Kaunas Žalgiris defeated FA Šiauliai in a high-scoring match

2025-03-29 16:15 © lff.lt

The second match of the 4th round of the "TOPsport A League" took place in the City of the Sun, where FA "Šiauliai" hosted guests from the Temporary Capital. In an unpredictable game, "Kauno Žalgiris" celebrated victory, defeating the Šiauliai team with a score of 3:2 (1:2).

From the start of the match, Gustas Baliutavičius had a lot of work to do. He had to deal with Temur Čogadze's attempts and also stopped a dangerous attack from Fiodor Černych. The attacks from the Kaunas team bore fruit – in the 19th minute, after a corner kick taken by Gratas Sirgėdas, Antonas Tolordava scored with a header.

Šiauliai restored the score a little over half an hour into the game when Milanas Džokičius had a chance; he was subdued, and the rebound was sent into the net by Eligijus Jankauskas from close range. However, at the end of the half, the representatives of the City of the Sun took the lead when after Benny Bernardo Silva's pass into the penalty area, the ball hit the goalpost, and the unmarked Martynas Dapkus was accurate.

At the start of the second half, Romualdas Jansonas and T. Čogadze, who played actively, posed a significant threat to the goal defended by G. Baliutavičius, and in the 59th minute, the guests equalized when R. Jansonas, repeating his own shot, was precise. In the 77th minute, with a strong attack, the Kaunas team pushed forward again when Aminas Benchaibas, adapting to F. Černycho's pass and shooting accurately, found the net.

After a fluctuating match in the 4th round of the "TOPsport A League," "Kauno Žalgiris" ranks second with 7 points, while "Šiauliai" has 4 points and occupies the 7th position in the league table.