"Riders" presented a gift - "Kauno Žalgiris" became Lithuanian champions for the first time.

2025-10-18 19:58 © zalgiris.lt

In the 31st round of the "TOPsport" supported Lithuanian Football A League, Vilnius "Riteriai" faced off against Kaunas district "Hegelmann." The Vilnius team, who better converted their chances, celebrated a victory with a score of 2:0 (0:0). After these matches, the new country champion was revealed - "Kauno Žalgiris."

Andrius Skerla's team settled in the hosts' half from the very beginning of the match. The blue and whites were only able to seriously threaten the opponent's goal in the middle of the half when a powerful shot from Carlos Duke sailed over the goal.

During the remaining time of the first half, Leo Ribeiro sent the ball into the net defended by Antonio Tuto twice, but the Brazilian's attempts did not cause any major problems for the Vilnius goalkeeper. At that time, the Vilnius team didn't create any significant tension at the goal defended by Vincentas Šarkauskas.

Once again after the break, the "Riteriai" entered the field with a bang - Jonas Usavičius failed to convert two excellent chances into goals, but in the 47th minute, Meinardas Mikulėnas scored with a header.

Denilsonas Carvalho also contributed to the win, delivering a sensational victory for the capital team - the forward disarmed goalkeeper Vincentas Šarkauskas from a sharp angle.

With the victory, Gintautas Vaičiūnas's team remains in 9th place with 21 points, while the "Hegelmann" team holds the second place with 58 points.