Official Cup

Zujūnai Stadium
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arévalo Miñaca took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Arévalo Miñaca had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Qurban Äsädli. SazobaSpor's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arévalo Miñaca was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. SazobaSpor's defense didn't have a chance, in the 7th minute, when Arévalo Miñaca scored to the left of an out of position Qurban Äsädli, making the score, 2-0. 16 minutes into the match, Geležinis Vilkas's goal looked a bit too open when Jerome Bollaert came free, but Arne Rusterholz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Qurban Äsädli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arévalo Miñaca in the 17th minute of the match. Arne Rusterholz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerome Bollaert, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 21st minute of the match Geležinis Vilkas got a corner. SazobaSpor's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eitautas Ivoška ran over to the corner to take the kick. Arévalo Miñaca's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Qurban Äsädli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Geležinis Vilkas's goal looked a bit too open when Jerome Bollaert came free, but Arne Rusterholz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st match minute, SazobaSpor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Song Feng Chen to maneuver through the defense. Arévalo Miñaca blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Qurban Äsädli having to make a save. Arévalo Miñaca's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Qurban Äsädli firmly grabbed it by the left post. Arévalo Miñaca blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Qurban Äsädli having to make a save. 38 minutes into the match, Ni Quan Zhen notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Geležinis Vilkas's Arne Rusterholz. Arne Rusterholz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Qurban Äsädli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arévalo Miñaca in the 42nd minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jerome Bollaert stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Arne Rusterholz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerome Bollaert in the 53rd minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Geležinis Vilkas's goal looked a bit too open when Senio Opazo came free, but Arne Rusterholz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Qurban Äsädli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arévalo Miñaca in the 66th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jerome Bollaert in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arne Rusterholz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Saulius Grapskis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Geležinis Vilkas's Arne Rusterholz got control of the ball when Senio Opazo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Qian Ao Ao notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Geležinis Vilkas's Arne Rusterholz. Arne Rusterholz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Geležinis Vilkas getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Léo de Azevedo hit a great ball. SazobaSpor's Qurban Äsädli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arévalo Miñaca in the 92nd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Geležinis Vilkas had won after a very even match.