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Respectively, Vilnius "Vėtra" and Riga "Skonto" clubs, who crushed Tallinn "Flora" football players with scores of 3-0 and 4-0, will seek to determine which club can be called the leader of the group on Sunday at the "Sportima" arena in Vilnius.
In the composition of "Skonto", comparing to the matches against "Flora", there should not be major changes - forward Slovak Marian Dirnbach might appear on the field instead of Ivan Lukjanov, who looked blank in the first matches, as he has recovered from an injury, while his compatriot defender Marian Sluka is still recovering from an injury.
In these matches, Vilnius "Vėtra" should have the strongest lineup - although in the friendly matches easily won 2-0 on Monday with "Šiauliai", captain Julius Raliukonis, Macedonian goalkeeper Dejan Milošeski, forwards Egidijus Juška and Vitalis Stankevičius, and goalkeeper Mindaugas Panka did not play due to illnesses, they should all be ready for the match against "Skonto".
Before the match, assistant coach of "Vėtra" Donatas Vencevičius stated that "Skonto", led by Englishman Paul Ashworth, play English-style football with a standard 4-4-2 formation and long passes to tall forwards.
Speaking about the opponents, D. Vencevičius highlighted the strong forward Gunts Kalniņš, Russian defender Andrey Perepletkin, and national team midfielder Vitaly Astafyev.
Possible lineups:
"Vėtra": Žutautas; Pedro, Skerla, Raliukonis, Jankauskas, Sasnauskas; Panka, Božinovski, Milošeski; Severino, Stankevičius;
"Skonto": Piedels; Pjačeks, Usanovs, Gamezardašvili, Eliava; Astafjevs, Perepletkins, Višniakovs, Morozs; Kalninš, Dirnbahs.
