The comfortable results around not used, 'Kauno Žalgiris' stumbled at home.

2025-04-27 18:29 © alyga.lt

Another round of the 9th "TOPsport A League" was played in the temporary capital, where "Kauno Žalgiris" hosted Gargždai's "Banga" at home. The match was decided by just one goal, which the Gargždai team won with a score of 1:0 (0:0).

In the 14th minute, Vaidas Magdušauskas intercepted the ball in a dangerous area and passed it to Ignas Venckus, whose shot was saved by Deividas Mikelionis. In the 21st minute, the Kaunas team responded with their attempt when, during a set piece, Amin Benchaib tried to score after Gratas Sirgėdas' delivery to the penalty area but fell just short.

A little later, after a corner taken by Hugo Figueredo, Deividas Malžinskas had his moment, but his header was not accurate. Aaron Olugbogi wasted a free shot, and Fabianas Ourega responded with a long-range attempt, which D. Mikelionis managed to save. Towards the end of the half, I. Venckus had another chance, but his shot was blocked by defenders and did not find its way into the net.

The green and whites started the second half dangerously – Damjanas Pavlovičius' header flew just over the crossbar. However, the first goal fell into the Kaunas team's net when I. Venckus scored with a header after a corner taken by Matas Ramanauskas.

In the 78th minute, Haymennas Bah-Traore delivered a pinpoint pass into the penalty area, and after a ricochet, Mantas Bertašius had to take action. As the match approached its end, Nosa Edokpoloras took a strong shot from distance, but the goalkeeper saved it again, blocking B. Traore's dangerous pass.

After the 9th round of the "TOPsport A League" matches, "Banga" climbed to the 7th position in the league table with 11 points, while the losing "Kauno Žalgiris", at least temporarily, remains second.