League

Sipeliai
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Algitas Alijošius made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Algitas Alijošius had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Daugirdas Kurtinaitis. Sipeliai's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Algitas Alijošius was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Adomas Nenortas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Dalius Gimbutas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Sipeliai's zone, Algitas Alijošius stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Daugirdas Kurtinaitis came out of the goal and Algitas Alijošius tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Adomas Nenortas struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Dalius Gimbutas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sipeliai. In the 26th match minute, Cornell University was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Klemensas Malkevičius to maneuver through the defense. Vaidotas Raubickas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vaidotas Raubickas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Dalius Gimbutas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adomas Nenortas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34th minute, one of Cornell University: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 Cornell University. If Vaidotas Raubickas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 48th minute there was a penalty for Cornell University. Klemensas Malkevičius stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Daugirdas Kurtinaitis. 2-2. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When Raimundas Šileika came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Sipeliai 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 Raimundas Šileika couldn't finish the play. Daugirdas Kurtinaitis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Algitas Alijošius in the 58th minute of the match. Vaidotas Raubickas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dalius Gimbutas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundas Šileika, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Cornell University's Dalius Gimbutas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vaidotas Raubickas in the 63rd minute of play. Daugirdas Kurtinaitis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Algitas Alijošius, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Vaidotas Raubickas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dalius Gimbutas having to interfere. Adomas Nenortas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Dalius Gimbutas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dalius Gimbutas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vaidotas Raubickas went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. In the 77th minute, Vaidotas Raubickas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sipeliai fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. When Sipeliai's Vaidotas Raubickas in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cornell University's goalie prevented a goal. Adomas Nenortas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Dalius Gimbutas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 85thth minute of the game Vaidotas Raubickas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cornell University's Dalius Gimbutas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Daugirdas Kurtinaitis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Algitas Alijošius in the 87th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Sipeliai's Vaidotas Raubickas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dalius Gimbutas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Adomas Nenortas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dalius Gimbutas having to interfere. Dalius Gimbutas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vaidotas Raubickas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sipeliai's Adomas Nenortas got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the referee ended the match the Sipeliai players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.