U18 League

Mintis Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Žydrūnas Danielius started the match with the kick off. In the 10th minute, Sonny Aae hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Skirmantas Melekša during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FK Mintis Vilnius's Skirmantas Melekša got a free kick in the 16th minute. After having played for 22 minutes, René Gotland managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Randkleve's supporters crossed their fingers, but René Gotland 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 23rd match minute, Randkleve was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kaare Kandal to maneuver through the defense. Charlie Bjarkeby recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Liudvikas Balsevičius was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 34 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, FK Mintis Vilnius's Liudvikas Balsevičius got a free kick in the 35th minute. Lukas Dunauskas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Willy Rosenvard, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. A collision led to Randkleve getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Kaare Kandal hit a great ball. Andrius Bekeris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Skirmantas Melekša got free with Petter Rykov in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Petter Rykov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrius Bekeris in the 43rd minute of the match. Lukas Dunauskas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leo Bangstrup, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute, Charlie Bjarkeby got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when René Gotland stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Randkleve's goalkeeper Petter Rykov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Knut Huneck in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lukas Dunauskas saved FK Mintis Vilnius from getting behind. After 59 played minutes Randkleve got a freekick which was hit by Charlie Bjarkeby. A collision led to FK Mintis Vilnius getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Rūtenis Galkus hit a great ball. FK Mintis Vilnius's defense didn't have a chance, in the 72nd minute, when Charlie Bjarkeby scored to the left of an out of position Lukas Dunauskas, making the score, 0-1. Leo Bangstrup received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Lukas Dunauskas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kaare Kandal kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Randkleve's Leo Bangstrup got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 93rd minute Charlie Bjarkeby shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lukas Dunauskas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 95 played minutes FK Mintis Vilnius got a freekick which was hit by Rūtenis Galkus. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Randkleve walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.