Official Cup

Colosseum
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Dekanis kicked off to start the match. Akheron Harames showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nojus Peleckas in the 3rd minute of the match. Chronis Angelis charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chronis Angelis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 4 played minutes Empire of Soccer got a freekick which was hit by Chronis Angelis. Empire of Soccer's Akheron Harames played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virginijus Geibūnas in the 6th minute of play. Chronis Angelis got his second yellow card in the match during the 8th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 9th minute, Chronis Angelis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 11 played minutes Briarios Fitzios rounded Aleksotas FK's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. 16 minutes into the match, Epigonoi Rousses dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ramūnas Morkūnas, 2-0. Akheron Harames showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Dekanis, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Epigonoi Rousses might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ramūnas Morkūnas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Epigonoi Rousses ran back to his position shaking his head. Aleksotas FK's Ramūnas Morkūnas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Aleksotas FK from getting a goal against them. Epigonoi Rousses received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Ramūnas Morkūnas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Akheron Harames took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virginijus Geibūnas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the game, Konstantinas Briedis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aleksotas FK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Empire of Soccer the free kick. In the 34th minute, Briarios Fitzios 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. A collision led to Empire of Soccer getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Nicias Gaitanis hit a great ball. In the 44th minute Tomas Dekanis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Akheron Harames saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aigyptos Vakros during the 48th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Aigyptos Vakros hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Epigonoi Rousses was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virginijus Geibūnas in the 53rd minute of play forced Empire of Soccer's goalkeeper Akheron Harames to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute, Nojus Peleckas made a precise shot to the right of Akheron Harames. Empire of Soccer's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Epigonoi Rousses in the 58th minute of play forced Aleksotas FK's goalkeeper Ramūnas Morkūnas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Nojus Peleckas came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Aleksotas FK fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nojus Peleckas couldn't finish the play. Empire of Soccer's Akheron Harames proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Empire of Soccer from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Empire of Soccer's Akheron Harames got control of the ball when Tomas Dekanis tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nojus Peleckas got free with Akheron Harames in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 75th minute, Agnius Vosylius made a precise shot to the right of Akheron Harames. Empire of Soccer's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. 80 minutes into the match, Aleksotas FK's goal looked a bit too open when Epigonoi Rousses came free, but Ramūnas Morkūnas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Empire of Soccer's Akheron Harames proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Empire of Soccer from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Empire of Soccer's Kroios Plevritis got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Akheron Harames made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Dekanis in the 95th minute. Akheron Harames was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tomas Dekanis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 98 minute of play. The Aleksotas FK players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.