U18 League

Mintis Arena
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ronni Arnov took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, ATOWN's goal looked a bit too open when Ugnius Budnikas came free, but Lavrits Bjørnfalk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 10 played minutes ATOWN got a freekick which was hit by Donald Ludwigsen. In the 11th minute, Lukas Kulpys fired a really elegant long shot, but Lavrits Bjørnfalk threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. 18 minutes into the game, Vytenis Baltutis 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 ATOWN the free kick. In the 18th minute, Vytenis Baltutis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ATOWN's Lavrits Bjørnfalk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardas Gadliauskas in the 23rd minute of play. With a little luck, ATOWN's Lavrits Bjørnfalk got control of the ball when Lukas Kulpys tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gvidonas Jakimavičius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Godtfred Kellmer in the 27th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 28 minutes, Lavrits Bjørnfalk successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lukas Kulpys got free with Lavrits Bjørnfalk in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 32 minutes into the match, ATOWN's goal looked a bit too open when Vytenis Baltutis came free, but Lavrits Bjørnfalk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lavrits Bjørnfalk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardas Gadliauskas in the 33rd minute of the match. Motiejus Saudargis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Lavrits Bjørnfalk made a huge save. In the 38th minute, Albertas Adamonis 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. ATOWN's Lavrits Bjørnfalk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ugnius Budnikas in the 40th minute of play. ATOWN's Lavrits Bjørnfalk proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save ATOWN from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardas Gadliauskas in the 43rd minute of play forced ATOWN's goalkeeper Lavrits Bjørnfalk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, FK Mintis Vilnius's Lukas Kulpys dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Vytenis Baltutis took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Lavrits Bjørnfalk to make any attempt to save it. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ugnius Budnikas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. During the 54th minute of the match Vytenis Baltutis completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Vytenis Baltutis a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. If Godtfred Kellmer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of FK Mintis Vilnius booed when ATOWN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arne Andrijeska didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lavrits Bjørnfalk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardas Gadliauskas in the 64th minute of the match. After 66 played minutes FK Mintis Vilnius got a freekick which was hit by Motiejus Saudargis. 69 minutes into the match, FK Mintis Vilnius's Bernardas Gadliauskas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lavrits Bjørnfalk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lavrits Bjørnfalk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Motiejus Saudargis in the 70th minute of play. After having played for 73 minutes, Motiejus Saudargis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FK Mintis Vilnius's supporters crossed their fingers, but Motiejus Saudargis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ATOWN's Lavrits Bjørnfalk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardas Gadliauskas in the 77th minute of play. Lavrits Bjørnfalk didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Motiejus Saudargis went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. In the 82nd minute Motiejus Saudargis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lavrits Bjørnfalk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Fritz Ogrocki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 88 minutes into the match, ATOWN's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardas Gadliauskas came free, but Lavrits Bjørnfalk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, Motiejus Saudargis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lavrits Bjørnfalk. ATOWN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Motiejus Saudargis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Lavrits Bjørnfalk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardas Gadliauskas, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Lukas Kulpys scored 6-1 in the 97th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lavrits Bjørnfalk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 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 Mintis Vilnius fully deserved thier win.