Darzhas Stadium
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155,
Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Harsh Gods's Tomas Lain started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Harsh Gods's Xosepin Verdeja got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gersi Snabe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olof Asplund, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. The supporters of Harsh Gods booed when FK LIQENORET was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Atay Diclehan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benjamin Malvin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Renatas Eidukonis in the 13th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xiao Fan Jing in the 15th minute of play forced Harsh Gods's goalkeeper Gersi Snabe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gersi Snabe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Ireno in the 16th minute of play. In the 19th minute of the match FK LIQENORET got a corner. Harsh Gods's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Olof Asplund ran over to the corner to take the kick. Dé 凌统 charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dé 凌统 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jogaila Makauskas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Benjamin Malvin made a huge save. Benjamin Malvin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Lain in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 24th minute Xiao Fan Jing shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gersi Snabe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind FK LIQENORET's goalkeeper Benjamin Malvin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Harsh Gods were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after FK LIQENORET's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Roberto Carlos took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of FK LIQENORET's goalie and right to Jogaila Makauskas. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. FK LIQENORET's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xiao Fan Jing in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gersi Snabe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 32 minutes into the match, Harsh Gods's Gabriele Meilutyte sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Benjamin Malvin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Fabian Palla fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FK LIQENORET's protests and gave Fabian Palla a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, FK LIQENORET's Fabian Palla got a free kick in the 33rd minute. 34 minutes into the match, Roberto Carlos sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Benjamin Malvin threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Roberto Carlos this time. After a rather tough play, Harsh Gods's Frichoso Gallerreta got a free kick in the 36th minute. Benjamin Malvin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Lain in the 40th minute of play. In the 42nd match minute, Harsh Gods was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Renatas Eidukonis to maneuver through the defense. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
In the 52nd minute, Dé 凌统 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. The crowd rose to their feet as FK LIQENORET's Alfredo Ireno slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gersi Snabe. That made the score 0-2 after 62 minutes of play. 67 minutes into the match, Harsh Gods's goal looked a bit too open when Xiao Fan Jing came free, but Gersi Snabe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gersi Snabe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xiao Fan Jing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benjamin Malvin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriele Meilutyte in the 70th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Dé 凌统's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gersi Snabe was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Olof Asplund hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Harsh Gods made a substitution. Jokūbas Miškūnas replaced Frichoso Gallerreta. Olof Asplund hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Benjamin Malvin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jogaila Makauskas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomas Lain received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Benjamin Malvin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th match minute, FK LIQENORET was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xiao Fan Jing to maneuver through the defense. FK LIQENORET's Benjamin Malvin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Lain in the 92nd minute of play. Gersi Snabe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfredo Ireno in the 93rd minute. In the 94th match minute, FK LIQENORET was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Entel Kadare to maneuver through the defense. Roberto Carlos's late challenge caught a FK LIQENORET's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roberto Carlos helped the player get up and apologised. The Harsh Gods supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching FK LIQENORET's performance. The match ended with a win for FK LIQENORET.
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