9 min. Unfortunately, Nikola Petković shoots over the goal…
7 min. Penalty to “Dinamo” goal! Aleksandre Kalandadze pulls P. Golubickas to the ground from behind, but the referee shows a yellow card instead of a red one. A. Skerla disagrees and demands a harsher punishment.
3 min. Wonderful deceptive move by P. Golubickas. The Lithuanian breaks into the penalty area, but his pass ends in a corner. “Dinamo” defends even from that.
A week ago in Tbilisi, the biggest headache for “Žalgiris” defenders was the 16-year-old brother of Paris Saint-Germain star Chvicha Kvaratskhelia, Tornike, and the Vilnius defense made childish mistakes.
Nevertheless, both head coach Andrius Skerla, captain Ovidijus Verbickas, and president Andrius Tapinas expressed hope before the return match that nothing is lost yet.
In case of success, in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League, “Žalgiris” would face the loser of the Split “Hajduk” (Croatia) and “Pafos” (Cyprus) pair. These teams are currently competing one step higher – in the Europa League qualifiers, and the first encounter in Split last week was won 2:0 by the “Hajduk” club represented by Rokas Pukštas.
