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"General Financing A lyga" leaders VMFD "Žalgiris" and Panevėžys "Ekranas" played to a 0-0 draw in the fourteenth round. At the start of the match in Vilnius, both teams, unlike in the LFF Cup final, immediately went on the attack. The first shots were exchanged between "Žalgiris" defender Vaidotas Šilėnas and "Ekranas" forward Uchenna Umeh. After ten minutes, the game moved to the middle of the field, where there was no shortage of tough battles and chances. In the 12th minute, Andrius Velička dangerously headed towards the goal from a few meters away, but the opposing goalkeeper Armantas Vitkauskas blocked the shot. Three minutes later, Calum Elliot threatened the "Ekranas" goal, sending the ball just beside the post during a fast attack. After exchanging dangerous attacks, the teams found it increasingly difficult to get closer to each other's goals. "Žalgiris" broke the stalemate first when Pavel Komolov's head met the crossbar of Emilijus Zubas' goal. The "Ekranas" goalkeeper had to work as needed over the remaining five minutes of the half, as Vaidotas Šilėnas and Tomislav Pekas tried to get past him with strong shots. In the second half of the match, the passionate "Žalgiris" fans continued to support their team in their goal storm against the opponents. The guests were forced to stop the advancing Vilnius players with fouls, for which they were often punished with yellow cards. In the 60th minute, Tomislav Pekas had a good opportunity to score, but the completely free Croat could not direct the headed shot from a few meters towards the goal. The "Ekranas" team only spoke up for the first time in the second half in the 72nd minute. After a quick attack, the Panevėžys defenders passed the ball to Vitalijus Kavaliauskas in the penalty area, who tried to break through Armantas Vitkauskas' defense with a powerful shot. As the clock counted down the final minutes of the match, the gathered spectators at the LFF Stadium once again urged the "Žalgiris" team to launch their final attack. The green and white team pressed their opponents with all their might and looked for openings in their defense, but they were unable to find any. The teams, unable to score goals, shared a point after a fierce battle. "Žalgiris": Armantas Vitkauskas, Egidijus Vaitkūnas, Andrius Skerla, Luka Peričius, Georgas Freidgeimas, Vaidotas Šilėnas, Andrejus Nagumanovas, Mantas Kuklys, Pavelas Komolovas, Tomislavas Pekas, Calum Elliotas (76th min. Raimondas Vilėniškis). Substitutes: Marius Rapalis, Jaunius Juozaitis, Arminas Vaskela, Donatas Kazlauskas, Karolis Urbaitis, Mario Grgurovičius. "Ekranas": Emilijus Zubas, Aurimas Vertelis (58th min. Egidijus Varnas), Ignas Dedura, Mantas Samusiovas, Giedrius Tomkevičius, Ramūnas Radavičius (80th min. Arnas Ribokas), Andrius Velička, Aurimas Kučys, Vytautas Lukša, Uchenna Umeh, Vitalijus Kavaliauskas (90th min. Dovydas Norvilas). Substitutes: Tadas Kauneckas, Tadas Markevičius. In another match, Alytus "Dainava" lost 2-4 at home to Marijampolės "Sūduva". The goals for the winners were scored by Craig Thomson, Povilas Lukšys, Andrius Urbšys, and Karolis Chvedukas. Arsenijus Buinickis scored twice for the home team."
