Review of the girls' elite league (14th week)

2024-04-05 17:00 © JumpStory

The U17 age group teams returned to championship battles, among which FK "Banga" and FK "Žalgiris" maintained their dominance. Meanwhile, in the U15 division, MFA "Žalgiris"-MRU continues to march undefeated.

[U15] The eleventh round kicked off in Gargždai, where FK "Banga" hosted the counterparts of "Kaunas Žalgiris" FA. Gargždai proved their superiority by securing an 8-1 victory - it is noteworthy that the first encounter between these two teams ended with a 7-goal difference. Vesta Zablackaitė scored half of "Banga's" goals, while Andrėja Tamošauskaitė netted a double, Viltė Drukteinytė converted a penalty, and Augustė Dobravalskytė also found the back of the net. The Kaunas team's goal came from Fausta Stasytytė's penalty kick.

The chance to climb higher than the 3rd position was complicated for the FC "Hegelmann" team, as they suffered a defeat against the team from Klaipėda. Elzė Česnauskaitė's brace and Kotryna Pociūtė's goal in the first half gave Klaipėdos FM a significant advantage that led them to victory. Dinara Rimkevičiūtė reduced the deficit at the end of the match.

In the central match of the round in Vilnius, MFA "Bitės" and MFA "Žalgiris"-MRU faced off. Agata Marija Kairytė converted a penalty, but the Žalgiris players responded with goals from Miglė Šilobritaitė, Justina Blaževičiūtė, and Monika Suščinskytė. Adriana Bystronovskaja narrowed the gap before the end of the first half.

The second half of the derby also delighted the spectators with a flurry of events. Justina Blaževičiūtė scored another goal, but A.M. Kairytė soon reduced the hosts' deficit to one goal. In the final minute of the match, M. Šilobritaitė sealed the victory for the Žalgiris team, their 9th in the season.

[U17] The rescheduled match was played between FK "Žalgiris" and FA "Panevėžys"-PRSSG. Agnė Jakiūnaitė converted a penalty in the first half, while Panevėžys' Liepa Banytė scored an own goal, and Rimantė Laužikaitė increased the lead. The second half of the match belonged to "Žalgiris" - Elzė Kiškūnaitė scored four goals, and Dorotėja Petrauskaitė added one more.

On Sunday in Panevėžys, Estela Tamošauskaitė shone - her hat-trick helped "Banga" secure a victory, keeping them at the top of the division. Toma Tonkūnaitė scored for the Panevėžys team, while Vakare Kiaunytė missed a penalty earlier in the match.

MFA "Žalgiris"-MRU won in Plungė and remains active in the race for gold medals. Justina Blaževičiūtė scored twice in the first half, along with Glorija Rozenkovič. Emilija Grauslytė brought excitement early in the second half, but the Vilnius team left no questions at the end of the match - victory was sealed by Radvilė Kelečiūtė and Patricija Penkauskaitė with accurate strikes.

MEL U15 11th round results: FK Banga 8:1 Kauno Žalgirio FA, FC Hegelmann 1:3 Klaipėdos FM, MFA Bitės 3:5 MFA Žalgiris-MRU.

MEL U17 14th round result: FK Žalgiris 7:1 FA Panevėžys-PRSSG.

MEL U17 8th round results: FK Babrungas 1:5 MFA Žalgiris-MRU, FA Panevėžys-PRSSG 1:3 FK Banga.