P. Golubickas' strike snatches victory for "Žalgiris © alyga.lt

“Optibet A Lyga” crowned the 4th round with a victory for Žalgiris in the capital's derby.

In the match between Vilnius “Žalgiris” and “Riteriai”, Paulius Golubickas expanded the victory for Žalgiris at the end of the match with a result of 1:0 (0:0).

The first dangerous situation was created by Žalgiris - in the 6th minute Arni Vilhjalmsson headed towards Riteriai's goal, but the shot was off target.

In the middle of the first half, Adam Fofana posed a threat to Riteriai's goal with a shot from his right foot, but his shot flew over the goal.

The first danger to the defending champions' goal came in the 32nd minute of the match - Mindaugas Grigaravičius's shot was saved by goalkeeper Tomislavas Duka.

As the second half began, the scenery on the field changed and Riteriai attacked Žalgiris' goal - after a mistake in defense by Vladimir Čeburin's players, Colinas Odutayo sent the ball into the goal area, but T. Duka held onto Žalgiris' dry goal.

One of the most dangerous opportunities of the match was created in the 79th minute after a set piece by Nathan Palafozas - his shot hit the post.

In the 88th minute, Paulius Golubickas, who had a good position in the penalty area, sent the ball into the goal of Pablo Villaro's players and secured 3 points for Žalgiris.

After the 4th round, Žalgiris has 7 points in their homeland, while Riteriai are in last place in the table with 1 point.

Standings provided by Sofascore