Prized/Friendly Cup

Nike Football Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Saulius Inzaghi kicked off to start the match. Gražvydas Andrikaitis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Myroslav Akymenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Gražvydas Andrikaitis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Myroslav Akymenko in the 8th minute of the match. Gražvydas Andrikaitis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danylo Bandera in the 22nd minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Myroslav Akymenko notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of FC Alytus United's Gražvydas Andrikaitis. Gražvydas Andrikaitis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 26th minute, Saulius Inzaghi 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. Myroslav Akymenko took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gražvydas Andrikaitis. Gražvydas Andrikaitis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Gražvydas Andrikaitis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Myroslav Akymenko in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artur Lytvynchuk in the 35th minute of play forced FC Alytus United's goalkeeper Gražvydas Andrikaitis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of FC Ruh Lviv booed when FC Alytus United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ričardas Brazionis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 38th minute FC Alytus United were awarded a corner. Pepito Inzaghi went to the cornerflag to take it. After a rather tough play, FC Alytus United's Lauras Normantas got a free kick in the 40th minute. Gražvydas Andrikaitis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artur Lytvynchuk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andriy Trubin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lauras Normantas, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Myroslav Akymenko made a kick off. Gražvydas Andrikaitis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Myroslav Akymenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee felt a red card was in order, 56 minutes into the game, when Rolandas Dovydaitis put in a rough tackle. In the 57th match minute, FC Alytus United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rolandas Dovydaitis to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th minute, Myroslav Akymenko 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. When Lauras Normantas fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Alytus United's protests and gave Lauras Normantas a yellow card for diving instead. After having played for 65 minutes, Lauras Normantas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Alytus United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lauras Normantas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ričardas Brazionis hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute Saulius Inzaghi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andriy Trubin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th minute, Myroslav Akymenko made a precise shot to the right of Gražvydas Andrikaitis. FC Alytus United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. After some careless play in the FC Alytus United defense, Myroslav Akymenko kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gražvydas Andrikaitis. The FC Alytus United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gražvydas Andrikaitis should have stopped the shot. In the 84th minute, FC Ruh Lviv's Artur Lytvynchuk ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gražvydas Andrikaitis. Gražvydas Andrikaitis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-5. In the 87th match minute, FC Ruh Lviv was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentyn Lysogir to maneuver through the defense. Myroslav Akymenko charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Myroslav Akymenko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 90 played minutes FC Ruh Lviv got a freekick which was hit by Myroslav Akymenko.