Antanas Vingelis coached Lithuanian national youth team (up to 21 years old) managed to win first points in the 2017 European Championship qualifiers. On Friday night in Vilnius, Lithuanians defeated their peers from Ireland 3-1.
Before this match, our country's young footballers had lost five games, including to Andorra, and were at the bottom of the qualification group.
In the 22nd minute, a small group of most faithful fans were delighted by Lukas Spalvis scoring a header goal.
Just before the halftime Conor Wilkinson (44 min.) equalized the score, but just before the referee announced the break, Simonas Stankevicius (45 min.) with a great shot brought the advantage back to the hosts.
In the second half of the match, Lithuanians sealed their victory with a goal from Donatas Kazlauskas in the 73rd minute.
The guests finished the match with less manpower - Sean Kavanagh was sent off in the 89th minute.
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