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Real Betis Balompié
Spectators: 7828 (Terracing: 5872, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Göran Bremming took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the game, FK Slupariai's Göran Bremming nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gintautas Martinkus made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Göran Bremming took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gintautas Martinkus. Gintautas Martinkus dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Adomas Dovydėnas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 13 played minutes Real Betis Balompié got a freekick which was hit by Feliksas Dargenis. Marius Beniušis struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Gintautas Martinkus didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FK Slupariai. Gintautas Martinkus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Göran Bremming, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. After 23 minutes of play, FK Slupariai's Adomas Dovydėnas made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gintautas Martinkus was left in no man's land by his defense there! Algimantas Narkys charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Algimantas Narkys the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 26th minute, Algimantas Narkys hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Iustinian Timaru managed to get in a good position for a shot. FK Slupariai's supporters rose to their feet, but Iustinian Timaru was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gintautas Martinkus breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Real Betis Balompié's Gintautas Martinkus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Göran Bremming in the 30th minute of play. When Adomas Dovydėnas came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the FK Slupariai 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 Adomas Dovydėnas couldn't finish the play. In the 39th minute, Göran Bremming left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FK Slupariai fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. If Aidas Alūzas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Real Betis Balompié players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FK Slupariai were winning 0-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Faustas Dargis was the one to do the kick off. If Faustas Dargis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Göran Bremming sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 59 minutes into the match, Real Betis Balompié's goalkeeper Gintautas Martinkus had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Göran Bremming. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daugirdas Jatulevičius during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 60th match minute, Real Betis Balompié was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daugirdas Jatulevičius to maneuver through the defense. 64 minutes into the match, FK Slupariai's Aidas Alūzas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gintautas Martinkus narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Faustas Dargis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Betis Balompié's goalkeeper Gintautas Martinkus, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gintautas Martinkus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aidas Alūzas in the 74th minute of the match. Gintautas Martinkus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aidas Alūzas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Göran Bremming could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Gintautas Martinkus made a huge save. FK Slupariai's Aidas Alūzas was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 81st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Eigirdas Gureckas charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eigirdas Gureckas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 84th minute, Eigirdas Gureckas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Göran Bremming fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gintautas Martinkus having to interfere. With a little luck, Real Betis Balompié's Gintautas Martinkus got control of the ball when Adomas Dovydėnas tried to sneak it across the goal line.