Over the weekend, five matches of the second round of the Lithuanian Championship were played.
On Saturday, all the favorites were successful: Vilnius "Žalgiris" and Marijampolė "Sūduva" achieved overwhelming victories, while the defending champions Panevėžys "Ekranas" barely defeated Vilnius REO.
In their home field, Žalgiris crushed the struggling Klaipėda "Atlantas" with a score of 7-0. Newcomer Calum Elliot scored four goals - a "poker" - for the capital club.
In other matches, "Sūduva" did not rest on their laurels after the victory over "Ekranas" and beat Tauragės "Tauras" 4-1. Meanwhile, the past season champions secured a 1-0 victory over REO with a penalty kick realized in the last minutes.
Results:
Vilnius "Žalgiris" 7 - 0 Klaipėda "Atlantas" Referee: D.Petraška (Ukmergė), 2000 spectators 5' [1 - 0] C.Elliot 21' [2 - 0] D.Kazlauskas 28' [3 - 0] A.Jankauskas 43' [4 - 0] C.Elliot 45' [5 - 0] C.Elliot 54' [6 - 0] C.Elliot 76' [7 - 0] V.Šilėnas
Vilnius REO 0 - 1 Panevėžio "Ekranas" Referee: S.Atmanavičius (Klaipėda), 1500 spectators 88' [0 - 1] R.Radavičius (from a penalty kick)
Tauragės "Tauras" 1 - 4 Marijampolės "Sūduva" Referee: J.Paškovskis (Vilnius), 620 spectators 15' [0 - 1] R.Beniušis 23' [0 - 2] N.Radžius 65' [0 - 3] C.Thomson 67' [1 - 3] R.Kuzin 76' [1 - 4] V.Borovskis
Šiauliai 2 - 1 Pakruojo "Kruoja" Referee: A.Kancleris (Klaipėda), 650 spectators 45' [1 - 0] L.Rimavičius 53' [2 - 0] A.Bartkus 67' [2 - 1] I.Zelmikas
Alytus "Dainava" 0 - 0 Gargždų "Banga" Referee: A.Žuta (Klaipėda), 350 spectators
Top scorer:
Calum Elliot ("Žalgiris") - 5 goals