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Over the past two weeks, Lithuanian footballers have stepped onto the field 52 times in foreign competitions. Lithuanians saw four yellow cards against themselves and scored three goals. However, our country's representatives' teams experienced more failures (30 defeats) than victories (26 wins). The rarest result from players representing Lithuanian clubs is a draw (24 draws). All these performances are covered in the "Lithuanian Footballers Abroad" section.
England: In the England U21 Premier League, "Leicester City U21" extended their unbeaten streak to six matches by defeating "Chelsea U21" 1-0 away. Simonas Stankevičius appeared on the field for the away team in the 79th minute of the match. This victory helped "Leicester City U21" maintain its eighth position in the tournament table.
Belarus: In the Belarusian Super Cup matches, "Shakhtyor Soligorsk" lost to "Bate" after a penalty shootout. Saulius Mikoliūnas was substituted in the added time of the second half in a match that ended goalless.
Bulgaria: Valdemaras Borovskis remained on the bench twice, as his team won 1-0 away against "CSKA Sofia" and drew 0-0 with "Lokomotiv Sofia." "Beroe" retained the fifth position in the Bulgarian league.
Denmark: "Aalborg", still without Lukas Spalvis, played three matches in the last two weeks. They secured two victories in the Danish league, defeating "Esbjerg" 3-1 away and "Randers" 2-1 at home, but suffered a 2-4 away loss against the same "Esbjerg" team in the cup competition. Spalvis returned to the field after 215 days and played 17 minutes in the reserve team match. After two wins in the Superliga, Spalvis' team climbed to the fourth position.
Estonia: "JK Kalev Sillamäe", with four Lithuanian players, had a successful start in the Estonian league with two wins in the first two rounds. They beat "Paide" 4-1 away in the first round and "Tulevik" 2-0 away in the second round. Mindaugas Bagužis and Marius Činikas played without substitutions in both matches, while Darius Miceika and Rytis Leliūga were not registered for any games. After two rounds, "JK Kalev Sillamäe" is sharing the 1-3 positions with a couple of other teams that haven't lost points yet.
Greece: "AOK Kerkyra" performed well in the Super League, winning 1-0 away against "Panaitolikos" and significantly defeating "OFI" 4-1 at home. Ernestas Šeškus remained on the bench in both matches. After this weekend, "AOK Kerkyra" climbed to the ninth place in the Greek championship.
Spain: "Marbella" in the Segunda B4 league experienced two defeats, losing 1-2 away to "Granada II" and 1-3 at home to "UCAM Murcia." Edvinas Girdvainis played the full 90 minutes in the first match and remained on the bench in the second match. Ovidijus Verbickas was not registered for the games. "Marbella" dropped to the sixteenth place in the country's third division.
Israel: Mindaugas Panka and "Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona" had a tough week with three defeats - 0-3 in cup matches against Maccabi Tel Aviv and 0-1 at home to Maccabi Haifa, as well as a 0-2 loss away to Hapoel Acre. The Lithuanian player was substituted in the first match in the 54th minute, in the second match in the 37th minute, and was not registered for the third match. "Hapoel Haifa" shared points with "Hapoel Be'er Sheva" 1-1 at home and lost 0-2 away against "Maccabi Haifa."
Kazakhstan: In the first week of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the Lithuanian players performed well. Artūras Žulpa's "FK Aktobe" secured two draws at home - 1-1 with Atyrau and 0-0 with Kairat, and won 1-0 away against Taraz. Arūnas Klivavičius' club "Tobol Kostanay" lost 0-4 away to Kairat, drew 0-0 with Zhetysu, and lost 0-2 at home against Okzhetpes. After the week, "FK Aktobe" is fifth, "Zhetysu" is eighth, and "Tobol Kostanay" is twelfth in the league.
Latvia: In the Latvian league, teams represented by Lithuanians had mixed results. Simonas Paulius' "Ventspils" won 3-0 away against "Metta / LU", while Mindaugas Kalonas' "Skonto" suffered a 2-3 defeat away to "Liepāja". Both Lithuanian players played without substitutions. Both teams shared the 1-1 result at home in the next round.
Poland: Donatas Kazlauskas was not registered for two weekends, while "Lechia Gdansk" won against GKS Belchatow 1-0 at home and Pogoń Szczecin 1-0 away. Evaldas Razulis was substituted in the 72nd and 76th minutes in the respective matches.
Germany: In Germany, "Hannover 96" continued their losing streak with two defeats, while Marius Stankevičius was registered for the first match but did not play. Arvydas Novikovas' club "Aue" lost 0-3 at home to Ingolstadt and also suffered a 0-3 defeat away to Aalen in the following weeks. Markus Palionis, playing for Regensburg, received a yellow card in the first match and played without substitutions in both games.
Scotland: "Ross County" performed well, defeating "Partick Thistle" 1-0 at home and drawing 2-2 away with "Hamilton Academical". Darvydas Šernas was substituted in the 58th minute of the second match.
Championship division continues with "Rangers" team still struggling, drawing three consecutive matches. Marius Žaliūkas played without substitutions in the first two matches and appeared in the 52nd minute in the third match.
Turkey: Žydrūnas Karčemarskas kept a clean sheet for the seventh time this season as his team "Gaziantepspor" drew 0-0 away against "Karabükspor." His performance helped the team break a three-match losing streak.
Germany: In their debut in the Russian Premier League, Tomas Mikuckis' "Torpedo Moscow" drew 0-0 away against "Amkar Perm" and 1-1 at home with "Zenit". "Torpedo Moscow" is currently in twelfth position in the table.
Slovenia: "ND Gorica" did not have a successful week in the Slovenian league. They lost 1-0 at home to "Koper", drew 0-0 with "Radomlje", and suffered a 1-3 defeat away to "Olimpija". Vykintas Slivka played full matches in the first and third games, receiving a yellow card in the first match.
These are the recent performances of Lithuanian footballers in various leagues around Europe.
