The second round of the Lithuanian football championship was played. Teams playing at home had better luck, as they all secured victories. The champion "Kaunas" snatched a victory against "Vilnius" in the last moments of the match, "Ekranas" crushed "Sūduva" impressively, "Atlantas" defeated "Vėtra", and "Žalgiris" narrowly beat debutant "Šilutė". - 1 - 0 94' As the match began in Kaunas, rain poured down. Both teams played cautiously in the first ten minutes, as if feeling out the situation. In the 12th minute, the Kaunas team made a mistake and only the crossbar saved them. The hosts were disrupted, and "Vilnius" controlled the game for a while. In the 21st minute, Papečkys' shot flew past the goal. After twenty uneventful minutes, Papečkys missed another opportunity - this time his shot was blocked by the goalkeeper. The referee added five minutes in the first half, and at the very end, the visitors created a dangerous counterattack - Vilnius player Astrauskas found himself alone against the goalkeeper, only to be stopped by Gvildys. At the beginning of the second half, "Kaunas" immediately started pressing the opponents, hoping to score a quick goal, but goalkeeper Dilys played well twice. "Vilnius" played with counterattacks, and in the 55th minute they failed to score from seven meters. Coach Giršovičius strengthened the attack and sent Beniušis and Rimkevičius onto the field. In the 84th minute, a beautiful attack by "Kaunas" - Žvingilas flicked the ball to Bezykornovas, who passed it to Beniušis inside the penalty area, but the forward missed a good opportunity. The referee added four minutes. It seemed that the match would end in a draw. However, in the 94th minute, the Kaunas team earned a corner kick, the ball was passed into the penalty area, and defender Kančelskis scored the winning goal. The Darius and Girėnas Stadium erupted, and the "Kaunas" footballers once again escaped and secured a tough victory. Panevėžys - Marijampolė 5 - 0 39' 72' 80', 87' 90' The league leaders started the match better, but the visitors also played well, and their dangerous attacks were only stopped by the excellent defense of "Ekranas". In the 39th minute, a penalty kick was awarded after Panevėžys player Kavaliauskas fell in the penalty area. The team captain Savėnas' attempt was saved by the goalkeeper, but the rebound was successful and the hosts took the lead. "Ekranas" did not stop after the goal and continued their constant attacks. Their efforts finally paid off in the 72nd minute, when Savėnas passed the ball to Lukšys after a penalty kick, who sent the ball into the goal. "Sūduva" did not give up and almost reduced the score three minutes later - a shot from one of the Marijampolė players was blocked by Gardzijauskas from the goal line. In the 80th minute, Kavaliauskas jumped in front of the goalkeeper and his powerful shot was successful. After the third goal, "Sūduva" completely fell apart, and "Ekranas" scored two more goals at the end of the match. Klaipėda - Vilnius 2 - 0 44', 82' Vilnius - 1 - 0 42'
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