Official Cup

Liudvinavo Parkas
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) 3 minutes into the match, Bernardo Casciano notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Club Atlético La Vía's Cirilo Bernard. Cirilo Bernard was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the Club Atlético La Vía defense, Rareș Nicola kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cirilo Bernard. The Club Atlético La Vía fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cirilo Bernard should have stopped the shot. The supporters of FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI booed when Club Atlético La Vía was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Porfiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jindřich Benc got free with Cirilo Bernard in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After taking down the ball on FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's corner Guo Yu Cheng fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cirilo Bernard quite easily take care of the ball. Rareș Nicola did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Cirilo Bernard 27 minutes into the match. After 30 played minutes Club Atlético La Vía got a freekick which was hit by Matthy Vandekerkhove. Lennart Käcker recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cirilo Bernard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo Casciano in the 35th minute of the match. If Rareș Nicola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Peter Schmeichel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudio Echeverri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lennart Käcker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Peter Schmeichel having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Claudio Echeverri to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ireno Huergo to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Saul Ostots from long distance, 53 minutes into the match, got Peter Schmeichel's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Cirilo Bernard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rareș Nicola in the 59th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's zone, Claudio Echeverri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Peter Schmeichel came out of the goal and Claudio Echeverri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's Gytis Noreika was substituted for Alajos Belliger. 65 minutes into the match, Club Atlético La Vía's goal looked a bit too open when Rareș Nicola came free, but Cirilo Bernard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 67 minutes Club Atlético La Vía's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Guo Yu Cheng who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Guo Yu Cheng almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Club Atlético La Vía's Cirilo Bernard did a great save. A collision led to Club Atlético La Vía getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Claudio Echeverri hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Club Atlético La Vía's Michel Hedkvist got a free kick in the 76th minute. Club Atlético La Vía's Cirilo Bernard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jindřich Benc in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th minute Claudio Echeverri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peter Schmeichel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cirilo Bernard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jindřich Benc, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lennart Käcker in the 83rd minute of play forced FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI fully deserved thier win.