After the match, a message was also sent to those gathered by the president of the “Žalgiris” club, Andrius Tapinas.
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“I will start by apologizing to everyone who this evening had to stand, sit in the gaps between the stands, or on the hill in Liepkalnis.
But in return, you got an emotion that you will definitely not forget for a long time.
“Spectators did not fit into the Lithuanian football championship matches” – a year ago, the authors of such headlines would have been laughed at. Now this is the new reality.
Football returned this year. With a bang, guitar riffs, green flares, packed stands, and maximum energy. Vilnius has always loved football, it just needed a little reminder this year. And as I often say – this is just the beginning, the National Stadium is rising and we will see crowds there. And there will be enough seats for everyone. Maybe.
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The champion is not yet clear, the fight is not over, if Vilnius “Žalgiris” is like today – anything can still happen.
There are still two home matches left – October 10 with Sūduva and October 18 with Hegelmann. Vilnius will wait for its football,” wrote A. Tapinas on Facebook.
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