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"Ekranas" footballers dramatically withdrew from the UEFA Cup competition. In the second qualifying round second leg match, Panevezys defeated "Odd Grenland" club 2-1, but an away loss of 3-1 blocked their path to the main tournament. Meanwhile, at 20:00 in Denmark, another Lithuanian club "Žalgiris" will take to the field, attempting to overcome a two-goal deficit against the "Aalborg" club. 2 - 1 (First leg 1 - 3, aggregate result 3 - 4) 7' [1 - 0] 32' [2 - 0] 90' [2 - 1] Martin Knutsen The hosts took the lead 1-0 in the 7th minute after Vitalijus Kavaliauskas' goal. To the delight of all the spectators present in the stadium, Gediminas Paulauskas scored a second goal in the 32nd minute, doubling his team's lead. A 2-0 result would have guaranteed passage to the next stage. The positive result held until the very last minute, but in injury time, Norwegian Morten Knutsen scored a penalty to send the ball into the hosts' net. Just a few seconds later, the referee blew the final whistle."
