2024-07-13 02:39:24
Vilnius won the first match with the result 2:1 (1:0). The return match will take place in Vilnius in a week.
The 25th goal of the match was opened by Adama Fofana, who scored a long shot and brought Zalgiri to the lead.
However, in the 59th min. the Finns managed to equalize the numbers on the scoreboard – after a corner situation and confusion in the penalty area, Prosperas Ahiabu directed the ball into the goal.
From the 72nd minute of the match, “Žalgiris” played in the majority – Mikko Pitkanen was removed from the field for the second yellow card.
And although the Vilnius team had more chances during the match, made many more shots and even hit the goal post more than once, they managed to snatch the victory only at the very end of the confrontation.
The hero of the match was Jurijus Kendyšas, who scored in the 94th minute. weighed the result and gave “Žalgiris” the victory.
VPS finished third in the last season of the Finnish football championship, and the Vilnius team became Lithuanian vice-champions.
The rematch of the teams will take place in Vilnius in a week. Vladimir Cheburin’s students will return to the capital with a one-goal advantage.
We remind you that in order to enter the group stage of the UEFA European Conference League, Vilnius players will have to overcome as many as four qualifying stages.
2024-07-13 02:39:24