National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Shaheed Dube kicked off to start the match. If Juras Stanevičius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute, Shaheed Dube made a precise shot to the right of Virgilijus Stackevičius. U21 Lithuania's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 14th minute, Dean Bandura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th minute of the match U21 South Africa got a corner. U21 Lithuania's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Milton Setlaba ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 18th minute, Samuel Roberts hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When U21 Lithuania's Benediktas Zaremba in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 South Africa's goalie prevented a goal. The goalkeeper, Virgilijus Stackevičius, was totally fooled by U21 South Africa's Milton Setlaba, who 28 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. U21 South Africa's Lebang Nkadimeng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benediktas Zaremba in the 34th minute of play. 38 minutes into the game, Juras Stanevičius cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Lebang Nkadimeng was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. U21 South Africa's Lebang Nkadimeng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juras Stanevičius in the 41st minute of play. U21 Lithuania's Virgilijus Stackevičius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shaheed Dube in the 44th minute of play. U21 Lithuania's Virgilijus Stackevičius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shaheed Dube in the 44th minute of play. Shaheed Dube blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Virgilijus Stackevičius having to make a save. Virgilijus Stackevičius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shaheed Dube, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Juras Stanevičius stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lebang Nkadimeng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentas Gražulis in the 52nd minute of the match. Virgilijus Stackevičius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shaheed Dube in the 54th minute of the match. When U21 Lithuania's Benediktas Zaremba in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 South Africa's goalie prevented a goal. When U21 South Africa's Shaheed Dube in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Lithuania's goalie prevented a goal. In the 63rd match minute, U21 Lithuania was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gvidas Urniežius to maneuver through the defense. U21 South Africa made a substitution. William Thebile replaced Hoadley Sono. U21 South Africa's Ricky Mkhonza was substituted for Samuel Roberts. The supporters of U21 South Africa booed when U21 Lithuania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gvidas Urniežius didn't get a good kick on the ball. 66 minutes into the match, U21 Lithuania's goal looked a bit too open when Shaheed Dube came free, but Virgilijus Stackevičius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Lithuania made a substitution. Aloyzas Kontautas replaced Adas Grušnys. U21 South Africa were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after U21 Lithuania's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Milton Setlaba took the corner. The corner led U21 South Africa's Milton Setlaba to fire away a dangerous shot which Virgilijus Stackevičius despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Virgilijus Stackevičius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shaheed Dube in the 86th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Melusi Madiba during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 87th minute, Melusi Madiba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lebang Nkadimeng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juras Stanevičius in the 88th minute. Lebang Nkadimeng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bronius Banevičius, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The U21 South Africa players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.