U16 national team that won twice in a row lost to the French by a small margin

2024-05-22 16:10 © lff.lt

The Lithuanian U16 boys' national team played its first of two scheduled matches against their counterparts from this country in France.

Andrius Velicka's pupils lost the first match to the opponents with a score of 2:3 (1:0). The second match between the teams will be played on Friday, starting at 12 o'clock Lithuanian time.

In Wednesday's match, the Lithuanian team scored the first goal when Grant Emerhi scored at the beginning of the first half. The Lithuanians successfully defended their lead for the rest of the time and went into the break with a one-goal advantage.

After the break, our players continued to resist the opponents and remained in the lead for over an hour, but then the French managed to equalize the score.

However, it didn't take long for the Lithuanians to take the lead again with Dovas Grudzinskas scoring another goal soon after.

But the French were not willing to accept this outcome, quickly equalizing the score and scoring a third goal during added time to secure victory in the first match.

Friendly match of U16 boys' national teams

France - Lithuania 3:2 (0:1)

Minie Plaine stadium, Clairefontaine national football center; referee - Aaron Madore.

Goals: 70 min. Djylian Nguessan, 80 min. Ibrahim Mbaye, 90+2 min. Rudy Matondo (France); 13 min. Grant Emerhi, 75 min. Dovas Grudzinskas (Lithuania).

Yellow card: 74 min. Sanah Camara (France).

Lithuanian national team's starting lineup: Kristupas Cepulis, Dovydas Balsys, Karim Ibrahim, Julius Planciunas, Dovas Grudzinskas, Adomas Buikus, Justas Rakauskas (63 min. Dominykas Taucas), Grant Emerhi (77 min. Kajus Mikoliunas), Simas Grabauskas, Vakaris Bradunas (63 min. Ignas Gelgota), Carmine Lukas Mennea (63 min. Rodion Piazenko).

Substitutes: Tomas Jakaitis, Paulius Stankus, Lukas Pentiokinas, Norbert Diugevic.