Official Cup

FC NATIONAL ARENA
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Thor Browald started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Gražvydas Ragaišis scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alkibiades Bouloukos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Benas Čepas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Marius Nicolae fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC NATIONAL's protests and gave Marius Nicolae a yellow card for diving instead. After 12 played minutes FC NATIONAL got a freekick which was hit by Marius Nicolae. Alkibiades Bouloukos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thor Browald in the 13th minute of play. BigBalls's Alexander Heidenreich got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 17 played minutes FC NATIONAL got a freekick which was hit by Ademtos Demetrious. BigBalls's Rūtenis Vaičiūnas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save BigBalls from getting a goal against them. BigBalls's attentive Henrikas Batavičius managed to snatch the ball when Kerkyon Kaloxylos made a throw-in in the 24th minute of the game. Alkibiades Bouloukos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nerijus Urniežius in the 26th minute of the match. Marios Kotsilimbas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC NATIONAL's attentive Dinekis Kiriakopoulos managed to snatch the ball when Henrikas Batavičius made a throw-in in the 31st minute of the game. Alkibiades Bouloukos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nerijus Urniežius went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Rūtenis Vaičiūnas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dinekis Kiriakopoulos went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thor Browald in the 44th minute of play forced FC NATIONAL's goalkeeper Alkibiades Bouloukos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute Nerijus Urniežius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alkibiades Bouloukos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Viorel Moldovan was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, FC NATIONAL's Viorel Moldovan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rūtenis Vaičiūnas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. After 54 minutes, Thor Browald mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BigBalls and the FC NATIONAL players grew even worse after the yellow card. Thor Browald kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Thor Browald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Alkibiades Bouloukos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rūtenis Vaičiūnas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viorel Moldovan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rūtenis Vaičiūnas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Viorel Moldovan went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. Alkibiades Bouloukos made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Nerijus Urniežius sent off a good shot on target. Nerijus Urniežius fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alkibiades Bouloukos having to interfere. Alkibiades Bouloukos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thor Browald went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-4 was the resulting score. 81 minutes into the game, Thor Browald recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Alkibiades Bouloukos. Thor Browald showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thor Browald in the 85th minute of play forced FC NATIONAL's goalkeeper Alkibiades Bouloukos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Nerijus Urniežius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 90th minute, Thor Browald 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 referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Myrtilos Georgas during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 92 played minutes FC NATIONAL got a freekick which was hit by Myrtilos Georgas. BigBalls's attack was well implemented in the 93rd minute, but when Thor Browald was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Thor Browald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Alkibiades Bouloukos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.