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On Friday, June 15, the 4th round matches of the 15th round of the "A League" will be played in Lithuania, the match between Vilnius "Vėtra" and Kėdainiai "Nevėžis" has been postponed to a later time due to the participation of the capital club in the Intertoto Cup matches.
Start: 18:00
In Marijampolė, the teams of "Sūduva" and "Vilnius", who have not started the season very well, will meet. The first meeting of these teams in Vilnius ended in a 0-0 draw.
Since Ivanas Švabovičius took over the "Vilnius" team, the team has not suffered any losses yet, although they have not won either: they have played draws of 2-2 with "Kaunas", 1-1 with "Žalgiris" and 1-1 with "Šiauliai". Meanwhile, "Sūduva" only managed to break their streak of 8 winless matches in the last round. Remember that the Marijampolė team beat "Nevėžis" 2-0.
In these matches, two "Sūduva" players will have to miss the game due to accumulated yellow cards: Jose Cordeiro and Tomas Miklinevičius. Meanwhile, Vytautas Lukša will not be seen in the ranks of "Vilnius" for the same reason.
At the moment, "Sūduva" is in 7th place (16 points) in the championship, with "Vilnius" a step below with 14 points. So this duel is very important for both teams in terms of the tournament table: in case of victory, the residents of Vilnius would surpass "Sūduva" and rise to the 7th place, and if Marijampolė club celebrates the victory, they would increase their lead over "Vilnius" to 5 points.
Start: 18:00
One of the most interesting and intriguing battles awaits in Klaipėda, where the championship leaders "Atlantas" and "Ekranas" clubs will meet. Their first clash in Panevėžys ended goalless 0-0.
Recently, the residents of Klaipėda have been showing excellent form: they have not lost in 9 consecutive matches, earning 13 points in the last 5 rounds. However, "Atlantas" ended their winning streak in the last round, playing to a 0-0 draw with the capital's "Žalgiris".
Meanwhile, after great victories of 4-1 against "Sūduva" and "Vėtra" in the last round, "Ekranas" could not beat "Vilnius" with a 0-0 draw.
Currently, "Atlantas" is in 3rd place (22 points) in the championship, with "Ekranas" one spot higher (26 points). These matches are a great opportunity for the residents of Klaipėda to reduce their gap to a minimum.
Start: 18:30
In Vilnius, "Žalgiris" and "Šiauliai" will meet. The first meeting of these teams in the sunny city ended in a 0-0 draw.
This duel is very important in terms of the tournament table: both teams have collected 17 points and share 5-6 places (with Žalgiris having played one game less), while "Vėtra" in 4th position has only one point more. So in case of victory, either team would rise to the 4th place in the championship.
"Žalgiris" has been playing quite inconsistently this season: a 3-0 victory against "Vilnius" and a 0-1 loss to "Šilutė", so the stable "Šiauliai" team could take advantage of that. However, this time the residents of Vilnius will have the advantage of the field and the support of their fans.
Defender Sergejus Galiūza will not be able to help "Šiauliai" in these matches due to accumulated yellow cards.
Start: 19:00
The intrigue in the last round match is not very high. Even though "Šilutė" won two matches in a row, they are unlikely to resist against "Kaunas". Moreover, many of the best players of the Šilutė team belong to the Kaunas club.
"Kaunas" is in first place in the championship (40 points), while "Šilutė" is in 9th place (9 points).
