Marijampolė’s “Sūduva” showed determination when pressed against the wall, and the legionnaires from Nigeria snatched an important victory in the Top League leaders’ match.
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Lucky Tomas scored in the 90th minute, and Amadou Sabo in the 94th minute for the Top League leaders, who further strengthened their chances of winning the Lithuanian championship title.
At the final stadium, “Sūduva” pulled out a 2:1 victory and increased their points tally to 48, thus pulling nine points ahead of “TransInvest” and “Kauno Žalgiris,” who will still play a match later on Sunday.
On Sunday, it seemed that the Marijampolė team’s 14-match unbeaten streak would end this time, but it extended to 15 (10 wins and 5 draws).
In the Top League leaders’ match, initially the “TransInvest” players showed that they have ambitions to fight for the Lithuanian championship title.
Marius Stankevičius’s trainees led from the 60th minute, when Stefan Milošević, who made his seventh assist this season, headed the ball to former Xabi Auzmendi at the 11-meter mark, and the Spaniard struck the net so powerfully that the “Sūduva” goalkeeper did not even move.
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But then “Sūduva” pressed the hosts’ goal.
First, Lucky Tomas poked his foot among the crowd of players in the penalty area just before the end of regular time.
The referee’s added four minutes were also nearing the end when after a “Sūduva” corner, A. Sabo sent the ball into the goal.
All Marijampolė players – players, fans, and coach Donatas Vencevičius rushed to celebrate as the referee also announced the end of the match.
“Sūduva” now leads not only “TransInvest” but also the defending champions “Kauno Žalgiris” by 9 points. However, the Kaunas club has played two fewer matches, and one of them will still be played at home on Sunday against Telšių “Džiugas”.
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