League

Krikshtenay Stadium
Spectators: 7802 (Terracing: 5853, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jaunius Venckūnas kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hubertas Vadišius in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Merūnas Juknevičius saved Siuksles from getting behind. When Lopaiciu's Hubertas Vadišius in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Siuksles's goalie prevented a goal. Merūnas Juknevičius stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hubertas Vadišius's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Dobilas Kybartas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Merūnas Juknevičius having to interfere. Merūnas Juknevičius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anicetas Baracevičius, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 11 minutes into the game, Hubertas Vadišius cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Merūnas Juknevičius was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 13 minutes into the game, Lopaiciu's Raimundas Maižys nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Merūnas Juknevičius made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Raimundas Maižys managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lopaiciu's supporters rose to their feet, but Raimundas Maižys was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Merūnas Juknevičius breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Hubertas Vadišius sped through Siuksles's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Merūnas Juknevičius. After 26 played minutes Siuksles got a freekick which was hit by Skirmantas Gasparavičius. 27 minutes into the game, Lopaiciu's Hubertas Vadišius nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Merūnas Juknevičius made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. After 31 minutes, Hubertas Vadišius made it 0-5 with a short kick to the right side. Siuksles's Merūnas Juknevičius tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Siuksles's Merūnas Juknevičius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hubertas Vadišius in the 35th minute of play. After some careless play in the Siuksles defense, Hubertas Vadišius kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Merūnas Juknevičius. The Siuksles fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Merūnas Juknevičius should have stopped the shot. Merūnas Juknevičius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anicetas Baracevičius in the 42nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raimundas Maižys in the 44th minute of play forced Siuksles's goalkeeper Merūnas Juknevičius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Lopaiciu's Hubertas Vadišius in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Siuksles's goalie prevented a goal. When Lopaiciu's Dobilas Kybartas in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Siuksles's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-6.

52 minutes into the game, Zigmantas Paleckas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Siuksles's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lopaiciu the free kick. After a rather tough play, Siuksles's Zigmantas Paleckas got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Dobilas Kybartas might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Merūnas Juknevičius. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dobilas Kybartas ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Hubertas Vadišius's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Merūnas Juknevičius was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Hubertas Vadišius's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Merūnas Juknevičius was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. After 63 minutes, Margiris Janilionis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lopaiciu and the Siuksles players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 63rd minute, Margiris Janilionis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute, Sikstas Navardauskas 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. Hubertas Vadišiuss short, quick shot in the 66thth minute got Merūnas Juknevičius to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of Lopaiciu booed when Siuksles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Skirmantas Gasparavičius didn't get a good kick on the ball. Skirmantas Gasparavičius charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Skirmantas Gasparavičius the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Siuksles's Skirmantas Gasparavičius got a free kick in the 70th minute. Dobilas Kybartas took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Merūnas Juknevičius. Merūnas Juknevičius dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-7. If Dobilas Kybartas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Merūnas Juknevičius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hubertas Vadišius, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. When Lopaiciu's Hubertas Vadišius in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Siuksles's goalie prevented a goal. Dobilas Kybartas's late challenge caught a Siuksles's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dobilas Kybartas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 80th minute, Dobilas Kybartas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Siuksles's Merūnas Juknevičius got control of the ball when Dobilas Kybartas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Merūnas Juknevičius stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hubertas Vadišius's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Raimundas Maižys scored 0-8 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Merūnas Juknevičius, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lopaiciu's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.