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After the break, the Lithuanian football "A League" season continues. On Friday, three matches of the twentieth round were played, in which goals were scored only by foreigners, and there were no major changes in the tournament table - FBK "Kaunas" continues to confidently lead. "Atlantas", in the third position, experienced a second consecutive defeat, while "Vėtra" started their new coach's debut with a victorious result. Today, the Kaunas team [link="http://www.eurofootball.com/index.php?page=news&id=6607"]played away[/link] against Vilnius's "Žalgiris", who are in eighth place. The Lithuanian vice-champions, who continue to compete in the UEFA Cup, won their nineteenth victory - after a tough match, they won 1-0. The only goal of the match in front of 850 spectators was scored by the Bosnian Legionnaire Edin Pehličius. After this victory, "Kaunas" increased their lead over the closest pursuer, Panevėžys "Ekranas", to 22 points. However, defending champions coached by Virginijus Liubšys, who did not play due to participation in the Champions League, have played one less game. In the next match, Vilnius "Vėtra" won their second consecutive victory, defeating "Šilutė" 2-1 away. The hosts took the lead in the 11th minute after a corner kick by defender Bogdan Nesterenko, but Macedonian Dejan Miloševski equalized six minutes later with a penalty kick, and in the 27th minute, as it turned out later, Ukrainian Sergei Kuznecov scored the winning goal with a header. The intrigue among the teams in the middle of the tournament table is growing. Marijampolė's "Sūduva" won 3-1 at home against Klaipėda's "Atlantas" and reduced the gap from the seaside city's footballers to 4 points, securing the fourth place and overtaking the "Šiauliai" team, who have played one less game. In the 16th minute of the match, home team fans were delighted by a goal scored by Brazilian Ottavio Braga. Although Maxim Morozov equalized in the 31st minute, in the second half, the guests were "finished off" by another Legionnaire David Chigladze and the same O. Braga's goals. The result could have been overwhelming in the last minute, but D. Chigladze failed to convert a penalty from the 11-meter mark. The match between Kėdainiai "Nevėžis" and "Vilnius" in Kaunas was postponed due to the Lithuanian athletics championship being held at the S. Darius and S. Girėnas Sports Center stadium. The next "A League" matches will take place on Tuesday when "Vėtra" and "Vilnius" will play the 16th round, and the 21st round will start in a week on July 28th. Friday's Match Statistics Vilnius 0 - 1 FBK ([link="http://www.eurofootball.com/index.php?page=news&id=6607"]More[/link]) Shilute Stadium, 200 spectators Referee - Saulius Atmanavicius Shilute 1 - 2 Vilnius 11' [1 - 0] Bogdan Nesterenko 17' [1 - 1] Dejan Milosevski 27' [2 - 1] Sergiy Kuznecov "Shilute": L.Vertelis; Deveika, Nesterenko (79' Jemeljanovas), Sarunas, Zigutis (81' Pancerovas); Papeckys, Vyšniauskas (46' Andriekus), Butkus, Berdnik, Grazys; Podelis "Vetra": V.Zutautas; Sasnauskas, Raliukonis, Jankauskas, Usaciov; Šernas, Preiksaitis, Litvinas, Milosevski; R.Karcemarskas (65' Lovčev), Kuznecov Marijampolė's "Sūduvos" stadium, 850 spectators Referee - Gediminas Mazeika Marijampolė 3 - 1 Klaipėda 16' [1 - 0] Ottavio Braga 31' [1 - 1] Maksim Morozov 60' [2 - 1] David Chigladze 71' [3 - 1] Ottavio Braga 25' Karolis Jasaitis ("Sūduva"), 50' Maksim Morozov ("Atlantas") sent off the field 90' D.Chigladzė ("Sūduva") missed a penalty from the 11-meter mark "Sūduva": S.Klevinskas; Grigas, Gvildys (30' V.Slavickas), G.Klevinskas, D.Chigladze; Urbsys, Uselis, Maciulis (46' B.Chigladze), Miklinevicius; Abramenko, Braga "Atlantas": Maksvytis; R.Maciulevičius (67' Navikas), E.Zukauskas, Lukosevicius, Ramonas; Gedgaudas (81' Šoblinskas), Žernys, Morozov, Danilyuk; Laurišas, Karalius (64' Žvingilas) Tournament Table:"
