Today, A league match was played at the "Žalgiris" stadium between two Vilnius teams - and . Before the match, it was pouring rain in Vilnius and it stopped only at the beginning of the first half.
The match started with two attacks from the Žalgiris team. In the 5th and 6th minutes, the green and whites almost scored a goal, but goalkeeper Marius Poškus played excellently. As the first half progressed after a corner kick lifted by "Vėtra" players, Nerijus Sasnauskas almost scored a goal with his head. In the 32nd minute, Grudzinskas had a similar opportunity, but the defender also failed to score. In the 35th minute, Žalgiris player Čepas was brought down near the penalty area. Lemežis takes a shot from 20 meters, but Marius Poškus plays excellently once again. The scoreboard showed two zeros as the players went to rest.
The second half started more actively for "Žalgiris". After a successful ball bounce, Čepas takes a shot from the left, but the ball hits the goal net from the other side. In the 60th minute, Lemežis had a great opportunity, but being alone against the goalkeeper, he fails to control the ball. Five minutes later, Vytautas Karvelis fails to close a pass from the right. As the match approached its end, the referee began to note many fouls, especially by the players of "Žalgiris". In the 85th minute, Tomas Mikuckis tugs on the shirt of Ramūnas Stonkus. The referee shows the defender a second yellow card, which is followed by a red card. Dissatisfied with this decision, the "Žalgiris" fans accompany it with boos. In the 93rd minute of the match, "Žalgiris" could have snatched a victory, but Donatas Gražulis failed to hit the ball. By the way, the referee of the match was Audrius Kancleris, who was beaten up after the match between "Sūduva" and "Ekranas" in the previous round.
Next Sunday, at the "Žalgiris" stadium, "Vėtra" will start their battles in the Intertoto tournament. Their opponents will be the Estonian team "JK Trans Narva". The match starts at 18:30.