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After the victory of 2-1 in the first Baltic Football League match against Tallinn's "TVMK," the head coach of Panevezys "Ekrano," Saulius Širmelis, was happy with the success that smiled at the team at the end of the match.
"In the first half, we played really well, but in the second half, the players started to abuse individual actions too much - it was clear that the attacking players really wanted to score a goal," S. Širmelis said at the press conference. - Gediminas Paulauskas and Dainius Gleveckas missed the match due to illnesses, so the defensive line was very unusual: young Deividas Padaigis had mostly played in the first league, so it was almost like a debut for him. Linas Klimavičius had played a little more in the starting lineup until then."
"I have to admit that sometimes luck smiles on one team in football," the coach said. - "This time, luck was on our side at the end of the match."
Giedrius Tomkevičius, the author of the first goal in the newly formed Baltic Football League, added that in the second half the team completely lost control of the midfield.
Meanwhile, the head coach of Tallinn's "TVMK," Vyacheslav Smirnov, said that the result reflected the game: "We played poorly in the first half, quickly conceded a goal, but I liked the team in the second half. I think the result reflects the game well."
Asked about the missed hundred percent chance to equalize the score at the end of the match, V. Smirnov was laconic: "It didn't work out."
Both coaches were excited about the newly started league, but S. Širmelis was very unhappy with the early start of the tournament: "I mentioned it once, but if we had played in Panevezys, there would have been a lot more spectators, not just those fifty fans who supported us in Vilnius. By the way, thank you very much to them. If we are organizing a league according to prestigious tournaments, we could also have a schedule like famous teams."
"In Europe, matches are played on Wednesdays and Sundays throughout the season, so why couldn't we find a place in the middle of the season," detailed the strategist from Lithuania. - "Now the biggest losers are the fans."
