League

Vertimai
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Raimondas Liubinskas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Justas Bačiulis's late challenge caught a Vertimai's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Justas Bačiulis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 7th minute, Raimondas Liubinskas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Edmundas Rančys. The goal made the score 1-0. After a rather tough play, FK Lichuny's Arnoldas Šarkinas got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute, Arnoldas Šarkinas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FK Lichuny fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. When Vertimai's Raimondas Liubinskas in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FK Lichuny's goalie prevented a goal. Gražvydas Jakimavičius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnoldas Šarkinas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Emilis Danielius could shoot a difficult shot in the 25th minute, which Edmundas Rančys however easily saved by the left post. Raimondas Liubinskas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edmundas Rančys having to interfere. FK Lichuny's Edmundas Rančys proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save FK Lichuny from getting a goal against them. In the 35th minute Arnoldas Šarkinas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gražvydas Jakimavičius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Audrius Bajoriūnas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gražvydas Jakimavičius. Vertimai's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Audrius Bajoriūnas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Edmundas Rančys made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emilis Danielius in the 39th minute. A hard shot 41 in the game by Emilis Danielius from a close distance when the talented Edmundas Rančys managed to make a qualified save. FK Lichuny's players were relieved. In the 42nd minute, Vertimai's Tauras Dekanis seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Tauras Dekanis the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Vertimai protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Tauras Dekanis had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee gave FK Lichuny a penalty, 45 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Remigijus Mačys, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Vertimai's Gražvydas Jakimavičius. 1-3. 47 minutes into the game, Hubertas Gedrikas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FK Lichuny's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vertimai the free kick. A collision led to FK Lichuny getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Hubertas Gedrikas hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arnoldas Šarkinas made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Emilis Danielius made a precise shot to the right of Edmundas Rančys. FK Lichuny's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. After 55 played minutes FK Lichuny got a freekick which was hit by Audrius Bajoriūnas. FK Lichuny's Edmundas Rančys played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emilis Danielius in the 56th minute of play. A collision led to FK Lichuny getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Hubertas Gedrikas hit a great ball. With 60 minutes on the clock, Nerūnas Grigaliūnas commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 60th minute, one of FK Lichuny:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FK Lichuny. After 67 played minutes FK Lichuny got a freekick which was hit by Justas Bačiulis. Edmundas Rančys stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emilis Danielius's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Raimondas Liubinskas in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edmundas Rančys saved FK Lichuny from getting behind. After a rather tough play, FK Lichuny's Justas Bačiulis got a free kick in the 84th minute. Edmundas Rančys didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Vertimai's Raimondas Liubinskas shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-3 in the ordered_time% minute. A collision led to Vertimai getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Airidas Stankus hit a great ball. Vertimai's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.