PANEVĖŽYS, Lithuania (Interstat) — Parfait Bizoza scored in the third minute of stoppage time as FK Panevezys rallied to beat visiting Banga 2-1 on Saturday in a football match. Banga had taken the lead late in the first half, but the home side answered after the break and found the winner deep into added time. Bizoza played the full match and scored the decisive goal. Strahinja Kerkez also played the full match and scored Panevezys’ equalizer. Aaron Appiah, who played 76 minutes, scored Banga’s goal. The match was played at Panevezys’ home ground, with Banga as the visiting side. The final whistle followed shortly after Bizoza’s goal.

Banga opened the scoring in the 44th minute when Appiah found the net. The visitors held that advantage into halftime before Panevezys leveled in the 58th minute through Kerkez. Panevezys made two substitutions in the 58th minute, bringing on S. Kouadio and N. Petkevicius. Banga made a change in the 68th minute, with M. Sato entering. The match remained level until Bizoza’s late goal in the third minute of stoppage time. Panevezys continued to press after the equalizer, while Banga looked to slow the game and protect the draw before the late breakthrough. The goal sequence gave the home side the final lead after Banga had led for much of the first half.

Yellow cards went to Panevezys’ R. Rasimavicius in the 68th minute and D. Balsys in the 74th. Banga made two more substitutions in the 76th minute, sending on A. Olugbogi and replacing Appiah. Panevezys replaced Balsys and brought on I. Asante in the 80th minute. Panevezys’ bench changes helped the home side maintain pressure late, and the visitors used their substitutions to adjust after taking the early lead. The hosts protected their narrow lead through the closing stages and secured the win. Banga’s Appiah had been among the players withdrawn in the second half after his first-half goal.

The result moved FK Panevezys’ season record in this competition to 1 win and 0 losses. Banga’s season record in this competition is now 0 wins and 1 loss. FK Panevezys’ season record across all competitions is now 2 wins and 0 losses. Banga’s season record across all competitions is now 0 wins and 1 loss. Panevezys’ previous result this season was a 2-0 win at Zalgiris. Banga could not convert its first-half advantage into a result after Appiah’s goal. The visitors’ best spell came before the interval, when Appiah’s finish gave them a lead that held until Kerkez’s equalizer.

FK Panevezys’ home win followed a strong start to the season across competitions. The home side had already recorded a victory at Zalgiris before hosting Banga. Banga, meanwhile, remained without a win in its opening match of this competition and its first match across all competitions. The game featured three goals, two yellow cards and substitutions from both sides. Panevezys’ scoring came from Kerkez and Bizoza, while Appiah supplied Banga’s only goal. Bizoza’s goal came after Kerkez had pulled the home side level, and the late finish decided the match. Panevezys’ defense held through the final moments after the stoppage-time goal. The home side’s two goals came in the second half after Banga had protected its advantage through the opening period. The home side finished with the win.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of FK Panevezys 1, Banga 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Banga with a 64 percent probability to win. FK Panevezys had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5.