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Juodkrante Stadium
Spectators: 7766 (Terracing: 5826, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ernestas Gustas got the match started through his kick off. Ignas Balkaitis struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Ramūnas Gudas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for vitlauma. Ignas Balkaitis took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ramūnas Gudas. Ramūnas Gudas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Ramūnas Gudas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignas Balkaitis, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Titas Saponka took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bronislovas Zaikauskas. Bronislovas Zaikauskas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Ignas Balkaitis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Darijus Vilimavičius received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Ramūnas Gudas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 26 played minutes Juodkrante got a freekick which was hit by Justas Kalytis. In the 30th minute, vitlauma's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ernestas Gustas fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Bronislovas Zaikauskas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Titas Saponka in the 34th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gražvydas Navikas during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ernestas Gustas in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bronislovas Zaikauskas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Titas Saponka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice moves Titas Saponka could shoot a difficult shot in the 43rd minute, which Bronislovas Zaikauskas however easily saved by the left post. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Ignas Balkaitis made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Ernestas Gustas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bronislovas Zaikauskas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ramūnas Gudas came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by vitlauma's Vytaras Vainauskas. But to his dismay, Vytaras Vainauskas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After a rather tough play, Juodkrante's Justas Kalytis got a free kick in the 60th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Vytaras Vainauskas managed to get in a good position for a shot. vitlauma's supporters rose to their feet, but Vytaras Vainauskas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ramūnas Gudas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 66 played minutes Juodkrante got a freekick which was hit by Justas Kalytis. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind vitlauma's goalkeeper Bronislovas Zaikauskas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bronislovas Zaikauskas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernestas Gustas in the 75th minute of the match. Darijus Vilimavičius's late challenge caught a Juodkrante's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Darijus Vilimavičius helped the player get up and apologised. After 76 played minutes vitlauma got a freekick which was hit by Darijus Vilimavičius. Titas Saponka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bronislovas Zaikauskas having to interfere. If Ernestas Gustas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Vytaras Vainauskas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 84 minutes, Ignas Balkaitis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. vitlauma's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ignas Balkaitis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vytaras Vainauskas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. vitlauma walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.