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The Lithuanian men’s soccer team, which hosted the planet’s champions four times in Vilnius, had to swallow the pill of defeat. On Wednesday, the Valdas Urbonas students had to admit the advantage of the Italian eleven in the selection for the 2022 World Cup 0: 2 (0: 0).
Although the visitors controlled most of the ball in the first half, the Lithuanians, who worked successfully on defense, defended their goal from the most threatening attacks from opponents.
The field hosts’ house of cards began to collapse in the second half. 47th duel min. Stefano Sensi opened the field.
After this, it could be seen that Federico Bernardeschi’s players were more interested in killing time than in continuing to score goals. 57 min Ciro Immobile, who created a particularly dangerous episode, flew close to the goal of the Lithuanian team.
“I really felt the difference in the team levels at the beginning of the second half: the opponents took a higher gear. It seemed, ‘wow’, everything is happening so fast.
With that I will fall asleep, dream and rethink all things.
In the first half, the competitors did not do us much harm, maybe they got used to the synthetic coating, the ball did not move so fast,
However, the Lithuanians did not lose, a great opportunity to even the Lithuanian soccer team after 66 minutes, when Fiodoro Černycho’s head hit the Italian team’s goal. 73 min. Tautvydas Eliošius didn’t take his chance to excel either.
The guests scored their second goal at the end of the duel. 94 min. The 11-meter penalty was made by C. Immobile.
“I am glad I had such an experience. We followed the game plan: we tried to attack, there were sections in which we successfully supported the ball. I’m happy for the good experience, “reasoned G. Sirgėdas after the duel.
The last time the Lithuanian and Italian eleven met in 2007. The Italians were now 2-0 in the Kaunas match.
It was the seventh game between these teams. In history, Lithuanians have managed to disarm the opposing goalkeeper only once. This was done by Tomas Danilevičius at the San Paolo stadium in 2006.
Lrytas.lt remember that Lithuanian footballers are still without points in the selection for the 2022 World Cup – in the first selection competition the army of V. Urbonas had to admit the advantage of the Swiss team 0: 1.
