Official Cup

SUN CITY STADIUM
Spectators: 196 (Terracing: 148, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) An unexpectedly hard shot by Saulius Inzaghi in the 10th minute of play forced FC COSA NOSTRA's goalkeeper Rytis Paškevičius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th match minute, FC Alytus United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdemaras Mankus to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to FC Alytus United getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Žygimantas Karanauskas hit a great ball. Rytis Paškevičius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lauras Normantas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rytis Paškevičius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saulius Inzaghi, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Rytis Paškevičius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lauras Normantas in the 36th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Vytenis Grabauskas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 44 minutes into the match, FC COSA NOSTRA's goal looked a bit too open when Saulius Inzaghi came free, but Rytis Paškevičius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Saulius Inzaghi was the one to do the kick off. Pepito Inzaghi charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pepito Inzaghi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 52nd match minute, FC Alytus United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pepito Inzaghi to maneuver through the defense. Stasys Povilaitis kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Pepito Inzaghi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Rytis Paškevičius made a huge save. Rytis Paškevičius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saulius Inzaghi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valdemaras Mankus's late challenge caught a FC COSA NOSTRA'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. A collision led to FC Alytus United getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Valdemaras Mankus hit a great ball. Aloyzas Jučas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 62nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Faustas Mileška. FC Alytus United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to FC COSA NOSTRA getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Stasys Povilaitis hit a great ball. Rytis Paškevičius made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Lauras Normantas sent off a good shot on target. Rytis Paškevičius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saulius Inzaghi in the 70th minute of the match. A collision led to FC Alytus United getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Lauras Normantas hit a great ball. After 76 minutes of play, FC Alytus United's Lauras Normantas made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rytis Paškevičius was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Gytis Jankevičius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 83rdth minute of the game Virginijus Žalpys who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Alytus United's Faustas Mileška was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rytis Paškevičius made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pepito Inzaghi in the 85th minute. Vytenis Grabauskas's late challenge caught a FC COSA NOSTRA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vytenis Grabauskas helped the player get up and apologised. FC COSA NOSTRA's Valentas Vaišvila was substituted for Virginijus Žalpys. The supporters of FC COSA NOSTRA booed when FC Alytus United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vytenis Grabauskas didn't get a good kick on the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Valentas Vaišvila notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of FC Alytus United's Faustas Mileška. Faustas Mileška was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched FC Alytus United eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.