Official Cup

JLM Zunni Club
Spectators: 208 (Terracing: 156, Seating: 48, VIP seats: 4) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zchariyhu Dafni took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vaclovas Andrulis during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Geležinis Vilkas getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Vaclovas Andrulis hit a great ball. In the 4th minute, Magen David's Amikam Ritner dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 14th minute Svajūnas Damanskas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vardimon Deitch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vardimon Deitch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Svajūnas Damanskas in the 16th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Deimantas Satkus in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vardimon Deitch saved Magen David from getting behind. Magen David's Vardimon Deitch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deimantas Satkus in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deimantas Satkus in the 22nd minute of play forced Magen David's goalkeeper Vardimon Deitch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the game, Adolfas Karaliūnas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Geležinis Vilkas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Magen David the free kick. In the 29thth minute of the game Vidmantas Bieliauskas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Magen David's Vardimon Deitch was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Arkady Biber fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Magen David's protests and gave Arkady Biber a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Geležinis Vilkas booed when Magen David was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arkady Biber didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 31st minute of the match Arnas Alejūnas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vardimon Deitch showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Magen David's Yariv Beltzer got a free kick in the 34th minute. After 35 minutes, Vidmantas Bieliauskas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Geležinis Vilkas and the Magen David players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Magen David booed when Geležinis Vilkas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vidmantas Bieliauskas didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Geležinis Vilkas's Arnas Alejūnas got a free kick in the 40th minute. Geležinis Vilkas's Mindaugas Žiogas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Geležinis Vilkas from getting a goal against them. Mindaugas Žiogas was a little too slow when Amikam Ritner got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 46th minute. The score was now 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Svajūnas Damanskas was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Geležinis Vilkas getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Arnas Alejūnas hit a great ball. With a little luck, Magen David's Vardimon Deitch got control of the ball when Deimantas Satkus tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Deimantas Satkus got free with Vardimon Deitch in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 58th minute, Adolfas Karaliūnas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 61 minutes into the match, Magen David's goalkeeper Vardimon Deitch had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Deimantas Satkus. After a rather tough play, Magen David's Jori Delyon got a free kick in the 71st minute. 73 minutes into the match, Geležinis Vilkas's Justinas Paliūnas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vardimon Deitch narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Justinas Paliūnas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th minute Deimantas Satkus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vardimon Deitch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geležinis Vilkas's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Arnas Alejūnas in the 80th minute. The corner ended in Arnas Alejūnas almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Magen David's Vardimon Deitch did a great save. Arkady Biber kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Arnas Alejūnas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 82nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vardimon Deitch. Magen David's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Svajūnas Damanskas received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Vardimon Deitch came out and tried to block the shot, but Svajūnas Damanskas slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 84th minute. With a little luck, Magen David's Vardimon Deitch got control of the ball when Deimantas Satkus tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 89th minute, Vidmantas Bieliauskas made a precise shot to the right of Vardimon Deitch. Magen David's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. After 96 played minutes Geležinis Vilkas got a freekick which was hit by Arnas Alejūnas.