Kauno Žalgiris struggles for victory in Alytus

2025-10-04 22:55 © zalgiris.lt

The leader of the Lithuanian A league supported by "TOPsport", "Kauno Žalgiris", boosted their tally with a 20th victory. The team coached by Eivinas Černiauskas won 1:0 (0:0) against Alytaus DFK "Dainava" in an away match of the 30th round.

In the first half, the visitors created many more opportunities to score. Amine Benchaiba and Dejan Georgijevičius missed the target from good positions, while Volodymyras Krynskis dealt with a couple more attempts.

In the middle of the half, Daniel Alemao committed a foul in the penalty area against Haymenn Bah-Traore, leading to a penalty awarded by the referee, which A. Benchaibas converted in the 25th minute. Just before the break, Reginaldo Junior found Walid Dhouib, but the latter missed the target.

In the second half, "Kauno Žalgiris" continued to squander good chances, but defended confidently and achieved an important victory.

With 68 points, the Kaunas team came closer to the championship title, while the Alytus club has 16 points and ranks 10th.