The Lithuanian Youth Crushed in Belgium © EuroFootball.com

The Lithuanian youth (U-21) national team today started the qualifying cycle for the 2006 European Youth Championship - in the first match of the seventh group, they were defeated by their peers from Belgium.

In other group matches, Serbia and Montenegro crushed San Marino 5-0 away. Tomorrow evening, there will be meetings of national teams.

U-21 Belgium 3 - 0 Lithuania U21 22' [1 - 0] Jonathan Blondel 68' [2 - 0] Jonathan Blondel 79' [3 - 0] Nicolas Lombaerts

Composition of the Lithuanian youth national team: M.Malinauskas; T.Mikuckis, M.Žaliūkas, E.Majus, P.Paknys (36' A.Skroblas), T.Tamošauskas, M. Panka, N.Mačiulis, D.Šernas, D.Navikas (40' A.Rimkevičius); V.Kavaliauskas.