Official Cup

Mintis Arena
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Przemyslaw Ciupierdo kicked off to start the match. In the 10th minute, Constantijn Belmans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute of the match FK Mintis Vilnius got a corner. Real Helland's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tomas Danilevičius ran over to the corner to take the kick. Arūnas Pukelis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Real Helland's Bernardo Tofani got a free kick in the 18th minute. When İsrafil Yağız came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the FK Mintis Vilnius 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 İsrafil Yağız couldn't finish the play. FK Mintis Vilnius's Sigitas Jakubauskas managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Doriva Dante in the 20 minute of the game. 23 minutes into the match, FK Mintis Vilnius's goal looked a bit too open when Doriva Dante came free, but Mustafa Kemal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Tor-Kristian Seim notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FK Mintis Vilnius's Mustafa Kemal. Mustafa Kemal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mustafa Kemal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tor-Kristian Seim's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Jon-Erik Ringvold made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arūnas Pukelis in the 38th minute. Przemyslaw Ciupierdo charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Przemyslaw Ciupierdo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 39 played minutes Real Helland got a freekick which was hit by Przemyslaw Ciupierdo. Real Helland's Jon-Erik Ringvold played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by İsrafil Yağız in the 45th minute of play. In the 45th match minute, FK Mintis Vilnius was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arūnas Pukelis to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute, Sondre Helliesen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. İsrafil Yağız recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After the first half Real Helland were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Danilevičius in the 55th minute of play forced Real Helland's goalkeeper Jon-Erik Ringvold to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mustafa Kemal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doriva Dante in the 58th minute of play. In the 59th match minute, FK Mintis Vilnius was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amado Guterres to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute İsrafil Yağız shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jon-Erik Ringvold saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 65 played minutes Real Helland got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo Tofani. After having played for 65 minutes, İsrafil Yağız managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FK Mintis Vilnius's supporters crossed their fingers, but İsrafil Yağız was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 67 minutes into the match, Przemyslaw Ciupierdo notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of FK Mintis Vilnius's Mustafa Kemal. Mustafa Kemal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 71 minutes into the match, Real Helland's goal looked a bit too open when Arūnas Pukelis came free, but Jon-Erik Ringvold reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mustafa Kemal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tor-Kristian Seim in the 76th minute of play. Mustafa Kemal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Przemyslaw Ciupierdo in the 78th minute of play. Jon-Erik Ringvold 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 82nd minute. Doriva Dante recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jon-Erik Ringvold took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from İsrafil Yağız, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Real Helland eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.