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After the victory in the 7th round of the "General Financing A League" against Gargždai's "Banga", the head coach of Panevėžys "Ekrantas" Valdas Urbonas was happy with the win and the result achieved, as in a tight match schedule, three points is what is needed in the current situation.
Head coach of "Ekrantas" Valdas Urbonas: "Today some players who play less were in the game, such as Dainius Gleveckas, Vitalijus Kavaliauskas, Egidijus Varnas. In the first half we had moments that we didn't take advantage of. The Gargždai team, despite having collected few points, fought against "Žalgiris" and "Sūduva". They are definitely a dangerous opponent, especially when they are in such a position. I warned the guys that we need to be careful and respect the opponent. The final result is satisfying, in the second half those moments led to situations where we scored goals.
Of course, when there are many matches, the main thing is the result. In addition, we have injured players, so while maintaining that balance, we need to look ahead. We don’t have much time to celebrate the victory since we have a game on Saturday. The rotation of players was influenced by the injured players, we knew that "Banga" would try and resist. Last season we were burned by them, we played 1:1. The most important thing is the final result and the victory, I am happy with it," - said the head coach of "Ekrantas" V. Urbonas after the match.
The head coach of "Banga" Vaidas Žutautas: "I want to congratulate "Ekrantas" on their deserved victory. The mastery of the Panevėžys team was evident in the second half, they pressed us, in the first half we were fresher, we tried to be aggressive, we didn’t take advantage of such half-chances, we didn’t pass the ball that well, "Ekrantas" was stronger today and deservedly won. When you are losing by 0:1, 0:2, or 0:3, there is not much difference. I have no complaints about the decision of the referees to award a penalty kick. I believe that consistent work will bring success someday. We are unable to score one hundred percent goals in a series of matches, I think that curse will end someday," - hoped the coach of "Banga."
