In the edifying parlance of football, it was a bottle job.
No one would take a risk.
So keen are they to get whipped by Barcelona and Real Madrid next season, Cordoba and Rayo Vallecano - all 22 of them - might as well have lined up around the centre circle, bent over, dropped their shorts and cried out for Cristiano Ronaldo.
The first-leg result would have been the same - 0-0.
Over 2.5 Goals couldn't have been further from the truth, but this is not one word of a lie: eleven of Belarus' previous 13 friendlies have stayed Under 2.5 Goals and so have 11 of Lithuania's most recent 16, including five of the last six.
Recommended Bet: Back Under 2.5 Goals @ 1.804/5 in Belarus v Lithuania