In the return match of the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, Zalgiris defeated the North Macedonian champion Struga 2-1 after a nervous and dramatic away match.
The first match of the teams in Vilnius ended without goals 0:0.
In a nervous second match, the rivals took the lead after 76 minutes. scored a penalty, but their lead lasted only a couple of minutes - Jurijus Kendyš soon equalized the result. Six minutes before the regular time, the second goal fell after M. Oyewusi's shot.
Check out the highlights of the match in the comments below.
Match highlights (from bottom to top):
84 min. 2:1!!!! after M. Oyewusi's kick, the opponent's defender S. Radičius directed the ball into his own goal.
81 min. a dangerous attack by the opponents ended with a shot near the post.
78 min. 1:1. J. Kendyš sent the ball into the corner of the goal with a kick from the right side.
76 min. 0:1. the penalty was realized by B. Ibraimi with a precise shot.
74 min. for a foul in the penalty area, a penalty is awarded in favor of the home team.
72 min. after N. Gorobsov's shot from 30 meters, the ball passed completely near the top corner of the goal.
68 min. The opponents' dangerous free kick was stopped by the hedge. Shortly after a corner kick on the other side of the field, N. Hnidas headed over the goal.
64 min. M. Oyewusi received the ball on the right side of the penalty area and had a great chance, but his shot was deflected just over the crossbar by the keeper.
61 min. After Mr. Golubicka's raid was stopped by the opponents, the ball bounced to M. Oyewusi, but he shot high over the goal.
60 minutes L. Antalis was replaced by A. Fofana.
59 min. L. Antalis entered the penalty area on the right side, but his dangerous pass was not reached by M. Oyewusi.
55 minutes in a quick attack of the opponents, the ball bounced off B. Ibraimi near the goal, luckily he shot over the crossbar from 10 meters.
53 min. Žalgiris managed to block the opponent's kick in the penalty area with a joint effort. In the counterattack, M. Oyewusi shot inaccurately from a distance.
48 min. after B. Ibraimi's kick from the left edge of the penalty area, E. Gertmons saved the ball.
47 minutes home team's free kick 30 meters from the goal from the right side, B. Ibraimi's hard hit ball was caught by E. Gertmons.
After the break, one change was made in the ranks of Zalgiris - O. Buff appeared on the field instead of Y. Karashima.
45 minutes another very dangerous attack by the visitors, L. Antalis made a one-touch shot from the left side of the penalty area, but his shot was saved by the goalkeeper. After the corner, N. Hnid's header was dangerous, the ball went wide.
39 minutes the most dangerous attack of the Zalgirians. L. Antalis was blocked by a defender in the penalty area, but the ball rebounded to M. Oyewusi, after his shot from 10 meters, the goalkeeper kicked the ball away.
36 min. N. Hnidas blocked the opponent's kick that broke into the penalty area while falling.
33 minutes the opponents played from the middle zone from a distance of 20 meters, E. Gertmons caught the ball in a jump.
27 minutes after N. Gorobsov's standard situation, N. Hnid's header was inaccurate, the ball flew over the goal.
21 min. The home team's forward B. Ibraimi hit hard from 35 meters, the ball went over the goal.
19 minutes after breaking into the penalty area, a dangerous shot by the opponents was blocked at the last moment by S. Vučuras.
12 minutes L. Antalis had a chance to kick in the penalty area, but his kick was blocked by the defender while turning around.
3 minutes the opponents made a dangerous shot from the left side, the ball flew low near the post.
In the match, the teams will have to endure considerable heat - the thermometer shows 33 degrees.
There is one change in the starting line-up of "Zalgiris". Liviu Antalis and Paulius Golubickas started the match from the beginning. "Žalgiris" eleven is as follows: Gertmons, Bopesu, Vučur, Hnid, Pavelič, Gorobsov, Golubickas, Kendyš, Karashima, Oyewusi, Antal.
