Lithuanian amber
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634,
Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Benas Dokšas started the match with the kick off. Valdas Ignatavičius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Precioso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Alvaro Martxot came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Piratas FC 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 Alvaro Martxot couldn't finish the play. In the 13th minute, Alvaro Martxot left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Piratas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 17 minutes into the match, Damian Precioso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valdas Ignatavičius. Lithuanian amber's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Damian Precioso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 21st minute Benas Dokšas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victorino Gaufred saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute Damian Precioso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valdas Ignatavičius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Kęstutis Jakubauskas fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lithuanian amber's protests and gave Kęstutis Jakubauskas a yellow card for diving instead. Damian Precioso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdas Ignatavičius having to interfere. After having played for 31 minutes, Damian Precioso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Piratas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Damian Precioso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Damian Precioso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Valdas Ignatavičius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damian Precioso in the 35th minute of the match. In the 36th match minute, Lithuanian amber was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Algimantas Genčiauskas to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lithuanian amber's goalkeeper Valdas Ignatavičius, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Damian Precioso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Valdas Ignatavičius tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valdas Ignatavičius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Martxot, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Precioso in the 45th minute of play forced Lithuanian amber's goalkeeper Valdas Ignatavičius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valdas Ignatavičius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Precioso, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Damian Precioso made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Damian Precioso got free with Valdas Ignatavičius in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Damian Precioso kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Valdas Ignatavičius. That made the score 0-3 in the 53 minute of play. Vytautas Alsys made in the 57th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Alfredas Pakintis however managed to control. An unexpected shot in the 59th minute by Damian Precioso got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The supporters of Lithuanian amber booed when Piratas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alvaro Martxot didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Piratas FC fans' excitement grew in the 65th match minute when Piratas FC's Damian Precioso looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Lithuanian amber's defense didn't have a chance, in the 75th minute, when Damian Precioso scored to the left of an out of position Valdas Ignatavičius, making the score, 0-6. A collision led to Lithuanian amber getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Benas Dokšas hit a great ball. In the 81st minute, Damian Precioso 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Damian Precioso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Piratas FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Damian Precioso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valdas Ignatavičius breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Damian Precioso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Valdas Ignatavičius made a huge save. Benas Dokšas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Victorino Gaufred tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 92 minutes of play Lithuanian amber's Kęstutis Jakubauskas 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. In the 93rd minute, Kęstutis Jakubauskas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Piratas FC'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.
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