National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Augustinas Gavorskis made the kick off and thus started the match. If Alain Berset had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Augustinas Gavorskis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Roman Koenig made in the 10th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ronny Simmen immediately put the ball in play. Deividas Mencendorfs made in the 12th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Liudvikas Karitonas. 14 minutes into the match, Switzerland's goalkeeper Sepp Mainville had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vygantas Petrošius. In the 17th minute of the game Ronny Simmen made a throw-in which Alain Berset played forward. Augustinas Gavorskis struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Sepp Mainville didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lithuania. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Sepp Mainville successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 23rd minute Lithuania were awarded a corner. Jonas Pastoraitis went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Lithuania's corner Stanislovas Skripkauskas fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sepp Mainville quite easily take care of the ball. Roman Beljean fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kęstutis Raziulis having to interfere. When Algitas Dubauskas fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lithuania's protests and gave Algitas Dubauskas a yellow card for diving instead. Algitas Dubauskas hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute of the match Switzerland got a corner. Lithuania's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ingo Minder ran over to the corner to take the kick. If Ronny Simmen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sepp Mainville took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augustinas Gavorskis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kęstutis Raziulis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronny Simmen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sepp Mainville made an important save on a dangerous shot by Augustinas Gavorskis in the 45th minute. Roman Koenig kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Lithuania's Kęstutis Survila was substituted for Vygantas Petrošius. Lithuania made a substitution. Albinas Albanov replaced Augustinas Gavorskis. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alain Berset to make the kick off. Algitas Dubauskas hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Switzerland defense, Albinas Albanov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sepp Mainville. The Switzerland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sepp Mainville should have stopped the shot. When Albinas Albanov came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Lithuania 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 Albinas Albanov couldn't finish the play. Kęstutis Raziulis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alain Berset in the 62nd minute of the match. Switzerland made a substitution. Gilles Clerc replaced Roman Koenig. Switzerland made a substitution. Neron Veterini replaced Alain Berset. Sepp Mainville showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albinas Albanov in the 69th minute of the match. Kęstutis Raziulis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Neron Veterini in the 70th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albinas Albanov in the 71st minute of play forced Switzerland's goalkeeper Sepp Mainville to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 75 minutes into the match, Neron Veterini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kęstutis Raziulis. Lithuania's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Neron Veterini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Neron Veterini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ingo Minder fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Switzerland's protests and gave Ingo Minder a yellow card for diving instead. Ingo Minder kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albinas Albanov in the 88th minute of play forced Switzerland's goalkeeper Sepp Mainville to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Lithuania's Virgilijus Van Dijk got a free kick in the 89th minute. If Neron Veterini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 91 minutes into the match, Lithuania's goalkeeper Kęstutis Raziulis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Neron Veterini. After a rather tough play, Switzerland's Ingo Minder got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Sepp Mainville showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albinas Albanov in the 93rd minute of the match. Sepp Mainville took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albinas Albanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Lithuania had won after a very even match.