National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Algitas Kaščiukaitis started the match with the kick off. Kęstutis Raziulis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 6th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Lithuania's goal looked a bit too open when Lionel-Andrés Messi came free, but Kęstutis Raziulis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 minutes into the game, Lithuania's Algitas Kaščiukaitis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jason Statham made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Jason Statham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Algitas Kaščiukaitis in the 16th minute of play. Erling Lewandowski struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Kęstutis Raziulis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Greece. Jason Statham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Algitas Kaščiukaitis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 27 minutes of play, Lithuania's Algitas Kaščiukaitis made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jason Statham was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Algitas Dubauskas fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lithuania's protests and gave Algitas Dubauskas a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Lithuania's Algitas Dubauskas got a free kick in the 30th minute. Kęstutis Raziulis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Telis Ntasios's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kęstutis Raziulis was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. After 33 minutes, Telis Ntasios made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Lithuania's Kęstutis Raziulis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Vygantas Petrošius could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Jason Statham made a huge save. In the 38th minute Lionel-Andrés Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kęstutis Raziulis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kęstutis Raziulis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Telis Ntasios, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Sotiris Alexandropoulos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 43rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kęstutis Raziulis. Lithuania's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timos Tsalavoutas in the 47th minute of play forced Lithuania's goalkeeper Kęstutis Raziulis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Timos Tsalavoutas in the 52nd minute of play forced Lithuania's goalkeeper Kęstutis Raziulis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lithuania's Kęstutis Raziulis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Lithuania from getting a goal against them. Algitas Kaščiukaitis might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jason Statham. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Algitas Kaščiukaitis ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 58th minute Lionel-Andrés Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kęstutis Raziulis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lithuania's Kęstutis Raziulis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 61st minute of play. Kęstutis Raziulis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 66th minute of play. In the 68th minute Algitas Kaščiukaitis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jason Statham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 69th minute by Timos Tsalavoutas got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Greece's Fanis Kostarakis was substituted for Telis Ntasios. Lithuania's Albinas Albanov was substituted for Algitas Kaščiukaitis. Greece made a substitution. Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris replaced Erling Lewandowski. Greece's Kleon Liaskovitis was substituted for Iakovos Efthimiadis. 76 minutes into the match, Lithuania's goal looked a bit too open when Fanis Kostarakis came free, but Kęstutis Raziulis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kęstutis Raziulis saved Lithuania from getting behind. After 81 minutes Lithuania's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sotiris Alexandropoulos who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to Greece's Alexis Louboutis getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lionel-Andrés Messi got free with Kęstutis Raziulis in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kęstutis Raziulis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kęstutis Raziulis saved Lithuania from getting behind. In the 93rdth minute of the game Albinas Albanov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Greece's Jason Statham was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kęstutis Raziulis was out of position in the 95 minute of play, and Fanis Kostarakis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fanis Kostarakis really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. Greece were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.