Official Cup

Glory of Aleksotas
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Dekanis started the match with the kick off. After some careless play in the Aleksotas FK defense, Hektor Kountouroudas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ramūnas Morkūnas. The Aleksotas FK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ramūnas Morkūnas should have stopped the shot. When Chronis Angelis fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Empire of Soccer's protests and gave Chronis Angelis a yellow card for diving instead. The long shot by Valentas Čebatorius in the 8th minute really tested Akheron Harames's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Nojus Peleckas's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Akheron Harames firmly grabbed it by the left post. Akheron Harames showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Dekanis in the 12th minute of the match. In the 13th minute, Empire of Soccer's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Tomas Dekanis fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virginijus Geibūnas in the 17th minute of play forced Empire of Soccer's goalkeeper Akheron Harames to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Aleksotas FK's Virginijus Geibūnas fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. In the 23rd match minute, Empire of Soccer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Epigonoi Rousses to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Tomas Dekanis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Akheron Harames. That made the score 3-1 in the 31 minute of play. In the 33rd match minute, Aleksotas FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nojus Peleckas to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virginijus Geibūnas in the 40th minute of play forced Empire of Soccer's goalkeeper Akheron Harames to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 played minutes Aleksotas FK got a freekick which was hit by Arnoldas Nagys. Hektor Kountouroudas kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Akheron Harames made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virginijus Geibūnas in the 46th minute of play. 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 wind increased when Epigonoi Rousses made the kick off in the second half. Ramūnas Morkūnas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Epigonoi Rousses in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Virginijus Geibūnas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Aleksotas FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Empire of Soccer's Akheron Harames played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Dekanis in the 58th minute of play. Troizen Lillis received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ramūnas Morkūnas came out and tried to block the shot, but Troizen Lillis slotted it home off the left post making it 4-2 in the 62nd minute. A collision led to Empire of Soccer getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Timos Econome hit a great ball. 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virginijus Geibūnas in the 74th minute of play forced Empire of Soccer's goalkeeper Akheron Harames to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Akheron Harames took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Dekanis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Akheron Harames showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Dekanis in the 95th minute of the match. Empire of Soccer's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.