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On Tuesday, four Lithuanian A Lyga clubs played friendly matches in training camps abroad. LFF Cup winner Marijampolė's Sūduva defeated Ukraine's top league outsider Lugansk's Zaria 3-1, Panevėžys Ekranas lost 1-2 to another Ukraine top league outsider Kharkov, Vilnius lost 0-2 to Russia First League club Yaroslavl's Shinnik, and champions Kaunas lost to Belarus' MTZ-Ripo by a minimal margin.
FBK 0 - 1 Minsk's MTZ-Ripo
Lithuanian champion FBK Kaunas, preparing for the new season in Turkey, lost 0-1 in their first friendly match against Minsk's MTZ-Ripo, who finished fourth in the Belarusian championship.
FBK Kaunas played with two different lineups in this game.
1st lineup: M.Malinauskas, N.Radžius, M.Bagužis, D.Kunevičius, P.Mendy, N.Manchkhava, G.Kvaratskhelia, O.Strakhanovich, E.Pehlic, R.Ledesma, V.Hleb
2nd lineup: M.Stonys, A.Khubutia, G.Vičius, A.Sanajevas, A.Bartkus, T.Vyšniauskas, M.Činikas, V.Zubavičius, A.Rimkevičius, A.Kšanavičius, R.Beniušis
FC 0 - 2 Yaroslavl's Shinnik
In Turkey, FC Vilnius also experienced their second preseason defeat, losing 0-2 to Yaroslavl's Shinnik, who finished last in the Russian Premier League last season.
"The game was quite even, they took their chances, and we did not," said Vilnius head coach Ivan Švabovičius.
Vilnius starting lineup: Semež; Radavičius, Erasmo, Artiomovas, Freidgeimas; Loyola, Andreson, Everton, Paulinho; Muller, Kumbrevičius
Marijampolė 3 - 1 Lugansk's Zaria
In the Ukrainian resort town of Alushta, Marijampolė's Sūduva celebrated a victory in their friendly match. Sūduva defeated Lugansk's Zaria 3-1. Notably, Zaria is the most changed Ukrainian club during the winter break - they have 12 new players in their ranks.
According to the official Marijampolė club website, Darius Maciulevičius, Andrius Urbšys, and Tomas Mikuckis scored the goals for Sūduva.
Panevėžys 1 - 2 Kharkov
In Ukraine, Lithuanian vice-champions Panevėžys Ekranas suffered a defeat in their friendly match against Ukraine's Kharkov. The only goal for Panevėžys was scored by Dominykas Galkevičius in the 67th minute from 18 meters.
After the match, Ekranas head coach Saulius Širmelis admitted that the opponents had the advantage in the first half but failed to score: "In the second half, after Kharkov scored, both teams' efforts managed to level the result."
Ekranas lineup: Skrupskis; Gleveckas, L.Klimavičius (86' Saulėnas), Paulauskas, Skroblas; Tomkevičius (35' Kavaliauskas), Petrauskas (60' Galkevičius), Pogreban (46' Šidlauskas), Savėnas, Bička; Lukšys (86' Varnas)
