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Mintis Arena
Spectators: 10831 (Terracing: 8124, Seating: 2491, VIP seats: 216) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Danilevičius started the match with the kick off. Absoliut's Tymoteusz Chludzinski quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Grant Pustak, made in the 7th minute of the game. 10 minutes into the game, Grant Pustak threw the ball into play from the sideline. Absoliut's Vilmantas Kalinauskas quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Oliver Can made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tymoteusz Chludzinski in the 14th minute of play forced FK Mintis Vilnius's goalkeeper Oliver Can to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oliver Can showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Tymoteusz Chludzinski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 19th minute, Arūnas Pukelis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Robertas Sabaitis was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. FK Mintis Vilnius's Oliver Can played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tymoteusz Chludzinski in the 22nd minute of play. After 26 minutes, Sigitas Jakubauskas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FK Mintis Vilnius and the Absoliut players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 25th minute, one of FK Mintis Vilnius:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FK Mintis Vilnius. In the 28th minute there was a penalty for Absoliut. Tymoteusz Chludzinski stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Oliver Can. 1-1. FK Mintis Vilnius's Oliver Can played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tymoteusz Chludzinski in the 33rd minute of play. 33 minutes into the game, Tymoteusz Chludzinski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Oliver Can was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Oliver Can showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu in the 38th minute of the match. Robertas Sabaitis came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by FK Mintis Vilnius's Aldas Galkus. But to his dismay, Aldas Galkus quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3.

In the 51st minute Tomas Danilevičius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robertas Sabaitis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Oliver Can didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Absoliut. Robertas Sabaitis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Danilevičius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 57 minutes into the match, Absoliut's goal looked a bit too open when Aldas Galkus came free, but Robertas Sabaitis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, Aldas Galkus notched a goal, 4-3, to the right of Absoliut's Robertas Sabaitis. Robertas Sabaitis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Tomas Danilevičius's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robertas Sabaitis was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Absoliut's Valentas Jatkauskas was substituted for Ąžuolas Masalskis. Absoliut's attentive Vilmantas Kalinauskas managed to snatch the ball when Grant Pustak made a throw-in in the 68th minute of the game. After 68 played minutes Absoliut got a freekick which was hit by Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu. Oliver Can took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hubertas Dabkevičius's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Robertas Sabaitis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Aldas Galkus managed to get in a good position for a shot. FK Mintis Vilnius's supporters rose to their feet, but Aldas Galkus was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Robertas Sabaitis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Absoliut's Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FK Mintis Vilnius's goalie prevented a goal. In the 81st minute Tomas Danilevičius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robertas Sabaitis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Absoliut's Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Oliver Can narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The corner went over the outstretched arms of FK Mintis Vilnius's goalie and right to Cui Qing. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. FK Mintis Vilnius's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Aldas Galkus blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Robertas Sabaitis having to make a save. Oliver Can made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Vygandas Jančiauskas sent off a good shot on target. Mustafa Hakan Tosunoğlus short, quick shot in the 88thth minute got Oliver Can to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Absoliut's Robertas Sabaitis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Danilevičius in the 95th minute of play. The Absoliut players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.