Official Cup

Nike Football Arena
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Basílio Mazza kicked off to start the match. Emilis Pikelis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardinho Duarte in the 7th minute of the match. In the 9th minute, Bernardinho Duarte left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Xapetuba Futebol Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The supporters of Xapetuba Futebol Clube booed when FC Alytus United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erikas Spudys didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14th match minute, FC Alytus United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lukas Mataitis to maneuver through the defense. FC Alytus United's Emilis Pikelis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilvan Vidal in the 18th minute of play. Erikas Spudys took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Geraldo Urbano. Geraldo Urbano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 32 minutes into the game, Vilius Bacys lined in a short shot 2-1 behind a frustrated Geraldo Urbano. Emilis Pikelis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bernardinho Duarte went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. When Vytenis Grabauskas fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Alytus United's protests and gave Vytenis Grabauskas a yellow card for diving instead. Vytenis Grabauskas hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Emilis Pikelis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinho Branco in the 45th minute of play. 46 minutes into the game, Gilvan Vidal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Emilis Pikelis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Disappointed in the 2-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Erikas Spudys was the one to do the kick off. Bernardinho Duarte did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-4 to the left of a surprised Emilis Pikelis 53 minutes into the match. Emilis Pikelis came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Xapetuba Futebol Clube's Gilvan Vidal. But to his dismay, Gilvan Vidal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-5. After 62 minutes, Bernardinho Duarte mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Xapetuba Futebol Clube and the FC Alytus United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Emilis Pikelis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardinho Duarte in the 65th minute of the match. After 67 played minutes Xapetuba Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Felippe Miranda. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Erikas Spudys in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Geraldo Urbano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the Xapetuba Futebol Clube defense, Vytenis Grabauskas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Geraldo Urbano. The Xapetuba Futebol Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Geraldo Urbano should have stopped the shot. Erikas Spudys recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 82 minutes, Gilvan Vidal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Xapetuba Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gilvan Vidal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 87th match minute, FC Alytus United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vilius Bacys to maneuver through the defense. 91 minutes into the game, Erikas Spudys cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-5. Geraldo Urbano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Vilius Bacys managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Alytus United's supporters rose to their feet, but Vilius Bacys was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Geraldo Urbano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The FC Alytus United fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Xapetuba Futebol Clube were clearly better and deserved to take the win.