The Panevezys team started the last qualifying round with a 0:3 (0:0) loss to Oswestry football players “The New Saints” from Wales.
During the entire game at the LFF Stadium, the Lithuanian team did not make a single shot at the goal area, and in the second half, the defense improved.
“The result says it all. The opposition fully deserved it, they were better in every aspect. What we were talking about before the game about the great opportunity that some players may not have in their lives on the pitch was neglected. We played without any spirit”, admitted the strategist “Panevėžys”, who revealed that watching the scene on the pitch was as painful for him as it was for the audience barely
33rd minute. Amine Benchaib made a dangerous shot, then saved the home team twice Vytautas Černiauskas.
However, the goalkeeper “Panevėžys” did not help, when he was in the 52nd minute. New Saints defender Daniel Davies headed the ball into the net from a corner and a further pass from an acute angle.
Not only that, the soon-to-be-hot Nicolas Gorobsov could thank the Albanian referee, Eldorjan Hamiti, who took a merciful look at the Argentine foul and waved off a warning.
Even S. Vreven did not hide that he did not understand the assessment of that arbitrator.
“I was 300 percent. confident that a red card will be shown to N. Gorobsov. Surprisingly, the judge decided otherwise. I had already seen him being suspended for six games in my mind, at least that’s how the program looked from my perspective.
As an experienced player, you cannot do this. I hope he himself understands that it has been completely absurd”, – the 51-year-old Belgian reasoned with the student who jumped on the opponent with both legs outstretched .
The forces on the court then remained equal, Cheikhou Dieng and Jovan Čadženović still had a chance to get the same level and score.
But what “Panevėžys” did not do, the lines took over – in the 64th minute. midfielder Daniel Williams confused two opponents on the edge of the field and doubled the lead. After tasting blood, the hosts were in complete control of the proceedings at the end of the match.
And when the compensation period begins, the dream of 3 million more. The injection of euros into Aukštaitija’s capital football club was finally extinguished by another goal from Ben Clark. After that, regular Welsh champion Craig Harrison and his staff impressed as they progressed to the group stage for the first time in the country’s history.
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S. Vreven also agrees that “Panevėžius” must try to repair his reputation. The specialist is now more concerned about not being kicked out of the A-League.
“I always ask the players to look in the mirror, I do that myself first. I am responsible for this product. On the other hand, the evening can be bad, but you can never give it like this. It reflects our entire season. As we were last in the A-League, so we are now. There are many problems, if we continue like this, we will get nowhere. Today we played like boys, we gave up everything far too easily.
Of course we can play better than today. We have done it even this season, as bad as it has been. But we have to take responsibility. If we don’t do that, the whole season will be the same as it is now.
First you have to start fighting every week. We have to be honest with each other – if we don’t come together, we won’t save our asses. When there is no struggle, there is nothing. We need to have a real talk about it,” said S. Vreven.
The second round will be held in Great Britain in a week’s time and will also be broadcast by Delfi TV and the Delfi portal.
2024-08-22 19:24:32
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