League

Kauno Sporto Centras
Spectators: 7802 (Terracing: 5853, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 155) FK sTraTo's Gvidas Girčius started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Gvidas Girčius received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Kęstutis Gerdauskas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in FK sTraTo's zone, Haroldas Slavinskas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Antanas Žlabys came out of the goal and Haroldas Slavinskas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Antanas Žlabys showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrikas Norvilas, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 18thth minute of the game Laimutis Baravykas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FK sTraTo's Antanas Žlabys was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Antanas Žlabys took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henrikas Norvilas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ovidijus Kaščiukaitis charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ovidijus Kaščiukaitis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Sikstas Masiliūnas came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the FK sTraTo 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 Sikstas Masiliūnas couldn't finish the play. Dinaras Laurinavičius charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dinaras Laurinavičius the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of FK sTraTo booed when Jeziorosy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dinaras Laurinavičius didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gvidas Girčius recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 29th minute Haroldas Slavinskas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antanas Žlabys saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Laimutis Baravykas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Antanas Žlabys tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 36 minutes into the game, Henrikas Norvilas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Jeziorosy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FK sTraTo the free kick. After a rather tough play, Jeziorosy's Henrikas Norvilas got a free kick in the 36th minute. Gytis Dargužas might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Antanas Žlabys. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gytis Dargužas ran back to his position shaking his head. Jeziorosy's Henrikas Norvilas got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Laimutis Baravykas put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Antanas Žlabys. FK sTraTo's Antanas Žlabys played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrikas Norvilas in the 56th minute of play. Antanas Žlabys showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrikas Norvilas in the 61st minute of the match. Vidmantas Kubilius kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Antanas Žlabys was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Henrikas Norvilas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Henrikas Norvilas really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. 72 minutes into the match, FK sTraTo's goal looked a bit too open when Henrikas Norvilas came free, but Antanas Žlabys reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FK sTraTo's Antanas Žlabys proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save FK sTraTo from getting a goal against them. After 82 minutes, Benoît Fiori mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FK sTraTo and the Jeziorosy players grew even worse after the yellow card. Benoît Fiori hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 85th match minute, Jeziorosy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ligitas Dilda to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute, Henrikas Norvilas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gytis Dargužas hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. In the 94th minute, Benoît Fiori made a precise shot to the right of Kęstutis Gerdauskas. Jeziorosy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. The FK sTraTo supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Jeziorosy's performance. The match ended with a win for Jeziorosy.