Hippo Pool
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638,
Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Jotautas Bakštys made the kick off and thus started the match. Jotautas Bakštys fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victor Benat having to interfere. Vytaras Liaudanskas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Victor Benat having to make a save. Romualdas Podėris could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Victor Benat made a huge save. Victor Benat came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Savage Hippo's Romualdas Podėris. But to his dismay, Romualdas Podėris quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. The Xeneizes fans' excitement grew in the 17th match minute when Xeneizes's Pastor Benat looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Xeneizes's defense didn't have a chance, in the 21st minute, when Eduardas Girčius scored to the left of an out of position Victor Benat, making the score, 2-1. Savage Hippo's Vytaras Liaudanskas got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Xeneizes's Victor Benat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jotautas Bakštys in the 28th minute of play. The supporters of Savage Hippo booed when Xeneizes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Feliciano Ugutz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Victor Benat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romualdas Podėris in the 31st minute of play. Victor Benat came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Savage Hippo's Eduardas Girčius. But to his dismay, Eduardas Girčius quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. A collision led to Savage Hippo getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Vytaras Liaudanskas hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Xeneizes's Claudio Peter got a free kick in the 37th minute. Victor Benat was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jotautas Bakštys showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-1 in the 39 minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Romualdas Podėris notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of Xeneizes's Victor Benat. Victor Benat was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-1.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pastor Benat to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Eduardas Girčius notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of Xeneizes's Victor Benat. Victor Benat was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Aaron Mingo's late challenge caught a Savage Hippo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aaron Mingo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 64th minute, Jotautas Bakštys made a precise shot to the right of Victor Benat. Xeneizes's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-1. If Romualdas Podėris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75th minute, Jotautas Bakštys made a precise shot to the right of Victor Benat. Xeneizes's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-1. Romualdas Podėris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Jotautas Bakštys put it in 10-1 from a short distance just to the right of Victor Benat. 83 minutes into the game, Savage Hippo's Romualdas Podėris nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Victor Benat made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 11-1. If Romualdas Podėris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Xeneizes's Ariel Salvatore got a free kick in the 87th minute. After having played for 88 minutes, Romualdas Podėris managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Savage Hippo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Romualdas Podėris was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Savage Hippo were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after Xeneizes's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Vaclovas Jacinaitis took the corner. After taking down the ball on Savage Hippo's corner Vaclovas Jacinaitis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Victor Benat quite easily take care of the ball. Savage Hippo's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Vaclovas Jacinaitis in the 94th minute. The corner led Savage Hippo's Vaclovas Jacinaitis to fire away a dangerous shot which Victor Benat despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 94 played minutes Vaclovas Jacinaitis shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Xeneizes's Victor Benat to catch but Vaclovas Jacinaitis was lucky. It became 12-1 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Savage Hippo had played much better football throughout.
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