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S. Širmelis performed an interesting maneuver in these matches: only one newcomer from Ukraine, Yevgeny Yefremov, who was introduced on Wednesday, was thrown onto the field from the start. And he had no reason to be disappointed: the defender on the edge was a man who had two dangerous attacks in the first half, which almost ended in goals.
After a painful 0: 3 defeat against Kaunas Žalgiris last week, S. Širmelis stated that currently “Sūduva” cannot play the “first number”, so Marijampolė’s team gave the initiative to Žalgiris, he patiently defended and he waited for his chances in quick attacks and standard attacks. situations.
And it came in the second half, when Semiras Kerla found the ball close to Žalgiris’ goal at corner 71 and sent Sūduva fans into ecstasy.
The second goal was similar: again S.Kerla put his head on time and in place after the corner.
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S. Širmelis could not say exactly where the corner kick went in this difficult match.
“The first thought that comes to mind is probably the first goal, but that’s not the point. The thing is, we probably play in a very disciplined way, especially on defense. We cannot say that a moment has come that the party has determined. There were still opportunities after the counterattacks, perhaps the penultimate pass was missing, but in the first half M.Berkovec saved the rivals after M.Topčagičius’ shot. The belief that we could score was all the time. It was important not to make children’s mistakes on defense, as has been the case in two games with “Žalgiris” so far, – said the coach of “Sūduva”.
When asked about giving the initiative to “Žalgiris” from the beginning of the match, S.Širmelis emphasized that Vilnius residents generally like to play ball.
“It was important not to let them play roughly, not to let them play forward, to cover possible transmission lines. The three front-line players are extremely dangerous and if they get the ball in the penalty field, it gets difficult. It seems we have solved this one. issue, “said the strategist.
According to S.Širmelis, the battle of Marijampolė decorated the league A season.
“I think this match was one of the most beautiful of the championship, not only because it was our good match. “Žalgiris” played very well, these matches decorate the championship, “emphasized the” Sūduva “coach.
Photo by Saulius Čirba / Semiras Kerla
Speaking of the situations that ended in goals, S. Širmelis agreed only partially with the fact that the players of “Žalgiris” forgot to pay due attention to S. Kerla.
“Here we have to ask the defenders of” Žalgiris “. It’s good for us that Kerla is so … Here maybe it seems to them that he was free, maybe some of our players had to do something to free him”, – said the coach with a smile.
Ivanas Tatomirovičius, who received a red card last week, was unable to help Žalgiris in this match, but S. Širmelis does not believe that he has made life easier for his team.
“Žalgiris” is definitely not the team that would mourn the loss of a player. We can also say that we did not have Andrew Schwarluga. There is football here, ”said the Sūduva helmsman.
“Žalgiris” is definitely not the team that would mourn the loss of a player
According to him, this victory will give the team a psychological benefit ahead of next week’s Champions League qualifying match with Tallinn Flora.
S. Širmelis explained that the newcomer was introduced at the last minute not to surprise the “Žalgiris” coaches, but only because the “transfers” were at the time.
The coach has no doubt that the “Sūduvai” reinforcement should be necessary not only in the defender’s position.
“If it hadn’t been for Yevgeny today, there would have been very difficult reconstructions on defense. Andro does not play here the first year without changes, without competition. In case of injuries, we are in trouble, we have Andras to thank for playing several games with an arm injury and a broken leg, ”said S. Širmelis.
We have Andro to thank for playing a few games with a broken arm and leg
A.Baga: “Lack of concentration”
Meanwhile, Žalgiris coach Aliaksejus Baga said his students were missing two things: aggression in attack, although they were not lacking before, and concentration in standard situations.
Elvis Žaldaris / fkzalgiris.lt / League leaders party: “Sūduva” – Vilnius “Žalgiris”. In sub-Baga.
The helmsman of the capital team does not believe that Sūduva’s decision to give up the initiative has hit his students a bit.
“It allows us to play ball, so why should it bother us? Another thing was that “Sūduva” played defense differently than a month ago, “emphasized A. Baga.
The “Žalgiris” coach in corner kick situations was not related to the fact that S. Kerlai received very little attention.
Sūduva has many high-level players. When there is a good ball lift, it is always difficult to defend yourself. That Kerla scored, no news for anyone. Everyone covered their man and this time there was a lack of concentration, “said A. Baga.
That Kerla scored, no news for anyone
The manager agreed with the statement that I. Tatomirovičius was missing, but only because he is a starter.
“But we did not make big mistakes in defense during the game itself, which I would say was very poor. And standard positions are other things,” said the strategist.
A.Baga admitted that the “Sūduva” newcomer and his inclusion in the starting lineup came as something of a surprise.
“We expected another player to appear in that position. An hour ago we received the protocol and we managed to gather information ”, said the Žalgiris coach about the extraordinary situation.
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