Official Cup

Degtindariai
Spectators: 571 (Terracing: 429, Seating: 131, VIP seats: 11) Atahan Durdu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Geofredo Fox showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agatas Didžiulis, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by North Port UTD's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jotautas Bulzgis was slow to take the kick. During this time Absoliut's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Absoliut's Jotautas Bulzgis to fire away a dangerous shot which Geofredo Fox despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 9 minutes into the match, North Port UTD's goal looked a bit too open when Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu came free, but Geofredo Fox reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benigno Dalmau's late challenge caught a Absoliut's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benigno Dalmau helped the player get up and apologised. In the 11th match minute, North Port UTD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benigno Dalmau to maneuver through the defense. 14 minutes into the game, Absoliut's Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Geofredo Fox made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Robertas Sabaitis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Atahan Durdu, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After 22 minutes of play, Absoliut's Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Geofredo Fox was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 27th minute, Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu made a precise shot to the right of Geofredo Fox. North Port UTD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Geofredo Fox. That made the score 4-0 in the 36 minute of play. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind North Port UTD's goalkeeper Geofredo Fox, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Robertas Sabaitis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Alwege in the 43rd minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Einaras Mažeika in the 51st minute of play forced North Port UTD's goalkeeper Geofredo Fox to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Absoliut's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jotautas Bulzgis in the 52nd minute. The corner led Absoliut's Jotautas Bulzgis to fire away a dangerous shot which Geofredo Fox despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Geofredo Fox stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Absoliut's goalkeeper Robertas Sabaitis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dumitru Enoaia. Absoliut were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after North Port UTD's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jotautas Bulzgis took the corner. In the 65th minute, North Port UTD's Lucas Alwege ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Robertas Sabaitis. Robertas Sabaitis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-1. In the 69thth minute of the game Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but North Port UTD's Geofredo Fox was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. North Port UTD's Yağız Nesil was substituted for Onuralp Ülküm. Absoliut's Osvaldas Nutautas managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Rodolphe Denis in the 73 minute of the game. Robertas Sabaitis made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Atahan Durdu sent off a good shot on target. North Port UTD made a substitution. Ercan Şerif replaced Dumitru Enoaia. Absoliut made a substitution. Algitas Girkantas replaced Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu. A sloppy throw-in by Rodolphe Denis in the 86th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Absoliut's Osvaldas Nutautas.

Absoliut's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.