lakstingalos 1 - 7 Atlantukas (383733871)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 12000 to lakstingalos Arena. Jörgen Sidenblad was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Fernando Zammuner and Izidor Perak. lakstingalos decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Jurasovas - Klikauskas, Vaupelis, Karsakov, Levanavičius - Kitkauskas, Pagalys, Jatkevičius, Acevičius - Kičas, Šibilskis.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Atlantukas. Starters: Cieza - Sionovas, Gavronskis, Gricas - Vingėlis, Dorbinovas, Beitnoras, Latušinskas, Žygis - Kulinskas, Tvaskus.

A mistake by the home side's central defence after 3 minutes allowed F. Sionovas to score for Atlantukas. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. After 4 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed F. Sionovas to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 2. A. Kitkauskas's speed is always a threat when he gets a little room to move, and 16 minutes into the match was no different as he broke free of his man to send a delightful through ball to V. Šibilskis who knocked it in for lakstingalos. 1 - 2! After 19 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for B. Žygis who increased Atlantukas's lead to 1 - 3. A. Tvaskus of Atlantukas seemed to be floating in the air as he elegantly headed in to make the score 1 - 4 after a corner kick that was nicely executed by K. Vingėlis. The home crowd was not impressed when V. Beitnoras came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 26 minutes. Atlantukas were now up 1 - 5. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Atlantukas lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. With 30 minutes played, F. Kičas of lakstingalos fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. 33 minutes into the game a free kick by K. Vingėlis found its way through the home side's poorly assembled defensive formation, making Atlantukas's lead 1 - 6. 1 - 6 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Atlantukas, with 68 percent of the ball.

K. Vingėlis increased Atlantukas's lead to 1 - 7 with a superb free kick strike that flew in just under the far top corner. E. Kulinskas's technique was perfect on this sunny day and led to some breathtaking tricks that bamboozled the defence. The home crowd cheered when, after 73 minutes, K. Vingėlis's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day. M. Gricas came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over T. Jurasovas but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. B. Žygis of Atlantukas was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Atlantukas enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 72 percent of possession.

I. Karsakov performed admirably for lakstingalos. However, S. Jatkevičius made a disastrous appearance. Atlantukas's top performer was clearly A. Tvaskus. M. Gricas turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 7.