In the quarterfinals of the Šiauliai LFF Cup tournament, 'Šiauliai' defeats 'Sūduva' after a penalty shootout

2024-05-21 21:40 © lff.lt

In the quarter-finals of the FPRO LFF Cup tournament, Marijampolė's "Sūduva" lost to Šiauliai in a penalty shootout 1:1 (6:7) and ended their performance in this tournament.

Šiauliai took the lead in the 8th minute, when a grateful ball was passed to Davi Ikauniekas, who sent it into the goal from a few meters away.

"Sūduva" quickly equalized. Just 11 minutes in, Žygimantas Baltrūnas sent the ball into the penalty area with a penalty kick, where it reached Aleksandras Živanovičius. The Marijampolė team captain seized his opportunity and leveled the score - 1:1.

In the middle of the half, the visitors had a great chance to take the lead, but after a slightly strong pass from Augusto Dubickas, Artemas Fedorovas failed to reach the ball, which simply needed to be directed into the empty goal.

In the 49th minute, a ricochet ball dangerously flew into the "Sūduva" penalty area, but Giedrius Zenkevičius saved his team with an acrobatic save.

Around the 70th minute, Šiauliai attacked dangerously again, but Jevgeno Jefremov's long shot was inaccurate and D. Ikauniekas' attempt was saved by G. Zenkevičius.

In the 81st minute, after J. Jefremov's shot, the "Sūduva" goalkeeper had to work again, but the score remained unchanged.

In the 87th minute, Linas Zingertas created a good opportunity for a shot with his strong left foot, but the goalkeeper of Šiauliai once again defended his goal.

At the beginning of extra time, G. Zenkevičius reliably saved a long shot from Domantas Šimkus. Later, during extra time, Šiauliai sent the ball above the goal a couple of times, while some of their shots were blocked by defenders.

In the penalty shootout, both teams executed the first 6 shots flawlessly, but they both failed to score on the 7th. Unfortunately, Šiauliai successfully scored the eighth shot, while the goalkeeper of the hosts saved Aleksandras Živanovičius' attempt.