League

Tauraginai Stadium
Spectators: 6050 (Terracing: 4500, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 50) FK Kochenay's Hubertas Tamulis 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. 3 minutes into the game, FK Kochenay's Hubertas Tamulis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eigirdas Banaitis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Eigirdas Banaitis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beržas Paliūnas in the 6th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tauras Macaitis in the 8th minute of play forced FBK Tauraginai's goalkeeper Eigirdas Banaitis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Faustas Jameikis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Vladas Nausėda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 11 minutes of play, FK Kochenay's Jarūnas Narkus made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eigirdas Banaitis was left in no man's land by his defense there! 16 minutes into the match, Beržas Paliūnas notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of FBK Tauraginai's Eigirdas Banaitis. Eigirdas Banaitis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Dobilas Miškūnas fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FBK Tauraginai's protests and gave Dobilas Miškūnas a yellow card for diving instead. Vilmantas Jakutis was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 22 minutes into the match. After 22 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FBK Tauraginai! When FBK Tauraginai's Domas Drazdauskas in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FK Kochenay's goalie prevented a goal. 30 minutes into the match, FBK Tauraginai's goal looked a bit too open when Tauras Macaitis came free, but Eigirdas Banaitis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, FK Kochenay's goalkeeper Vladas Nausėda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Faustas Jameikis. In the 40th minute Beržas Paliūnas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eigirdas Banaitis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Domas Drazdauskas managed to get in a good position for a shot. FBK Tauraginai's supporters rose to their feet, but Domas Drazdauskas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vladas Nausėda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vladas Nausėda was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Domas Drazdauskas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 44 minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Domas Drazdauskas made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alius Ratkevičius during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FBK Tauraginai's Alius Ratkevičius got a free kick in the 52nd minute. 54 minutes into the match, FBK Tauraginai's goal looked a bit too open when Tauras Macaitis came free, but Eigirdas Banaitis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hubertas Tamulis hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. 57 minutes into the game, FK Kochenay's Hubertas Tamulis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eigirdas Banaitis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. Eigirdas Banaitis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jarūnas Narkus in the 65th minute of the match. 66 minutes into the game, Tauras Macaitis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-6. Eigirdas Banaitis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Eigirdas Banaitis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jarūnas Narkus in the 71st minute of the match. FK Kochenay's Vladas Nausėda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domas Drazdauskas in the 72nd minute of play. FBK Tauraginai's Eigirdas Banaitis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hubertas Tamulis in the 73rd minute of play. Jurgis Bieliauskas's late challenge caught a FBK Tauraginai's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jurgis Bieliauskas helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FK Kochenay's Jurgis Bieliauskas got a free kick in the 78th minute. If Faustas Jameikis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hubertas Tamulis received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Eigirdas Banaitis came out and tried to block the shot, but Hubertas Tamulis slotted it home off the left post making it 1-7 in the 83rd minute. Eigirdas Banaitis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hubertas Tamulis, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Tauras Macaitis took a quick shot and it went in 1-8 without a chance for Eigirdas Banaitis to make any attempt to save it. Romualdas Bička hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. When the match was over FK Kochenay could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FBK Tauraginai throughout the match.