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Karaliai Kingdom
Spectators: 10744 (Terracing: 8043, Seating: 2486, VIP seats: 215) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Raido Pulver took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Azytenai's goalkeeper Martynas Vadišius had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raido Pulver. 4 minutes into the game, Hubertas Petroliūnas threw the ball into play from the sideline. Kings's Kristupas Šimkūnas quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by Azytenai's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Raido Pulver was slow to take the kick. During this time Kings's players had a chance to rest. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Azytenai's goalkeeper Martynas Vadišius, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Azytenai's Martynas Vadišius proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Azytenai from getting a goal against them. In the 20th minute of the match Kings got a corner. Azytenai's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Raido Pulver ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Kings's Raido Pulver to fire away a dangerous shot which Martynas Vadišius despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Haşim Batüralp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darius Majauskas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, Kings's Raido Pulver sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Martynas Vadišius narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 23 minutes into the game, Raido Pulver cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Martynas Vadišius was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Raido Pulver took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Martynas Vadišius to make any attempt to save it. Darius Majauskas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Azytenai's Martynas Vadišius got control of the ball when Raido Pulver tried to sneak it across the goal line. Haşim Batüralp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstantinas Daubaras, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Raido Pulver sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 35th minute of the match, Raido Pulver tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Martynas Vadišius saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Håkon Bjernemose hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. The supporters of Azytenai booed when Kings was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victorino Marko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Kings made a substitution. Luís Figo replaced Rocco Ball. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell David Paas to make the kick off. Victorino Marko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Martynas Vadišius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victorino Marko in the 54th minute of play. After some careless play in the Azytenai defense, Raido Pulver kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Martynas Vadišius. The Azytenai fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Martynas Vadišius should have stopped the shot. Kings's Edgaras Jankauskas quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Miglius Gaižauskas, made in the 61st minute of the game. Miglius Gaižauskas made in the 63rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which David Paas however managed to control. When Raido Pulver came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Kings fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Raido Pulver couldn't finish the play. Miglius Gaižauskas got a throw-in 68 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Darius Majauskas. In the 71st minute Arvydas Sabonis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haşim Batüralp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Victorino Marko during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 75th minute, Arvydas Sabonis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Azytenai fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. A sloppy throw-in by Miglius Gaižauskas in the 79th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Kings's Costică Coadã. Martynas Vadišius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raido Pulver in the 83rd minute of play. Azytenai's Martynas Vadišius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victorino Marko in the 85th minute of play. 89 minutes in the game Miglius Gaižauskas did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Adas Dulskis. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Azytenai's goalkeeper Martynas Vadišius, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Azytenai's Martynas Vadišius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raido Pulver in the 93rd minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Azytenai's goal looked a bit too open when Raido Pulver came free, but Martynas Vadišius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.