Kaunas Žalgiris won even when short-handed.

2025-07-21 21:42 © L. Žemgulio

"Kauno Žalgiris" achieved their fifth consecutive victory in the "TOPsport A league." In the 21st round, the Kaunas team defeated Alytus DFK "Dainava" with a score of 3:0 (1:0), even though they played most of the match with ten men.

At the beginning of the first half, Airidas Mickevičius had to make a save once, and Valdas Paulauskas missed a good opportunity. Among the Dainava players, Denis Ževžikovas made one attempt on target.

In the 24th minute, the situation for the Kaunas team became more difficult – after a foul against Cheikh Faye, a red card was shown to Eduardas Jurjonas. However, after 20 minutes, the hosts scored a goal when V. Paulauskas found the net following a pass from Amine Benchaibo.

In the second half of the match, the Alytus club stood out with attempts from distance, but Tomas Švedkauskas was in the right place. Additionally, Obi Jeremiah Chinonso, who was brought in as a substitute, hit the crossbar.

In the 88th minute, Fiodoras Černychas found Nosa Edokpolor in the penalty area, and he took advantage of his opportunity. In the third minute of added time, Dejan Georgijevičius converted a penalty after Vladyslavas Zahladka handled the ball in the penalty area.

The Kaunas team is further distancing themselves with 46 points, while "Dainava" has 10 points and is in last place.