U23 League

SUN CITY STADIUM
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valentas Vaišvila took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Mališauskas in the 6th minute of play forced FC Goodfellas's goalkeeper Taavi Jõekallas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ramūnas Budraitis fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC COSA NOSTRA's protests and gave Ramūnas Budraitis a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC Goodfellas getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Peep Eenmäe hit a great ball. After some careless play in the FC Goodfellas defense, Virginijus Žalpys kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Taavi Jõekallas. The FC Goodfellas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Taavi Jõekallas should have stopped the shot. 25 minutes into the game, Valentas Vaišvila cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Taavi Jõekallas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, FC Goodfellas's Taavi Jõekallas got control of the ball when Ramūnas Budraitis tried to sneak it across the goal line. 3-0 became the score in the 37th minute when Valentas Vaišvila elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Virginijus Žalpys sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 41st minute, Virginijus Žalpys left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC COSA NOSTRA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0.

Taavi Jõekallas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentas Vaišvila, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Taavi Jõekallas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Mališauskas, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. FC Goodfellas's Taavi Jõekallas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonas Mališauskas in the 54th minute of play. Taavi Jõekallas came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by FC COSA NOSTRA's Valentas Vaišvila. But to his dismay, Valentas Vaišvila quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. After a rather tough play, FC COSA NOSTRA's Virginijus Žalpys got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 64th minute of the match Silver Neppi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rytis Paškevičius showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 67 minutes into the game, FC COSA NOSTRA's Virginijus Žalpys nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Taavi Jõekallas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. 71 minutes into the match, FC COSA NOSTRA's goal looked a bit too open when Endel Emane came free, but Rytis Paškevičius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute, Valentas Vaišvila 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. In the 80th minute, FC COSA NOSTRA's Alfredas Vaitkevičius seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Alfredas Vaitkevičius the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC COSA NOSTRA protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Alfredas Vaitkevičius had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Jonas Mališauskas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Taavi Jõekallas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 89 minutes into the match, FC COSA NOSTRA's goalkeeper Rytis Paškevičius had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Endel Emane. Hubert Avitaja received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rytis Paškevičius came out and tried to block the shot, but Hubert Avitaja slotted it home off the left post making it 7-1 in the 95th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FC COSA NOSTRA had played much better football throughout.