Draw. Gargždai’s “Banga” did not take advantage of the opportunity to rise into the top three. Kaunas district’s “Hegelmann” managed to take points from the Gargždai team for the fourth time this year – 1:1.
Two recently arrived young Brazilians – Richard dos Santos and Nathan Silva – got a chance in the blue and white ranks. The “Hegelmann” club most often plays draws, having done so for the 11th time, though after more than a month and a half break.
Caught up. Despite a missed penalty, “Banga” midfielder Vaidas Magdušauskas played another bright match, providing an assist to Misaki Sato who scored a goal.
In the last two months, V. Magdušauskas has assisted his teammates six times. With 6 assists, the Gargždai player caught up with the duo who previously led this statistical category – Stefan Milošević and Ibrahim Secka.
Established. Marijampolė’s “Sūduva” increased the gap from the nearest rival in the tournament table to 3 points. The Marijampolė team extended their unbeaten streak at home by defeating “Panevėžys” 2:0.
In the Marijampolė club, the 14th different player has now scored in the TOPLYGA. Last weekend, the Belgian Moutiras Chajia, who had been recovering from an injury for more than three months during the season, opened his account with accurate shots.
Surprise. In the 28th round, “Panevėžys” suffered their 13th defeat this season and dropped to 8th place. A positive in Marijampolė was the first appearance of 19-year-old goalkeeper Liudvikas Valius in the TOPLYGA.
Despite conceding a couple of goals, the Klaipėda native played a successful match. His father – also Liudvikas Valius – was a longtime former goalkeeper of Klaipėda’s “Atlantas” and played for other Lithuanian teams as well.
Duet. Vilnius’s “Žalgiris” achieved a very important victory at home and closed in on some opponents. The capital club won 2:0 after a tough fight against Telšiai’s “Džiugas,” who also have 37 points.
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In the match held on the eve of Ukraine’s Independence Day, two Ukrainians took the lead, sharing a goal and an assist between them – Stanislav Bilenkis and Ivan Lytvynenka.
Dismissal. “Džiugas” right-back Valentino Vermeulen received his second red card – the same number of times as Vilnius district’s “TransINVEST” midfielder Domantas Šluta failed to finish matches.
In the next match, Telšiai’s team will also be without the injured Bacary Sane, but the main defensive pillar Ibrahim Cisse returned after suspension. “Džiugas” lost for the second time in a row and will seek to recover in the home game against “Hegelmann.”
Coincidence. “TransINVEST” continues to fight for the top positions. Marius Stankevičius’s team, back in the top three, gave little chance to FA “Šiauliai” in front of their fans – 3:0.
In the Vilnius district team, midfielder Tilas Mavretičius made his debut last Monday; he spent several seasons at Tallinn’s “Levadia” club. It was precisely against FA “Šiauliai” that the 28-year-old Slovenian, then representing one of Estonia’s flagships, played in the UEFA Conference League qualifiers.
Twelve. That many minutes passed before the red card for Šiauliai’s attacking footballer Patrikas Pranckus. After a VAR review, he was shown a red card for an elbow to “TransINVEST” defender Mykola Musolitin’s face.
The return to the City of the Sun has so far been not very successful for Latvian Davius Ikaunieks. The forward scored one goal and provided an assist in eight matches for FA “Šiauliai,” but missed a couple of penalties.
