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Optibet A Lyga's 33rd round Marijampolė's "Sūduva" recovered from the lost clash of leaders. Victor Basadre's wards defeated Kėdainiai's "Nevėžis" 0:3 (0:2) as guests. As expected, "Sūduva" had the initiative from the beginning of the match and already in the 10th minute broke through. Xabi Auzmendi's excellent pass from the depth of the field led Serge Nyuiadzi into the penalty area, where he coolly outplayed goalkeeper Robertas Granauskas. "Nevėžis" tried to test the nerves of their opponents with counterattacks. In one of them, Karolis Rukuiža missed a great opportunity in front of the goal when, in the "second floor," he beat the opponent but his shot flew next to the goalpost. Towards the end of the half, the Suvalkians even had to withstand the hosts' pressure in their half of the field.
In the second half, Marijampolė's footballers had the initiative, but for a long time, the "Nevėžis" defense did not allow them to create dangerous chances. However, the deadlock was broken in the 71st minute - Jevgenas Jefremovas scored with a great shot from the penalty box line into the left corner of the goal. A few minutes later, "Sūduva" made the score decisive. This time, S. Nyuiadzi was again at the end of the attack, taking advantage of Nicolas Gorobsov's long pass and scoring with a low shot past the goalkeeper. The Frenchman scored his eighth goal this season.
"Sūduva" (66 points) celebrated the victory, which allowed them to at least temporarily surpass Vilnius' "Žalgiris" by one point until Saturday evening. "Nevėžis," losing the opportunity to rise from the bottom of the table, remains with 10 points.
