"Vilnius" coach resigned © EuroFootball.com

In the highest championship of Lithuania participating club "Vilnius", changes are taking place - the head coach Sergejus Bakanas and coach Nikolajus Freizdorfas resigned from their positions.

After ten rounds in the "A League", with seven points, "Vilnius" is in sixth place, trailing behind the other capital city team "Vėtra", which is in fifth place. Although they are defeating two bottom-dwelling teams of the league - "Šilutė" and Marijampolė "Sūduva", such results did not satisfy the ambitions of the club, so the coaches decided to step down from their positions.

While the club is looking for someone to replace the departing coach, the vacant position will temporarily be filled by the club's sports director Ivan Švabovičius, and his assistant will be U-16 team coach Algirdas Biliūnas.

Tomorrow in the second leg of the LFF Cup quarterfinals against "Žalgiris", "Vilnius" will try to overcome a two-goal deficit acquired in the first match. In another second leg match, two leaders will clash - and . As for the postponed match in the Intertoto Cup against , they will meet for the first time. Meanwhile, , preparing for a trip to Scotland, decided to postpone the opening of the new stadium and their match against "Šilutė".