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Match Report
Lithuanian amber
Spectators: 7555 (Terracing: 5668,
Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Borys Rydzewski took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Lithuanian amber's Vytautas Alsys got a free kick in the 4th minute. When Norbert Banaszak fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Odważni's protests and gave Norbert Banaszak a yellow card for diving instead. Norbert Banaszak kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. In the 17th minute, Borys Rydzewski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Odważni fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Borys Rydzewski took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ąžuolas Laucius. Ąžuolas Laucius dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. When Borys Rydzewski came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Odważni 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 Borys Rydzewski couldn't finish the play. Aureliusz Wojtyna hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. After 34 minutes of play Odważni's Aureliusz Wojtyna was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Benas Dokšas kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Stanislaw Brodzki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ąžuolas Laucius having to interfere. With a little luck, Odważni's Bartosz Domin got control of the ball when Kęstutis Jakubauskas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bartosz Domin was a little too slow when Kęstutis Jakubauskas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 47th minute. The score was now 2-2. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kęstutis Jakubauskas to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Lithuanian amber booed when Odważni was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mariusz Kaczeniak didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Kęstutis Jakubauskas came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Lithuanian amber 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 Kęstutis Jakubauskas couldn't finish the play. In the 67th match minute, Lithuanian amber was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benas Dokšas to maneuver through the defense. Kipras Gelžinis charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kipras Gelžinis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 71 played minutes Lithuanian amber got a freekick which was hit by Kipras Gelžinis. Stanislaw Brodzki might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ąžuolas Laucius. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stanislaw Brodzki ran back to his position shaking his head. Stanislaw Brodzki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ąžuolas Laucius having to interfere. When Boleslaw Poling fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Odważni's protests and gave Boleslaw Poling a yellow card for diving instead. After 78 played minutes, Lithuanian amber's Adas Pleskūnas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bartosz Domin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Lithuanian amber reached it. After having played for 82 minutes, Stanislaw Brodzki managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Odważni's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stanislaw Brodzki was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lithuanian amber's Kipras Gelžinis couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Odważni. In the 88th minute, Kęstutis Jakubauskas made a precise shot to the right of Bartosz Domin. Odważni's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. The supporters of Odważni booed when Lithuanian amber was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kęstutis Jakubauskas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Odważni's Stanislaw Brodzki slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ąžuolas Laucius. That made the score 3-3 after 97 minutes of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.
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