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The Lithuanian national football team suffered a defeat in the EURO 2012 qualification match in Liechtenstein. In the match held in Vaduz, the Lithuanians failed to recover after conceding a quick goal and lost to the opponents 0:2.
Coaches' comments after the match:
Lithuanian national team coach Raimondas Žutautas: "The game was very poor. In such matches, you must be focused from the very first moment. You need to evaluate the opponent. The players did not evaluate him and made mistakes. The goals conceded in the first half determined the loss. We can win against anyone, and lose against anyone."
Liechtenstein national team coach Hans-Peter Zaugg: "We prepared seriously for these matches and hoped to win. We knew that the Lithuanian team is quite strong and that winning would not be easy. The Lithuanians proved it in the match against the Czechs. Even Spain did not find it easy to beat Lithuania. We took advantage of almost all the opportunities we had, while the Lithuanian team did not show what they could have shown."
Preliminary match statistics
Liechtenstein-Lithuania 2:0 (0:0) Vaduz "Rheinpark" stadium, Referee - Artyom Kuchin (Kazakhstan) Goals: 6 min. Philippe Erne, 36 min. Michele Polverino (Liechtenstein) Warnings: 78 min. Thomas Beck, 81 min. Daniel Kaufmann (Liechtenstein); 7 min. Darvydas Šernas, 14 min. Tomas Danilevičius, 77 min. Ramūnas Radavičius (Lithuania). Lithuania: Ernestas Šetkus, Ramūnas Radavičius, Tadas Kijanskas, Andrius Skerla, Marius Stankevičius (46 min. Deividas Česnauskis), Edgaras Česnauskis (68 min. Mantas Savėnas), Mindaugas Panka, Deividas Šemberas, Saulius Mikoliūnas, Darvydas Šernas, Tomas Danilevičius (46 min. Tadas Labukas). Substitutes: Mindaugas Malinauskas, Marius Papšys, Arūnas Klimavičius, Linas Pilibaitis.
