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On Wednesday in the postponed matches of the NFKA "A Lyga" ninth round, FBK "Kaunas" crushed "Šilutė" 4-0 and climbed to the second place in the tournament table.
Kaunas S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium, 300 spectators Referee - Audrius Kancleris FBK 4 - 0 15` [1 - 0] Mindaugas Bagužis 50` [2 - 0] Rafael Ledesma (11 m.) 60` [3 - 0] Mantas Fridrikas 70` [4 - 0] Pascal Mendy
"Kaunas": Stonys; Kunevičius, D.Sanajevas (M.Fridrikas), Bagužis, Radžius; Manchkava, Bartkus, Činikas, Mendy; Rimkevičius (Grigalevičius), Ledesma (Kšanavičius)
"Šilutė": L.Vertelis; Juozaitis, A.Sanajevas (65' Vaikasas), Ostreika, Brezina; Valančius, Kovačev, Masiulis, Valskis (46' Stinga), Normantas (46' Podelis); Petkevičius
There were several changes in the "Kaunas" lineup for the match - Modestas Stonys replaced the goalkeeper position, Darius Sanajevas appeared in defense after a two-year break, the Georgian Nukri Manchkava returned to the lineup after recovering, and Artūras Rimkevičius replaced the disqualified Ričardas Beniušis in the attack.
Throughout the match, the Kaunas team dominated on the field and broke through to the front after 15 minutes, when defender Mindaugas Bagužis scored after a corner kick. Although the hosts struggled to double their lead, it finally happened at the beginning of the second half, when a penalty was awarded to "Šilutė."
Although the first shot by the Brazilian Rafael Ledesma was saved by the "Šilutė" goalkeeper Laurynas Vertelis, the referee ordered a retake and R. Ledesma did not make a mistake the second time.
Ten minutes later, the score became overwhelming, with young debutant Mantas Fridrikas scoring. The fourth, and as it later turned out, the last goal into the "Šilutė" goal came in the middle of the second half, when the Senegalese Pascal Mendy broke through on the right side and defeated L.Vertelis to score his first goal of the season.
As expected, "Kaunas" celebrated a convincing victory and now, after the first round, is two points behind the leader "Vilnius" club.
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