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Head coach of "Ekranas" Valdas Urbonas: "We achieved a hard-fought victory. The game didn't go smoothly. The cup match in the middle of the week had an impact. We have injured players. At the end of the second half, there were gaps that needed to be filled. A. Ribokas didn't play as we expected in the first half, A. Fofana was passive. This affected the overall performance.
Another thing - we need to score goals in good situations. I am happy that we have players of such level, like Mantas Savėnas, who can use opportunities in such matches. This is already the second match when Mantas decides the end of the game. We expected tough matches, I saw videos of their matches - against "Rėo", against "Sūduva". There was no easy walk for "Sūduva". "Dainava" tried, not only physically, but also in terms of play. The dangers that arose near our goal were not pleasant.
We have a lot of matches according to the schedule. We have to collect points, that's the most important thing. I'm pleased with Vytautas Lukša's game, he played actively. Egidijus Varnas came back onto the field after an injury, trying to rotate players, we will find a way out of various situations. Marko Andelkovič is injured, the burden is heavy, plus we play on synthetic turf. Many complain about this. I'm glad we found the strength, we maintained the winning mentality," - said the strategist of "Ekranas" after the victory.
The director of "Dainava", assistant coach Antanas Makštutis:
"I think the match was interesting, well-played. Both halves were good. I think we played the best match of the season. It doesn't matter that we lost. Both halves were stable. We didn't make many mistakes. However, one of them in the middle of the field led to a goal. Nothing can be done, that's football.
I think the victory was not easy for "Ekranas". Luck was lacking, they needed to take advantage of the opportunities. We could have taken a point, maybe even three. I think today we didn't lose in duels, in ball control, or in tactics. The match was good, we created our own opportunities, they didn't just fall from the sky. That's encouraging. We just need to take advantage of the opportunities. Then the result will come," - said A. Makštutis.
