Last year’s LFF Cup winners did not play in the first qualifying round and entered directly into the second.
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The first goal of the match was scored in the last minute of the first half. It was scored by the Aukštaitija team, who played more actively before the break.
After a corner kick by “Panevėžys”, chaos erupted in the penalty area – “Tobol” defender managed to clear Seydina Keita’s first shot from the goal line, but on the second attempt, the Senegalese player of the home team put his team ahead (1:0).
In the second half, the initiative was taken over by the guests from Kazakhstan.
“Tobol” could have equalized in the second half, but in the 60th minute of the match, Aschatas Tagybergenas missed an 11-meter penalty kick – the ball was saved by “Panevėžys” goalkeeper Vytautas Černiauskas.
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However, the Kazakhs finally managed to score – in the 84th minute, after a free kick taken by the same A.Tagybergenas, Nemanja Čavničius headed the ball into the net (1:1).
The teams will play the return match on July 30 at 5 p.m. in Kazakhstan.
If “Panevėžys” manages to overcome this opponent, in the third round the Aukštaitija team would fight with the winner of the pair Belgrade “Partizan” (Serbia) and “UNA Strassen” (Luxembourg).
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