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On Saturday, the 8th round matches of the "A League" will be played. Football enthusiasts can expect several interesting duels: in the capital, two teams at the top of the tournament table - "Vilnius" and "Sūduva" will meet, while in Kaunas the strongest Lithuanian teams of recent times, "Kaunas" and "Ekranas", will test their strengths. "Šiauliai" will host "Žalgiris" at home, "Atlantas" will face "Šilute" in Klaipėda, and "Interas" will play against "Vėtra" in Vilnius.
The first to take to the green field on Saturday will be the footballers of Visaginas' "Inter" and "Vėtra". Vilnius will be without the injured Almir Sulejmanovičius and Bobi Božinovski, and it is unclear if Dejan Milošeskis will be able to help the team. In the previous round, Visaginas upset Vilnius "Žalgiris", who scored the decisive goal only at the end of the match, while "Vėtra" lost 0-1 to "Kaunas."
Last week, "Šiauliai", who won an unexpected victory in Marijampolė, will meet "Žalgiris" at home. We are unlikely to see Belarusian legionnaire Aleksejus Dubyno injured among the ranks of Žalgiris.
In the port city, "Atlantas" will play against "Šilute." In the previous round, the team from Klaipėda lost 1-2 at home to "Vilnius", while "Šilute" was crushed 5-0 by "Ekranas".
The undefeated so far "Vilnius" footballers will face the "Sūduva" eleven. Vilnius will definitely be without the injured Tadas Gražiūnas, and it is still unclear whether forward Aivaras Laurišas will appear on the field.
Perhaps the most interesting duel of the round will take place in Kaunas, where the Lithuanian champions "Kaunas" will host the second team in the country - "Ekranas". It is expected that in this match, after an injury, Panevėžys' defender Dainius Gleveckas will finally return to the field. The biggest headache for the Panevėžys team should be how to stop the leader of "Kaunas" - Ričardas Beniušis. The striker has already "rewarded" the 7th team with goals this season and scored a total of 10 goals. By the way, this match will be broadcast live on channel 5.
8th round matches:
"Interas" - "Vėtra"
Vilnius, 16:30
"Atlantas" - "Šilutė"
Klaipėda, 17:30
"Šiauliai" - "Žalgiris"
Šiauliai, 17:30
"Vilnius" - "Sūduva"
Vilnius, 19:00
"Kaunas" - "Ekranas"
Kaunas, 19:00
