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Zhvirblavka
Spectators: 7776 (Terracing: 5833, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zenonas Sauliūnas kicked off to start the match. Germanas Diliūnas's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Liudas Širvys firmly grabbed it by the left post. Germanas Diliūnas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Liudas Širvys having to interfere. Virgilijus Siaučiulis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Zigmantas Matulaitis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Žvakių fabrikėlis defense, Germanas Diliūnas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Liudas Širvys. The Žvakių fabrikėlis fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Liudas Širvys should have stopped the shot. Liudas Širvys took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arūnas Žvirblys, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th match minute, Žvakių fabrikėlis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rupertas Blaževičius to maneuver through the defense. FC Džiugas's attack was well implemented in the 26th minute, but when Germanas Diliūnas was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rupertas Blaževičius during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 28 played minutes Žvakių fabrikėlis got a freekick which was hit by Rupertas Blaževičius. Germanas Diliūnas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Liudas Širvys made a huge save. 31 minutes into the match, FC Džiugas's goal looked a bit too open when Virgilijus Siaučiulis came free, but Zigmantas Matulaitis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zenonas Sauliūnas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Zenonas Sauliūnas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Žvakių fabrikėlis's Zenonas Sauliūnas in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Džiugas's goalie prevented a goal. FC Džiugas's Zigmantas Matulaitis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgilijus Siaučiulis in the 47th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arūnas Žvirblys made a kick off. In the 52nd match minute, FC Džiugas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmundas Girdzijauskas to maneuver through the defense. Zenonas Sauliūnas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Zigmantas Matulaitis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 57th minute, Rupertas Blaževičius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zigmantas Matulaitis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Virgilijus Siaučiulis in the 63rd minute. 65 minutes into the match, Žvakių fabrikėlis's Virgilijus Siaučiulis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zigmantas Matulaitis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gvidas Sabalys kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. After 76 minutes of play, FC Džiugas's Arūnas Žvirblys made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Liudas Širvys was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Žvakių fabrikėlis's zone, Germanas Diliūnas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Liudas Širvys came out of the goal and Germanas Diliūnas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 81 minutes into the match, Žvakių fabrikėlis's goal looked a bit too open when Arūnas Žvirblys came free, but Liudas Širvys reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Virgilijus Siaučiulis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zigmantas Matulaitis having to interfere. Virgilijus Siaučiulis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zigmantas Matulaitis having to interfere. Žvakių fabrikėlis's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.