Hegelmann players, having defeated Gargždiškiai, returned to first place in the A league.

2024-08-16 21:11 © fchegelmann

The 27th round of the "TOPsport A League" started in the Temporary Capital, where the Kaunas district "Hegelmann" club, having won, at least temporarily returned to the top of the tournament table with a score of 3:0 (1:0) against the visiting Gargždai "Banga".

The home team played confidently from the first minutes – Esmilio Kaušinio's effort was stopped by Mantas Bertašius, and in the 11th minute, Michailas Thuiqas sent the ball into the net after receiving a pass from Artem Ščedro. Leo Ribeiro also made dangerous attacks, while on the other side of the field, Mato Ramanauskas's shot hit the crossbar.

After playing just over half an hour, L. Ribeiro sent a pass into the penalty area, and a perfectly timed run by Stevas Kingue rattled the goal frame; Patriko Popescu's shot was stopped by M. Bertašius.

Towards the end of the half, fires broke out near both goals – Cesinha shot straight at the goalkeeper, A. Ščedras narrowly missed the goal, and M. Thuiqas had a couple of good chances to score a double.

Cesinha could have equalized the score again after the break, but the ball rolled past the rectangular goal area. Still, M. Thuiqas scored another goal when P. Popescu's shot hit the goal frame, and the forward, who was in the right place at the right time, was accurate. P. Popescu had another chance, but this time M. Bertašius played well.

An hour into the game, Ignas Venckus hit the ball against the goal frame, and at the end of the half, Valdas Paulauskas and Antonio Lara had their chances, but the ball never shook the net. The match was capped by Matas Vareika, who scored after a great pass from Njoya Abdelo Kadero.

After completing the matches of the 27th round, the team led by Andrius Skerla rose to first place with 54 points, while the Gargždai team has collected 34 points and is in fourth place.