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On Thursday, Vilnius “Žalgiris” fans packed the LFF stadium, violently supported their beloved team, but after the final whistle of the referees, the Slovenian victory songs were heard.
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Vilnius had to admit the advantage of the team “Mura” of the Slovenian champion Murska Sobota in the second leg of the third stage of the European League team 0: 1 (0: 1).
“Žalgiris” was more active, more aggressive and created much more dangerous moments, but the team that does a better game on the field does not always win in football, and the best proof of this was the match in Gediminas on Thursday.
From the first minutes of the match, the Žalgiris fans, supported by a large number of fans, clung to the lapels of their opponents. The Lithuanian champions, who brought Slovenia’s “zero” draws, sought an early goal, but the football gods turned against the army of V. Čeburinas.
Extremely painful and the only goal in the duel was scored by Ziga Kousas in the 12th minute.
The painful stab to the heart did not stop “Žalgiris”: the attacks continued to flow one after another, but the result remained unchanged on the scoreboard.
“We were in the mood, we were ready, we started with a lot of confidence, but we couldn’t defend ourselves and the rivals scored a goal.
After the missed goal, a throw-in, we no longer take positions. The opponent defended very strongly.
Although we opened the ball to the rival area, their defense did not allow us to score, “reasoned V.Čeburinas.
Unfavorable numbers burned throughout the second half, although the people of Vilnius were even more active in it: powerful and extremely dangerous blows from Hugo Videmontas, Ogenyi Onazi, and where there is still a great opportunity for Josip Tadic …
The emotions in the stadium and beyond adjusted to the last minutes of the game, but the guests took the victory away from the capital, just over 11 thousand. population of the city of Muska Sobota.
“In the second half, we control the game. We had opportunities, we controlled the ball a lot …
During both games, we had many opportunities to score, and a missed goal does not give a chance to win, ”said the Žalgiris strategist.
After finishing his performance in the European League, Žalgiris will continue to compete in the fourth phase of the UEFA Conference League. Žalgiris’ competitor is Budė “Glimt” team.
– How frustrating is the team right now because there were so many opportunities and you looked so much better than the competitors? – V. Cheburin was asked.
– A goal not scored does not give the possibility of winning. The team is sad and frustrated, but that’s the story.
– Will the Buddha team be stronger than the Slovenian team?
– We will do an analysis. Mura was a competitor we had to beat.
– How to explain the mistakes made by Žalgiris during the match year? Was he too nervous?
– We really wanted to score and win, but that great desire changed our legs. We must not forget that Mura defended with great ability and destroyed our game.
– Did you change your leg too much?
– Yes. Compared to the first game, we expected that with the support of the home court we would achieve a positive result. I can’t say that the players didn’t try, but the unbeaten goal doesn’t allow us to move on.
– What does it take for players to recover within a week, especially psychologically, before a standby match?
– We still have a week left. This weekend we will play matches in league A, we will prepare for the Lithuanian championship match, but we will not forget the Conference League fight.
