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Panevezys Hegelmann in the LFF Cup semi-finals including 4-0 Crushed Vilnius gentleman and won a ticket to the final of this tournament.
The match was started much more actively by the hosts of the field, who closed the Vilnius goal from the beginning of the match. Ignas Kružikas could have given the visitors a more comfortable lead, if his free kick had gone a little lower.
After a few minutes, Ernestas Veliulis struck dangerously and Tautvydas Eliošius’s shot was blocked by guest goalkeeper Tadas Simaitis.
In the 11th minute of the game, FK Panevėžys took the lead. The ball hit by E. Veliulis was blocked by the Knights goalkeeper, but first in trouble, T. Eliošius, scored from close range.
After that, there was a calmer game for a while, and the soccer players of both teams did not create extremely dangerous moments.
In the 37th minute of the game, E. Veliulis, who played actively, struck hard and dangerously from far away, but the ball flew slightly over the center of the Knights’ goal.
The other teams left Panevėžys with the first score 1: 0.
During the break, the visiting team coaches made two changes and tried to play more actively. In the 56th minute, the home team took the lead 1 – 0 after making their way down the left. E. Veliulis stormed into the Vilnius penalty area, but Panevėžys’s shot was inaccurate.
Ten minutes later, danger returned at the Puerta de los Caballeros. After receiving a good side pass, Jorge Eliasas was able to direct the ball to the visiting side.
After a moment, the guests responded with a dangerous attack, but the ball hit by the Vilnius team player flew close to Panevėžys’ goal.
In the 69th minute of the match, “panevėžys” was already leading with the score 2: 0. E. Veliulis, invading the invited penalty area, sent the ball into the “Knights” goal with a precise shot.
The score became 3: 0 in the 75th minute, and the winner of the match had no doubts. Rafaelis Floro’s shot on a free-kick missed near Rafaelis Floro’s post. After two minutes, Vytas Gašpuitis hit the hosts 4: 0 with a blow to the head.
Footballers from Panevėžys in the LFF Cup final on October 24. In Panevėžys, Marijampolė’s “Sūduva” will raise arms, eliminating Vilnius “Žalgiris” from more fights in the semi-finals.
The Knights reached the LFF Cup semi-finals for the third time in history. The first attempt in 2014 ended with the defeat of Vilnius Žalgiris (aggregate result 0: 1 in two matches), on the second attempt in 2016, after defeating Sūduva (aggregate result 3: 0 in two matches), he won a ticket to the final of the tournament, where after extra time to recognize the advantage of Žalgiris.
“Knights” and “Panevėžys” played three games against each other this season, in which Vilnius residents never managed to win. It is true that the game itself was quite different. For example, in the first round, “Knights” and “Panevėžys” clashed immediately after Aukštaitija club leaders fired head coach Aleksandras Kurtijanas. The Knights started that duel with great force, scoring a quick goal, but then they could not save either the advantage of the game or the result.
The second round match was the worst in terms of quality. By the way, before that game, Panevėžys announced the addition of head coach Joao Martins to the team. A lot of mistakes on both sides of the square gave Panevėžys success. Initially, Tautvydas Eliošius scored for the penalty area and Ignas Kružikas scored early in the second half. In minute 8 Hugo Figueredo received a second yellow card. Being in the minority, the people of Panevėžys abandoned the initiative, the Knights won and took a penalty of 11 meters. There were still fourteen minutes left, but they were not enough to score a tie.
In the third round there was a duel of equal rivals. At the start of the second half, Angelis Lezama took Vilnius with a long free kick, but could not save the advantage. Terrible mistake: rebound and 1: 1.
After playing these semi-final matches, the Knights and Panevėžys will play in the A-League again on October 28. In those matches, both teams will try to maintain the possibility of moving up to fourth place in the tournament table. It is true that the final of the LFF Cup will be played earlier. If “Knights” or “Panevezys” win it, that fourth place will mean basically nothing.
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