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Sunday marked the end of the First League season of the Lithuanian Children and Youth Football Association (LVJUFA), with matches played in the U13, U14, and U15 age groups.
Three matches took place at the LFF Kaunas Training Centre stadium. Neither long distances nor rainy conditions deterred young football fans from fulfilling their promise to support them from the stands.
"Jonava" U13 team secured the first place in the division, winning the superfinal match against their peers from Gargzdai's "Bangos" with a score of 2:0. The victory was sealed with Mato Mirončiko's penalty in the 50th minute and Vakario Sungailos' goal in the 60th minute.
Representatives of Jonava also competed in the U14 division superfinal, facing Palanga's "Gintaro" players. Emilis Vitkauskas opened the scoring for "Jonava" in the 7th minute, but Einoras Daučiūnas equalized ten minutes later. At the beginning of the second half, "Gintaras" celebrated a goal scored by Arnas Jucius in the 42nd minute. "Gintaras" maintained their lead at 2:1 and triumphed in the superfinal.
The day of competition was capped off with the U15 division superfinal between "Vilnius Football Academy" and Telšiai's "Džiugo" teams. The representatives from the capital gained the upper hand in the first half with goals from Lukas Oškinis in the 23rd minute and Norbertas Diugevičius from a penalty in the 28th minute. After halftime, "Vilnius Football Academy" confidently controlled the match and emerged victorious with a score of 6:0. Additional goals were scored by Emil Vainovskij (55th min.), Domas Mažeika (60th min.), Norbert Diugevič (60th min.), and Gabrielius Bitinas (75th min. - from a penalty).
The best players of the superfinals were recognized and awarded prizes to Mantas Mirončikas (FK "Jonava" U13), Mangirdas Venckus (FK "Gintaras" U14), and Domas Mažeika ("Vilnius Football Academy" U15).
The awards were presented by LVJUFA director Algirdas Kvalkauskas, KAFF board member Darius Gurskis, and Lithuania's U16 and U17 boys' national team coach Andrius Velička.
