Inkaras 2 - 2 Telsiai (383745885)

Clouds darkened the skies at S.Dariaus ir D.Gireno stadionas as 12020 spectators turned up for the match. Jay van Zwol was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jenel Viziru and Fernando Zumalacárregui. Inkaras had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players took the field: Naverdauskas - Cemnolonskis, Kuraitis, Bialopetravičius, Manžinskas - Guogelis, Preimontas, Pokladas, Grumšlis - Dairutis, Nežinomasis.

Telsiai tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Lineup: Gaidimavičius - Eidingeris, Kačinas, Sapižovas, Plonadūmis - Drapanauskis, Penkovas, Bombulis, Šulgas - Keliotis, Žirnikas.

Inkaras fans held their breath as J. Nežinomasis scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! E. Kačinas finished off a quick charge from the left of the field by chipping the ball just past the home side's keeper, making the score 1 - 1 6 minutes into the match. Some things can only be learned through experience, and B. Penkovas should take his lesson to heart after nearly gifting Inkaras a goal with 15 minutes of the match played. Halftime score was 1 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Inkaras, with 51 percent of the ball.

After some beautiful movement down the left wing, V. Grumšlis scored for Inkaras putting them ahead 2 - 1, after 60 minutes. Some brilliant football from the visitors' right wing resulted in a levelling of the score as Telsiai's A. Drapanauskis put the ball in the onion bag after 66 minutes to make it 2 - 2. 71 minutes had elapsed when a great chance for Inkaras to take the lead after a good cross from the right found V. Bialopetravičius alone with the keeper, but he chipped it to the wrong side of the post. Inkaras had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.

Inkaras's best player was J. Nežinomasis. However, V. Bialopetravičius made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Telsiai player was without a doubt V. Žirnikas. S. Šulgas was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 2.