Official Cup

LIQENI POGRADECIT
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Benas Dokšas got the match started through his kick off. After 3 played minutes POGRADECARI FK got a freekick which was hit by Visi Kokoneshi. Kęstutis Jakubauskas's late challenge caught a POGRADECARI FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kęstutis Jakubauskas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 5th match minute, Lithuanian amber was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kęstutis Jakubauskas to maneuver through the defense. Aras Nutautas hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. If Nezhdet Kadare had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 10th minute, Saimir Ramadani ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marius Naujokas was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nezhdet Kadare got free with Marius Naujokas in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 24th minute, Aras Nutautas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lithuanian amber's Marius Naujokas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Lithuanian amber from getting a goal against them. Aras Nutautas charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aras Nutautas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Aras Nutautas kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Jerzy Ranowiecki came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Lithuanian amber's Laimutis Tonkūnas. But to his dismay, Laimutis Tonkūnas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Jerzy Ranowiecki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kęstutis Jakubauskas, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 39th minute, POGRADECARI FK's Kimet Shehu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nezhdet Kadare made a kick off. Marius Naujokas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Saimir Ramadani's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. Marius Naujokas came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by POGRADECARI FK's Nezhdet Kadare. But to his dismay, Nezhdet Kadare quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. 65 minutes into the match, POGRADECARI FK's Saimir Ramadani sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marius Naujokas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Visi Kokoneshi in the 79th minute of play forced Lithuanian amber's goalkeeper Marius Naujokas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, Saimir Ramadani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The POGRADECARI FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. In the 86th minute, Eligijus Erniulis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marius Naujokas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saimir Ramadani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lithuanian amber's Kęstutis Jakubauskas got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 92nd minute, Latif Rugova made a precise shot to the right of Marius Naujokas. Lithuanian amber's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. POGRADECARI FK were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Lithuanian amber for a fine match.