The referee in Marijampolė had to suppress the emotions of the players – “Sūduva” beat “Kaunas Žalgiris”

The champions who defended the title obtained another victory in the fight, this time breaking the “Kaunas Žalgiris” 1: 0 (0: 0) in the second round duel at home.

In the first half, the teams paid close attention to the security of their target and mainly to organized positional attacks. The Suduvians had taken the initiative at the same time, but once after Giedrius Matulevičius’s attempt, the ball was rebounded by Armantas Vitkauskas, and shots from Vaidas Slavickas and Mihretas Topčagičius flew by.

Kauno Žalgiris made a sharper attack in the second half of the time, but Ivanas Kardumas, who left the goal on time, did not allow Gratas Sirgėdas to rush to the ball first.

After the break, the two eleven didn’t create many opportunities either. Eligijus Jankauskas, who was actively involved in the game after the substitution, struck near the goal underground, and the second half was marked by more than one push between players on both teams.

The duel was unsuccessful for Gūdas Kluškinas, the debut of “Sūduva”: the Latvian suffered an injury after Simonas Urbys committed a crime against him.

However, the Marijampolė footballers and fans gathered in the Hikvision arena were happy with the victory in the fight. After 68 minutes, after another great corner, Povilas Leimonas hit the ball to the limit of Eduardo Alonso’s reach, who just couldn’t put it in the net.

During the rest, Kauno Žalgiris had several opportunities to snatch the draws, but the gates defended by Ivan Kardumas were not seriously threatened.

Mihretas Topčagičius, who reacted stormy to actions in the technical zone, was eliminated in the emotional second game.

The next two games in Round 2 were played on May 30. Vilnius Žalgiris suddenly lost 0: 1 to the Knights, and Gargždai Banga defeated Panevėžys 2-0.