In the last Baltic League group D match in Vilnius, the Vilnius "Vėtra" team, at least securing second place, will meet the Tallinn "Flora" club, which has lost in all three matches to their opponents with dry results.
Vilnius "Vėtra" stadium, 20:45 Baltic Football League 6th round match Vilnius - Tallinn Referee: Andrejs Sipailo (Latvia)
During the first match between these teams on March 6, the "Vėtra" footballers won with a 3-0 result. Algis Jankauskas, Nerijus Sasnauskas, and Lima Severino scored in the second half.
In the upcoming match, some key players will not be on the field due to injuries in the "Vėtra" team, but the leaders from Macedonia, Dejan Milošeskis, and Bobis Božinovskis, as well as the recently recovered defender from Croatia, Marijan Budimir, are already training with the team.
Before the season started, "Vėtra" set high goals for itself, but so far, achieving them has been difficult. The team is currently in sixth place after playing 12 matches in the "A League." Experts attribute this to injuries plaguing the team, especially the absence of D. Milošeskis and B. Božinovskio. The team easily defeated Visaginas "Inter" last Monday but unexpectedly lost 3-1 to Klaipėda's "Atlantas" last Saturday.
The head coach of "Vėtra," Aleksandras Tarchanovas, has chosen a 3-5-2 playing system for this season. The team will face a fairly capable lineup from the Estonian team "Flora." The last meeting between the two teams ended with a dramatic 1-0 victory for the Riga "Skonto" club.
The match will determine the winner of the group, with both teams aiming to secure victory. The "Vėtra" team's strategy for the upcoming match against "Flora" is clear. Even though the Vilnius team is the favorite, "Flora" is determined to win.
In the previous match against TVMK, "Flora" suffered a crushing defeat with a score of 6-0. Despite their injuries, they are ready to fight for a positive end to the season in the Baltic League.
Expectations are high for an exciting match as both teams are vying for a place in international competitions. The final outcome of this match will decide the top spot in Group D of the competition.
Possible starting lineups: "Vėtra": Stanislav Kozyrev; Andriy Usačiov, Algis Jankauskas, Marijan Budimir; Ilgar Tanriverdijev, Marius Birškys, Jurij Tarchanov, Dejan Milošeski, Robertas Vėževičius; Rolandas Karčemarskas, Denis Celyuk "Flora": Mihkel Aksalu; Andrei Mazurkevich, Alo Bärengrub, Siim Roops, Andrei Sidorenkov, Gert Kams, Martin Reim, Sergei Mošnikov, Juha Hakola, Enver Jääger, Kristen Viikmäe