In Vilnius District – five goals for the Žalgiris women’s team

2026-10-31 07:45

In the 26th-round match of the Women’s A League, the FK "Žalgiris” women’s team defeated Vilnius District "TransINVEST” 5–0 away from home.

Valerija Postol scored twice, while Ugnė Slankauskas, Austėja Pocevičius and Irina Topal added one goal each.

Ugnė Slankauskas returned to the starting eleven after a longer break, while Agata Kairys also started the match.

"Žalgiris” opened the scoring in the 11th minute. With an impressive shot from approximately 30 meters, V. Postol lifted the ball over goalkeeper Margarita Panova and put the visitors ahead.

The lead doubled just a minute later. Marta Lipnickas broke through on the left and cut the ball back. It deflected off the defenders to U. Slankauskas, who accurately placed her shot into the corner of the goal to make it 2–0.

In the 23rd minute, V. Postol scored her second goal. Following a combination between U. Slankauskas and I. Topal, the ball rebounded to the forward, who struck accurately from the right edge of the penalty area to make it 3–0.

In the 31st minute, the hosts mounted a dangerous attack. Aušrinė Bikuta saved Oumou Donzo’s shot after she broke into the penalty area, and as the attack continued, M. Lipnickas cleared the ball off the goal line after several follow-up attempts.

"Žalgiris” came close to scoring a fourth goal before the break. In the 44th minute, I. Topal’s free kick from the left struck the post.

At the beginning of the second half, Jhoagny Contreras had a good chance, but in the 46th minute she shot wide from approximately 10 meters.

In the 62nd minute, the visitors extended their lead. Following a corner, A. Pocevičius headed the ball accurately into the net to score the team’s fourth goal.

I. Topal finished the match with an impressive strike. In the 90th minute, she sent the ball into the net from a free kick approximately 30 meters out to make it 5–0.

After this victory, FK "Žalgiris” have collected 41 points and will finish in third place regardless of the remaining two matches, as second-placed MFA "Žalgiris”-MRU are now out of reach (49 points).

The Žalgiris women will play their final matches at home on November 8 and 15.

FK "Žalgiris” lineup: Aušrinė Bikuta, Greta Valikonis, Agata Kairys (46 min. Karilė Liužinas), Austėja Pocevičius, Milda Liužinas, Valerija Postol, Ugnė Slankauskas (78 min. Skaistė Petrauskas), Marta Lipnickas (62 min. Augustė Andrijevskis), Irina Topal, Jhoagny Contreras (78 min. Ineta Šukštulis), Lolita Žižys (62 min. Elzė Kiškūnas).