Mintis Arena
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765,
Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sigitas Ivoška started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Skirmantas Melekša was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FK Mintis Vilnius's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Enzo FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, FK Mintis Vilnius's Skirmantas Melekša got a free kick in the 4th minute. 5 minutes into the match, Enzo FC's Alan Ferman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tautvydas Mickevičius narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Skirmantas Melekša was shown his second yellow card after 7 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Tautvydas Mickevičius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radamel-Falcao Garcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 10th minute of the match Enzo FC got a corner. FK Mintis Vilnius's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Manuel Lanzini ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 11th minute Radamel-Falcao Garcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tautvydas Mickevičius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benito Adrio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrius Bekeris in the 17th minute of play. Tautvydas Mickevičius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radamel-Falcao Garcia in the 19th minute of play. FK Mintis Vilnius's Tautvydas Mickevičius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radamel-Falcao Garcia in the 23rd minute of play. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by FK Mintis Vilnius's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Manuel Lanzini was slow to take the kick. During this time Enzo FC's players had a chance to rest. FK Mintis Vilnius's Tautvydas Mickevičius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Lanzini in the 27th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Ovidio Firmin notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FK Mintis Vilnius's Tautvydas Mickevičius. Tautvydas Mickevičius was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 32nd minute Radamel-Falcao Garcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tautvydas Mickevičius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the game, Radamel-Falcao Garcia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Tautvydas Mickevičius was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Alan Ferman came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Enzo FC 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 Alan Ferman couldn't finish the play. Sigitas Ivoška hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. In the 44th match minute, Enzo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fausto Vimaro to maneuver through the defense. After 46 played minutes FK Mintis Vilnius got a freekick which was hit by Sigitas Sakalauskas. After the first half Enzo FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Radamel-Falcao Garcia to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Alan Ferman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tautvydas Mickevičius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, FK Mintis Vilnius's Tautvydas Mickevičius got control of the ball when Radamel-Falcao Garcia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Andrius Bekeris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Adrio having to interfere. After 57 played minutes FK Mintis Vilnius got a freekick which was hit by Žydrūnas Danielius. Tautvydas Mickevičius came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Enzo FC's Radamel-Falcao Garcia. But to his dismay, Radamel-Falcao Garcia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eugenijus Gureckas during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Radamel-Falcao Garcia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Tautvydas Mickevičius tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 72nd minute, Žydrūnas Danielius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tautvydas Mickevičius was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Radamel-Falcao Garcia showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 76 minute of play. The supporters of FK Mintis Vilnius booed when Enzo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fausto Vimaro didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, FK Mintis Vilnius's Tautvydas Mickevičius got control of the ball when Fausto Vimaro tried to sneak it across the goal line. FK Mintis Vilnius's Tautvydas Mickevičius proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save FK Mintis Vilnius from getting a goal against them. Tautvydas Mickevičius made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Radamel-Falcao Garcia sent off a good shot on target. 96 minutes into the game, Radamel-Falcao Garcia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Tautvydas Mickevičius was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.
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