Prized/Friendly Cup

Estadio Gastres
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) FC Karamba's Stanislovas Milčius started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Stanislovas Milčius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucas Cesaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucas Cesaro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stanislovas Milčius's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. FC Karamba's Zigmas Mikutavičius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raul Fresco in the 6th minute of play. After 7 played minutes FC Karamba got a freekick which was hit by Ramūnas Balčiūnas. In the 8th match minute, Gastres FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elias Oto to maneuver through the defense. Lucas Cesaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egidijus Grabauskas, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After a rather tough play, FC Karamba's Benas Liulys got a free kick in the 13th minute. Raul Fresco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Zigmas Mikutavičius tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zigmas Mikutavičius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Fresco in the 17th minute of play. Saulius Vaineikis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucas Cesaro having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Egidijus Grabauskas in the 25th minute of play forced Gastres FC's goalkeeper Lucas Cesaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pablo Bide hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. 32 minutes into the game, Faustino Eduino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gastres FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Karamba the free kick. After 32 played minutes Gastres FC got a freekick which was hit by Faustino Eduino. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Raul Fresco stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lucas Cesaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egidijus Grabauskas, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. 57 minutes into the match, FC Karamba's goal looked a bit too open when Pablo Bide came free, but Zigmas Mikutavičius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, Gastres FC's goalkeeper Lucas Cesaro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Augustinas Damazeckas. 61 minutes into the match, Gastres FC's Pablo Bide sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zigmas Mikutavičius narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Narūnas Valančius was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 65 minutes into the match. Narūnas Valančius hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Zigmas Mikutavičius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Endura in the 66th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Tino in the 68th minute of play forced FC Karamba's goalkeeper Zigmas Mikutavičius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Karamba's Augustinas Damazeckas got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Gastres FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.