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The guests had no opportunity to oppose the combat regime after the last Euroleague duel with Žalgiris, which did not turn it off, despite the fact that the start of the match was not without unpleasant episodes.
Already in the first minutes, the midfielders of both teams, Martynas Echodas and Martin Geben, were distributed unsportsmanlike.
Due to the tough fighting, “Žalgiris” helmsman Martin Schiller had to place his more or less injured defenders one after another on the bench, Rokas Jokubaitis, Marius Grigonis and Steve Vasturia.
The first two returned to the square later.
“I was under the basket, Mr. Echod danced to fight for the ball and his elbow hit me on the head. At first I thought there would be something more serious, but nothing like that, just a hit. I was dizzy, the doctor told him he sniffed and after a few minutes it passed, ”said R. Jokubaitis, noting that after the game, M. Echodas apologized for the unintentional action.
“The beginning was a bit intimidating, but nothing bad happened to either Marius or Rokas. All I’m worried about now is Steve,” Schiller said.
The American left the square for 5 minutes. after colliding closer to the basket he collided with an opponent. On the free bench, he limped, clinging to his knee.
“It just came to our attention then. We’ll see more precisely tomorrow,” M. Schiller worried.
At that time, a specialist from Austria saw no point in talking about the game, which he described as “abnormal”.
“Obviously, the loss of Morning had a great impact. There is nothing more to say. I just liked our mentality, the approach from the beginning of the game. The boys communicated well with each other and played with energy,” commented the coach of “Žalgiris”.
R. Jokubaitis rose a little higher.
“It just came to our attention then. It was great to see that we were playing against a bloody team. But our job is to go to each game with 100% concentration, and we did it. While there was a hunch that we could relax and burn a bit, we held a huge lead throughout the game. I just read that here is a log. Not much to be happy about, but still, ”smiled the defender.
This was Žalgiris’ biggest victory in the battles against Rytas, surpassing the crushing 92:54 recorded in the final match of the 2019 LKL final series.
Rytas registered just seven top team basketball players and Rokas Jociai, 17, and Adas Šimonis, two, for the match. Both young people from the Perlo Energija subsidiary debuted this Sunday at the LKL.
Arnas Butkevičius, Andrew Goudelock, Maurice Ndour, Ryan Boatright and Rokas Gustys were forced to miss the match due to injuries and the coronavirus epidemic.
On Tuesday, Vilnius residents will have an important duel on the international front: in the FIBA Champions League they will accept basketball players from Riga VEF (Latvia).
At that point, Kaunas residents left their main midfielder Joffrey Lauvergne on the sidelines on Sunday, and another tall Augustine Rubit did not appear on the floor. According to M. Schiller, it was decided to save both players.
This was the 15th consecutive victory for Žalgiris against the capital’s main competitors in the LKL championship.
At the end of October, Žalgiris won the first match between the LKL leaders this season in Vilnius with a score of 84:72.
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