 60 minutes of play Skirsnemunes's Audrius Čiapas was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 61st minute, Audrius Čiapas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FBK Sakunai's Arminas Butnorius couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Skirsnemunes. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomas Šimkūnas during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Skirsnemunes's Tomas Šimkūnas got a free kick in the 64th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Skirsnemunes's zone, Adomas Aršanskas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arūnas Daugirdas came out of the goal and Adomas Aršanskas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dovydas Andrulis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dovydas Andrulis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arūnas Daugirdas having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Skirsnemunes's goalkeeper Arūnas Daugirdas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dovydas Andrulis. Adomas Aršanskas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Romualdas Baltuška scored 1-1 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jokūbas Andriušaitis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Adomas Aršanskas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Adomas Aršanskas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arūnas Daugirdas was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. Despite being the better team, FBK Sakunai failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.