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At the LFF stadium, the Baltic Cup tournament started, where the Lithuanian national men's team lost to the Estonian team by one goal. In the first half, spectators saw a balanced game between the teams with individual opportunities. In the 29th minute, Justas Lasickas and Karolis Laukžemis struck towards the Estonian goal. The opponents' attacks intensified towards the end of the half, and in the 37th minute, Tomas Švedkauskas saved a header from Henrio Anier. In extra time, Egidijus Vaitkūnas took a dangerous shot from a distance, but the ball flew over the crossbar. After the halftime break, both teams increased their attacking moves. Martynas Dapkus, Karolis Laukžemis, and Arvydas Novikovas struck towards the Estonian goal. However, it was the opponents who celebrated a goal - in the 59th minute, after a pass from Konstantin Vassiljev, H. Anier scored a header. The Lithuanians pressed the opponents in the 64th minute, and a prolonged combination ended with a shot from Fedor Černych. Three minutes later, a Lithuanian forward threatened the Estonian goal again. The offensive initiative at the end of the match belonged to the Lithuanians, but they failed to break through the Estonian defense barriers. Saulius Mikoliūnas and Fedor Černych were the last to take Lithuanian shots towards the goal defended by Matvej Igonen, but the Estonians managed to maintain the satisfying result. The second tournament match will be played against the Latvian team on June 4th at the Daugava Stadium in Riga. Lithuania - Estonia 0:1 (0:0) LFF Stadium, referee - Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia) Goal: 59 min. Henri Anier (Estonia) Warnings: 29 min. Justas Lasickas, 89 min. Saulius Mikoliūnas (Lithuania); 15 min. Joonas Tamm, 83 min. Sander Puri (Estonia) Lithuania national men's team lineup: Tomas Švedkauskas, Egidijus Vaitkūnas, Edvinas Girdvainis, Markas Beneta, Saulius Mikoliūnas, Domantas Šimkus, Martynas Dapkus (69 min. Ovidijus Verbickas), Justas Lasickas (59 min. Fedor Černych), Tautvydas Elionius (46 min. Donatas Kazlauskas), Arvydas Novikovas, Karolis Laukžemis (69 min. Deimantas Petravičius).
