TransINVEST did not bring back three essential points from Gargždai

2024-11-02 19:08 © „TransINVEST“ klubo

The 35th round of the "TOPsport A league" reached its halfway point in Gargždai, where the marathon of Saturday’s matches concluded. The visiting Vilnius region team "TransINVEST" was unable to maintain their lead until the end of the match – the game against Gargždų "Banga" ended with a score of 1:1 (1:0).

The goal for the home team came in the 15th minute – Ryonosuke Ohori passed the ball to Henrique Devens, who was well-positioned in the penalty area. He did not miss and beat goalkeeper Mantas Bertašius. In the 36th minute, Pijus Srėbalius failed to connect with the ball during a good attack; however, he made an attempt, but Cesinha's shot was not accurate. At the end of the half, the guests launched a quick counterattack, and H. Devensas, who found himself at the forefront, did not manage to score this time.

In the 52nd minute, the Japanese duo sparked a fire near "Banga"’s goal when Misako Sato sent the ball towards R. Ohori, who confused several opponents and made a shot towards the near corner of the goal, but the ball did not roll into the net, hitting the crossbar instead.

In the 75th minute, the score became equal when, after a corner kicked by Aires Sousa, Valdas Paulauskas won a duel in the second airborne challenge and scored a goal. As the final minutes ticked away, Mantas Bertašius caught a kicked ball from Ignas Kaškelevičius, and Kota Sakurai, in stopping a fast attack, saw a red card shown against him. The free kick taken by Konstantinas Šulcas was saved by Stefanas Čupičius.

After the match of the 35th round of the "TOPsport A league," both teams added a point to their tally – "TransINVEST" now has 37 points and is ranked 8th in the league table, while "Banga" sits in fourth place with 42 points.