Vilnius' Žalgiris defeated the Šiauliai club

2024-11-06 18:03 © fkzalgiris.lt

In the postponed 23rd round of the "TOPsport A league" matches, Vilnius "Žalgiris" handled the challenge posed by FA "Šiauliai." The Vilnius team added three more points to their tally, securing a victory at home with a score of 3:1 (2:1).

In the 5th minute of the match, Nemanja Mihajlović, taking advantage of the spaces left in the Šiauliai defense, made a timely pass to Paulius Golubickas, who dangerously shot low into the far corner of the goal. In the 18th minute, P. Golubickas was illegally brought down in the penalty area, and Liviu Antalis, who stood by the 11-meter mark, scored his 20th goal of the "TOPsport A league" season.

A little later, Saulės city's representative Eligijus Jankauskas had a couple of ideal chances to score, but he could not overcome the opponents' goalkeeper Dušan Marković. At the end of the half, Jurijus Kendyš fouled in his own penalty area, and Davis Ikaunieks converted the penalty kick, reducing the score.

The second half of the match also started actively - in the 48th minute, D. Marković saved the ball from crossing the goal line after a header from Augustinas Klimavičius, and in the next attack, Joelis Bopesu hit the post while shooting into the empty goal left by Gustas Baliutavičius. During the third accurate shot from the Žalgiris players, J. Bopesu made a sharp cross from the left side toward the penalty area, and P. Golubickas just had to redirect the ball into the empty net.

Vilnius "Žalgiris" will conclude the "TOPsport A league" season in Telšiai against "Džiugas," while FA "Šiauliai" will finish in Alytus, facing "Dainava."