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Invisible numbers on the blackboard
From the opening minutes of the match, the Vilnius-minded people advanced with confidence, leaving the Utena people with higher hopes of winning (6: 2, 16: 4, 27: 8). The teams took a break with the Vilnius handball players leading 37:10.
In the second half, Vilnius did not stop, continued to successfully attack the hosts of the field and further increased their lead – (40:12, 51:18, 60:21). The final minutes of the match were also completed with more success by the Vilnius residents, who won the championship with an unprecedented score: 64:21.
Fans who watched the match online joked that it was no longer clear if there was a handball match – the number of goals was more similar to the result of a basketball match.
“Vilnius residents are very solid in their performance. I can’t say anything good about our team play, some team players really did not live up to expectations and were very disappointed. It seems that we have reached the anti-record of the league. We will try to correct our game so that this match does not happen again “, – Ernest Nikitin, handball player for HC Utena, did not hide his disappointment.
“It just came to our attention then. We won by a wide goal margin. I think we have met our goals and can prepare for the next fights,” HCV Vilnius goalkeeper Aivaras Šakalys briefly commented.
HC Utena: Mantas Zabulis – 6, Kasparas Ubeika – 5, Ernestas Nikitinas and Justas Daujotis – 3 each, Karolis Ubeika and Evaldas Morkvėnas – 2 each.
HC Vilnius: Mindaugas Urbonas – 13, Airidas Petronis – 9, Robertas Skobas – 8, Vaidas Drevinskas – 7, Ignas Kuprevičius – 6, Martynas Lapinskas and Domantas Raudonius – 5 each, Šarūnas Mieliauskas – 4, Martynas Žala – 3, Tamašauskas Damašauskas and Arminas Milaknis – 2 each.
Thriller in Panevėžys: three disqualifications and victory in the last seconds
The tension in the game started from the first minutes and the result was the same for most of the first half (3: 3, 7: 7). However, in the second half of the half, the Šiauliai team jumped up and took a break, leading by four goals.
After this cold shower, the people of Panevėžys ran and overtook their main opponent at the beginning of the second half (10:15, 15:15). For most of the second half, the game played smoothly (18:18, 20:20).
Just under ten minutes later, Panevėžys’s Linas Kaunas committed a serious foul, the foul of which sparked open conflict between the players. After the passions subsided, Linas Kaunas and Egidijus Narakas from Panevėžys and Rokas Lesčinskas from Šiauliai saw a red card in front of their eyes.
Although after the disqualification the Šiauliai players played more successfully after the end of the match, in the final minutes the result was equal again (24:24). Mindaugas Rutkauskas scored the winning goal for Grifo in the closing seconds of the match. The match ended with a score of 25:24.
“Our team is happy to have won this match. The fight was very tense and it was only in the second half that we managed to equalize the result and win the last seconds. I want to praise the opponents – both the team and the goalkeeper played very well and fought” , – Benas Balzarevičius, Panevėžys “Grifo” handyman, was happy with the victory and the game.
“The match, as always, was very difficult. We are not free to finish the match in Panevėžys. The first half was a success, we had an advantage. However, in the second half they changed defense, we were upset and managed to catch up and win ”, summed up Aivaras Budrys, Šiauliai SC Dubysa player.
Panevėžys “Grifas”: Petras Očikas, Danielius Kairys and Mindaugas Rutkauskas – 5 each, Eligijus Leveika – 4, Žilvinas Maslauskas and Mindaugas Barzdenis – 2 each, Titas Janušonis – 1.
Šiauliai SC Dubysa: Ugnius Ivanovas – 6, Rokas Lesčinskas – 5, Tomas Baliutavičius and Aivaras Budrys – 4 each, Gedvinas Jocas – 2, Domantas Stripeika, Povilas Šalna and Donatas Stripeika – 1 each.
The next game of the Lithuanian Handball League is scheduled for December 12. The Dragūnas from Klaipėda should receive HC Vilnius, Alytus Varsas-Stronglasas from HC Utena, Kaunas Granitas-Karis from Šiauliai SC Dubysa and Panevėžys Griffas from VHC Šviesa.
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