Nike Football Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marius Kieža made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Žygimantas Karanauskas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Juras Biknius's late challenge caught a FC Alytus United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Juras Biknius helped the player get up and apologised. FC Pegasas Siauliai's Vidas Lapukas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pepito Inzaghi in the 8th minute of play. With an all-out effort, FC Alytus United's Vidas Lapukas threw himself towards the right post 11 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lauras Normantas, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Lauras Normantas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vidas Lapukas having to interfere. With a little luck, FC Pegasas Siauliai's Vidas Lapukas got control of the ball when Lauras Normantas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vidas Lapukas 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 23rd minute. In the 24th minute Marijus Guzas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gražvydas Andrikaitis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute Lauras Normantas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vidas Lapukas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gražvydas Andrikaitis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marius Kieža, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lauras Normantas in the 30th minute of play forced FC Pegasas Siauliai's goalkeeper Vidas Lapukas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lauras Normantas in the 30th minute of play forced FC Pegasas Siauliai's goalkeeper Vidas Lapukas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC Pegasas Siauliai's zone, Lauras Normantas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vidas Lapukas came out of the goal and Lauras Normantas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 36 minutes into the match, FC Pegasas Siauliai's goal looked a bit too open when Saulius Inzaghi came free, but Vidas Lapukas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to FC Alytus United getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Žygimantas Karanauskas hit a great ball. 43 minutes into the match, Saulius Inzaghi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vidas Lapukas. FC Pegasas Siauliai's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Saulius Inzaghi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Vidas Lapukas was out of position in the 46 minute of play, and Lauras Normantas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lauras Normantas really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Saulius Inzaghi to strike the kick off in the second half. Pepito Inzaghi scored 3-0 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vidas Lapukas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 61 minutes into the match, FC Pegasas Siauliai's goal looked a bit too open when Lauras Normantas came free, but Vidas Lapukas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute, Saulius Inzaghi made a precise shot to the right of Vidas Lapukas. FC Pegasas Siauliai's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. FC Pegasas Siauliai's Vidas Lapukas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lauras Normantas in the 67th minute of play. Vidas Lapukas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pepito Inzaghi went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Valdemaras Mankus's late challenge caught a FC Pegasas Siauliai's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valdemaras Mankus helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FC Alytus United's Valdemaras Mankus got a free kick in the 73rd minute. After 73 played minutes, FC Pegasas Siauliai's Darijus Baltrūnas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gražvydas Andrikaitis came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Pegasas Siauliai reached it. Vidas Lapukas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pepito Inzaghi in the 76th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pepito Inzaghi in the 78th minute of play forced FC Pegasas Siauliai's goalkeeper Vidas Lapukas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute Lauras Normantas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vidas Lapukas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Alytus United were awarded a corner in the 82th minute after FC Pegasas Siauliai's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Pepito Inzaghi took the corner. Vidas Lapukas 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 86th minute. Vidas Lapukas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lauras Normantas in the 87th minute of play. A collision led to FC Pegasas Siauliai getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Marijus Guzas hit a great ball. Vidas Lapukas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pepito Inzaghi in the 90th minute of play. After having played for 93 minutes, Marius Kieža managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Pegasas Siauliai's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marius Kieža was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. For all the effort they put into the match, the FC Pegasas Siauliai players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC Alytus United.
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