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The Žalgiris people ran into the square and danced a triumphal dance, and most of the Sūduva players did not rush into the dressing room. They, as Saulius Širmelis said later, did not even consider entering the field for the second half after the break due to the “stolen goal” from the referees.
But “Žalgiris” didn’t care. Champions! Champions! Ol, ol ol! These and other triumphant songs echoed through the empty LFF stadium.
While the team was happy, two Vilnius club staff had already opened the victory champagne bottles next to the spare bench, which were soon grabbed by the Žalgiris people after taking the glass.
There were no tears of joy. Vilma Venslovaitienė, the director of “Žalgiris”, cried as she hugged Captain Saulius Mikoliūnas, congratulated the players one after the other, who gave Vilnius the title again after a long year of waiting.
Although the quarantine has been introduced in Lithuania and gatherings of more than five people are prohibited, the police turned a blind eye to several dozen Žalgiris fans supporting the team behind the stadium fence.
Withdrawing the cup, the people of Žalgiris marched towards the fans and celebrated the long awaited title.
Hugo Videmontas in the 13th minute Panenkos In the style of, he took an 11-meter penalty and overtook the people of Vilnius, and in the 63rd minute he threw the last nail into Sūduva’s goal with an accurate shot.
15 minutes When asked to recall his two goals, H. Videmont said: “The first was a penalty. I didn’t know where to beat so I decided to go up through the goalie, beat Doll. It was tough because it was a very important match. The second happened when Živanovičius wanted to make a pass, I took a good position, touched the ball and ran away, he tried to catch me. I didn’t want to run this opportunity, so I stood up, jumped alone against the goalkeeper and made a good decision: I hit the left corner. “
Arno Strumila / 15-minute photo / Vilnius Žalgiris – Marijampolė Sūduva
The Frenchman with 13 goals became the most productive footballer of the League A season.
“Winning the title is a wonderful feeling. This is my first champion title. I think we deserve it, we work hard all year. Today we have shown that we are better,” said H. Videmont confidently.
Zalgiris did not dare to assess whether Sūduva was not prepared for this fight after the coronavirus outbreak in a team of 20 people.
“It just came to my attention then. I think it’s easy to talk now that they weren’t ready. We won and we won by a huge difference, we became champions,” said H. Videmontas.
Arno Strumila / 15-minute photo / Vilnius Žalgiris – Marijampolė Sūduva
15 minutes When asked about the team’s emotions before the most important battle, the Frenchman mentioned that it was especially difficult all this time for players who are without loved ones in Vilnius.
“It was tough, some players haven’t seen their families in almost a year. These matches were being delayed, it was very painful. And it was for “Sūduva”. We had no coronavirus on our team. We hoarded, we stayed serious. I don’t know why, but we were sure we would win. I honestly think we are better. And we show it, “concluded H. Videmont.
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