U18 League

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Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mantvydas Žalnerauskas kicked off to start the match. In the 7th minute, Valentas Daunoras left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Pegasas Siauliai fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Ramūnas Morkūnas was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mantvydas Žalnerauskas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 10 minute of play. Ramūnas Morkūnas was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Marijus Guzas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Marijus Guzas really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. A collision led to Aleksotas FK getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Konstantinas Briedis hit a great ball. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Aleksotas FK's goalkeeper Ramūnas Morkūnas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to FC Pegasas Siauliai getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Darijus Baltrūnas hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Aleksotas FK's Nojus Peleckas got a free kick in the 27th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Aleksotas FK's goal looked a bit too open when Marijus Guzas came free, but Ramūnas Morkūnas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Aleksotas FK's Arnoldas Nagys got a free kick in the 31st minute. 32 minutes into the match, Aleksotas FK's goalkeeper Ramūnas Morkūnas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gintautas Jameikis. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valentas Daunoras got free with Ramūnas Morkūnas in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 35 played minutes Aleksotas FK got a freekick which was hit by Rolandas Ancikevičius. The crowd rose to their feet as Gintautas Jameikis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ramūnas Morkūnas. That made the score 5-0 in the 42 minute of play. Ramūnas Morkūnas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Svajūnas Rupšys in the 47th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Dekanis to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Mantvydas Žalnerauskas notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Aleksotas FK's Ramūnas Morkūnas. Ramūnas Morkūnas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ramūnas Morkūnas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentas Daunoras in the 59th minute of play. After 60 played minutes FC Pegasas Siauliai got a freekick which was hit by Darijus Baltrūnas. Audrius Dūdėnas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Dekanis in the 62nd minute. Aleksotas FK were furious when Rolandas Ancikevičius was red carded, 64 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 66th minute, Juras Biknius sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Aleksotas FK's Ramūnas Morkūnas didn't even have to move. The supporters of Aleksotas FK booed when FC Pegasas Siauliai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darijus Baltrūnas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Konstantinas Briedis, 72 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Ramūnas Morkūnas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gintautas Jameikis in the 74th minute of the match. In the 76th match minute, Aleksotas FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantinas Briedis to maneuver through the defense. Ramūnas Morkūnas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marijus Guzas, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 86th match minute, FC Pegasas Siauliai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adolfas Karanauskas to maneuver through the defense. Juras Biknius struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Ramūnas Morkūnas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Pegasas Siauliai. Audrius Dūdėnas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Virginijus Geibūnas, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. FC Pegasas Siauliai's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.