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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joe Starr kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by England's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Zigmas Rančys was slow to take the kick. During this time Lithuania's players had a chance to rest. Rod Fairbank took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albertas Barkus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Joe Starr hit a great ball. Aldas Kiškunas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chris Cuss in the 14th minute of play. Rod Fairbank showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albertas Barkus, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Rod Fairbank came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Lithuania's Albertas Barkus. But to his dismay, Albertas Barkus quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. England's Rod Fairbank played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gvidas Domeika in the 22nd minute of play. In the 26th minute, England's Joe Starr ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Aldas Kiškunas. Aldas Kiškunas yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. In the 29th minute Joe Starr shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aldas Kiškunas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joe Starr could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Aldas Kiškunas made a huge save. In the 32nd minute England were awarded a corner. Rupert Bradley went to the cornerflag to take it. At last the ball reached Tod Bale at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Lithuania. 2-2. Aldas Kiškunas made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Joe Starr sent off a good shot on target. 42 minutes into the game, Vinnie Elliott was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. England's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lithuania the free kick. After a rather tough play, England's Vinnie Elliott got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Rod Fairbank showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albertas Barkus in the 44th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gvidas Domeika made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Lithuania's goal looked a bit too open when Joe Starr came free, but Aldas Kiškunas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris Cuss in the 56th minute of play forced Lithuania's goalkeeper Aldas Kiškunas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aldas Kiškunas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris Cuss in the 57th minute of the match. After 59 played minutes Lithuania got a freekick which was hit by Adas Šimaitis. England's Julian Ridgeway was substituted for Vinnie Elliott. In the 60th match minute, Lithuania was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adas Šimaitis to maneuver through the defense. Aldas Kiškunas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joe Starr, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Rod Fairbank made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albertas Barkus in the 63rd minute of play. In the 71st minute of the match, Dainius Penkauskas got a very nice opportunity to score, but Rod Fairbank was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as Lithuania's Dainius Penkauskas slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rod Fairbank. That made the score 2-4 after 71 minutes of play. Lithuania's Jogaila Paukštis was substituted for Albertas Barkus. Lithuania made a substitution. Liudvikas Bajoriūnas replaced Albinas Kundrotas. In the 78th minute, Jogaila Paukštis 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. Lithuania made a substitution. Saulius Voveris replaced Gvidas Domeika. Rod Fairbank took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jogaila Paukštis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aldas Kiškunas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chris Cuss, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rod Fairbank was out of position in the 88 minute of play, and Saulius Voveris capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Saulius Voveris really showed his touch with that goal: 2-5. In the 91st minute of the match, Jogaila Paukštis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rod Fairbank saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 94th minute of the match, Jogaila Paukštis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rod Fairbank saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The England manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Lithuania to win.