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Lithuania's national team today lost to the Russian team in a friendly match held at Moscow's "Dynamo" stadium, in which seven goals were scored.
Therefore, the team coached by Algimantas Liubinskas has completed preparations for the 2006 World Cup qualifying cycle. This year's fourth defeat - earlier losses included 2-1 to Israel, 1-0 to Belarus, and 4-0 to Portugal.
The Lithuanians will start the seventh qualifying group matches on September 4 in Belgium against the national team of that country, and four days later will play at home against the national team of Serbia and Montenegro.
Russia - Lithuania 4 - 3
22' Dmitry Khokhlov [1 - 0]
41' [1 - 1]
53' [2 - 1]
66' [3 - 1]
83' [3 - 2]
88' [4 - 2]
89' [4 - 3]
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90+4' End of the match. The Russian national team emerged victorious in the goal fest.
90+2' Another attempt by Kariakos is saved by the goalkeeper.
89' Darius Žutautas replaces the recently scored Nerijus Barasa.
89' Poškus dribbles past one defender, passes the ball forward to Barasa, who bypasses the goalkeeper inside the penalty area and sends the ball into the net. Another goal - the score is 4-3!
88' Sučiovas fires a strong shot from 23 meters and secures his team's victory with the fourth goal.
87' Kariakos' attempt to shoot towards the right corner of the goal hits the wall.
83' Barasa runs towards the goal, passes the ball forward, takes advantage of a Russian defender's mistake to make a run past the goalkeeper, and calmly finishes past Malafeev. 3-2!
80' Sučiovas tries to earn a penalty from 11 meters, but the referee remains silent.
77' Sučiovas gets the first chance to score, but fails to beat Karchemarskas. Then Kariaka attacks dangerously, but his attempt is also unsuccessful.
73' After Stankevicius' free kick hits the wall and reaches Malafeev's hands.
70' Malafeev saves Poškus' penalty, the ball bounces off the post and rolls out of bounds.
68' Lithuania's response - after Tamošauskas' attempt from 18 meters, the ball flies just wide of the goal. Šemberas is replaced by Radzinevičius.
66' Another Russian goal! Bulykin receives a pass from deep, outmaneuvers a defender, and smoothly lifts the ball over the goalkeeper with one touch.
65' The referee ignores Aniukov's fall in the penalty area.
63' Danilevicius, the author of the goal, is replaced by Kučys.
62' Česnauskis' shot from 32 meters is held by Malafeev.
60' Another Russian corner, but once again, it is unsuccessful.
58' Lithuania makes a substitution - Tamošauskas replaces Ražanauskas.
56' Lithuania attacks and tries to equalize, but fails to create more dangerous opportunities.
53' Kariaka charges through the center, gets the opportunity to shoot from 20 meters, and hits the corner of the goal perfectly. Goal!!! The hosts are in the lead again.
50' Bojarincevas crosses the ball into Kariaka in the penalty area, who shoots wide from a few meters away.
46' The second half begins. Russia makes many changes - Onopko, Bulykin, Bojarincevas, Kariaka, Sučiovas, and Malafeev come on for Arshavin, Bystrov, Smertin, Sennikov, Kerzhakov, and Ovchinnikov.
Halftime
45' The first Russian corner is unsuccessful. The referee adds one minute of stoppage time.
43' Kerzhakov breaks into the penalty area, dribbles the ball, falls, but the referee awards a free kick from Karčemarskas' goal.
41' Barasa's pass from the wing finds Danilevicius, who sends the ball into the net from five meters. Equalizer 1-1!
40' The first substitution. Marius Stankevičius replaces Saulius Mikoliūnas.
38' Mikoliūnas breaks into the right flank of the penalty area, but Sennikov takes the ball from the Lithuanian.
35' Česnauskis shoots weakly from 20 meters - Ovčinikov saves comfortably.
34' Chochlov passes the ball to Arshavin, who fails to beat Karčemarskas. This is followed by an unsuccessful shot by Chochlov. A truly dangerous moment.
33' The Russians respond swiftly with a Kerzhakov attempt.
32' The Lithuanians are outnumbered against one defender, but Ovčinikov interrupts Česnauskis' pass to Danilevicius. Danilevicius then tries his luck from 20 meters, but the shot goes wide.
28' The teams continue to lose possession in the middle of the field.
25' The game settles down after the goal.
24' Česnauskis' free kick from 30 meters is easily caught by Ovčinikov.
22' A left-sided free kick, Arshavin lifts the ball into the penalty area, and Chochlov heads it into the goal. The first goal!
14' Poškus breaks through Kolodin, but shoots directly at the goalkeeper from 11 meters.
12' Šemberas breaks into the penalty area and sends the ball into the net... but from the other side of the goal.
10' Kerzhakov's shot from 20 meters hits the crossbar and post junction.
8' Both teams' attempts to attack stall in the middle of the field.
2' Kerzhakov breaks free one-on-one, but the defenders block and clear the ball.
1' The match begins. Only around 3 thousand spectators in the stands.
Lithuania's starting lineup:
Karčemarskas; Barasa, Džiaukštas, Žvirgždauskas, Skarbalius; Mikoliūnas (40' Stankevičius), Šemberas (68' Radzinevičius), E.Česnauskis, Ražanauskas (58' Tamošauskas); Danilevičius (63' Kučys), Poškus.
