Mintis Arena
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762,
Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ged Pope took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ged Pope in the 4th minute of play forced FK Mintis Vilnius's goalkeeper Gvidonas Jakimavičius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, FK Mintis Vilnius's Žygimantas Baldauskas got a free kick in the 6th minute. Garth Wardell took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gvidonas Jakimavičius. FK Mintis Vilnius's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Gvidonas Jakimavičius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roger Crossley in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ged Pope in the 10th minute of play forced FK Mintis Vilnius's goalkeeper Gvidonas Jakimavičius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the game, İsrafil Yağız was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FK Mintis Vilnius's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave T H F C the free kick. In the 13th minute, İsrafil Yağız hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by İsrafil Yağız in the 15th minute of play forced T H F C's goalkeeper Ivan Stone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Ged Pope notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FK Mintis Vilnius's Gvidonas Jakimavičius. Gvidonas Jakimavičius was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of FK Mintis Vilnius booed when T H F C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clive Cheesman didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by İsrafil Yağız in the 27th minute of play forced T H F C's goalkeeper Ivan Stone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 33 minutes of play, T H F C's Dion Kerridge made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gvidonas Jakimavičius was left in no man's land by his defense there! 37 minutes into the match, Wayne Campbell had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gvidonas Jakimavičius. FK Mintis Vilnius's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wayne Campbell was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Gvidonas Jakimavičius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ged Pope in the 42nd minute of play. 48 minutes into the game, Dion Kerridge cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Gvidonas Jakimavičius was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. T H F C's Matty Tinker was substituted for Ged Pope.
In the 54th minute, Roger Crossley fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Gvidonas Jakimavičius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matty Tinker, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Dion Kerridge had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gvidonas Jakimavičius. FK Mintis Vilnius's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dion Kerridge was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Gvidonas Jakimavičius made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Dion Kerridge sent off a good shot on target. Matty Tinker's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gvidonas Jakimavičius firmly grabbed it by the left post. Matty Tinker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gvidonas Jakimavičius having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 66 minutes, Gvidonas Jakimavičius successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Gvidonas Jakimavičius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ben Gibbs, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Ugnius Budnikas kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by İsrafil Yağız in the 70th minute of play forced T H F C's goalkeeper Ivan Stone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roger Crossley hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 73 minutes, Gvidonas Jakimavičius successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Ivan Stone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sigitas Ivoška, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Ivan Stone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sigitas Ivoška in the 79th minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Matty Tinker left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The T H F C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. 87 minutes into the match Matty Tinker climbed in front of goal and pressed up 0-8 in the right cross behind a totally surprised Gvidonas Jakimavičius. Roger Crossley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gvidonas Jakimavičius having to interfere. 92 minutes into the game, Matty Tinker cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-9. Gvidonas Jakimavičius was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 100th minute, Dion Kerridge made a precise shot to the right of Gvidonas Jakimavičius. FK Mintis Vilnius's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-10. T H F C's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.
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