Official Cup

Mintis Arena
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) In the 3rd minute, Amado Guterres 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. In the 6th minute, James Feldthaus left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Pladask fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 10th minute Tomas Danilevičius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Grønningsæter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Pladask's Daniel Grønningsæter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Danilevičius in the 10th minute of play. FK Mintis Vilnius's Mustafa Kemal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trond Soltveit in the 11th minute of play. In the 12th minute Tomáš Kolek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Kemal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute, FK Mintis Vilnius's Arūnas Pukelis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Daniel Grønningsæter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Danilevičius, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 24 minutes into the game, Tomas Danilevičius cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Daniel Grønningsæter was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mustafa Kemal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomáš Kolek in the 27th minute of play. Arūnas Pukelis did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-1 to the left of a surprised Daniel Grønningsæter 31 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute, Arūnas Pukelis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FK Mintis Vilnius fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when James Feldthaus stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kęstutis Latoža kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. Trond Soltveit recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. FK Mintis Vilnius's Mustafa Kemal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by James Feldthaus in the 52nd minute of play. After 54 minutes FK Mintis Vilnius's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kjetil-André Grønseth who took care of the corner kick. The corner led FC Pladask's Tomáš Kolek to fire away a dangerous shot which Mustafa Kemal despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 58th minute Tomas Danilevičius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Grønningsæter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th match minute, FC Pladask was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Markussen to maneuver through the defense. Daniel Grønningsæter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arūnas Pukelis, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. FC Pladask's Daniel Grønningsæter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Danilevičius in the 72nd minute of play. Trond Soltveit came free with the goalkeeper in the 78th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Mustafa Kemal could save by the left post. Mustafa Kemal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from James Feldthaus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers James Feldthaus in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mustafa Kemal saved FK Mintis Vilnius from getting behind. Arūnas Pukelis struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Daniel Grønningsæter didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FK Mintis Vilnius. Trond Soltveit could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Mustafa Kemal made a huge save. 93 minutes into the game, FK Mintis Vilnius's Arūnas Pukelis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Daniel Grønningsæter made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. FK Mintis Vilnius were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC Pladask for a fine match.