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The Kazakhs won the UEFA League match at the LFF Stadium 2: 0 (1: 0).
Already 4 min. The hosts’ defenders were only a slow scene as the Kazakhs combined a three-touch pass to free Baktior Zainudinov, who headed the ball into goal.
Sergejus Malij, to the dismay of the unprepared goalkeeper, allowed Sergejus Malij to take it fast, and Daniugas Bartkus was the first to reach the corner kick, but his header was blocked by the goalkeeper.
The Lithuanians also revived in the second part: Gratas Sirgėdas, Mindaugas Palionis, Karolis Laukžemis had the opportunity. However, I had to open my back, and one of the opponent’s counterattacks in the 86th minute ended with a perfectly accurate shot from Islambeck Kuato from 18 meters to the upper corner of the goal.
“The start was unexpected and had a great impact over the course of the game. We had a game advantage during part of the first half, but it was difficult to get to the goal. And in the second half, we created a lot of opportunities, we gave a lot of force by putting pressure on opponents.
I would not agree that this is a natural result. We controlled the game, the situation on the field, I think we deserved more. Of course, now they are only words, the result is unfortunately different, ”said Lithuanian national team strategist Valdas Urbonas.
The specialist assured that in the same way, the Lithuanians had lost more than one game.
“Attention must be paid to the realization of opportunities. If we cannot score goals, it is difficult to speak of victory. This is not the first year that has continued, the ball simply does not end in the net,” said V. Urbonas.
On Friday he replaced the team captain, Fedor Černych, who did not benefit on the field after the first half. According to the coach, the forward has health problems and could not continue the game.
V. Urbonas did not know when the most productive player on the team will return to the lineup. However, he said there are enough other footballers on the national team to replace one of the leaders.
Belarus and Albania, who also compete in Group 4 of Division C of the Nations League, will see if this is the case. Lithuanians will meet the latter on a trip next Monday.
However, it was the Kazakhs of this company who lagged the least away from the Lithuanians in the FIFA rankings, and for them the Lithuanian team lost at home.
“I agree that this does not add optimism,” Delphi When asked what hopes remain for Lithuanians in the League of Nations after such a start, V. Urbonas shrugged. – But looking at the content, the way the men fought, that difference in the FIFA ranking is not that significant. It all depends on our line-up for each game. I think we are really capable of playing with everyone and fighting for points. Let’s get serious. We have nothing to lose; If the mood remains today, I will be really happy. “
The Lithuanian team has not experienced the joy of victory in official competitions for almost four years. And in the League of Nations, she lost all 7 games played so far.
But S. Mikoliūnas, who represented the national team in much better times, does not believe that the last light has gone out at the end of the tunnel for Lithuanian football.
“I would have fired the national team a long time ago if I had not believed it. Of course, we were higher then, but we must look ahead, not stop and believe,” encouraged the senior player of the team.
The Kazakhs rank 118th in the FIFA rankings and the Lithuanians 131st. The only time the teams have met so far in 2014 in a friendly match in Antalya, Turkey, when they were peacefully split 1: 1.
By the way, the teams from Kazakhstan and Lithuania had planned to play a friendly match last March, but these intentions were thwarted by the coronavirus pandemic.
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