Kauno Zalgiris, Zalgiris settle for scoreless draw in Kaunas
KAUNAS (Interstat) — Kauno Zalgiris and visiting Zalgiris played to a 0-0 draw Monday at Kauno Žalgirio FA maniežas in Kaunas, with neither side finding a goal in a match that remained scoreless. Kauno Zalgiris was the home team, while Zalgiris was the visiting side. Zalgiris scored zero goals total, and Kauno Zalgiris scored zero goals total. The result kept the game level throughout and left both teams without a breakthrough in the competition match. No goals were recorded for either club, and the match ended without a scorer.
In the competition, Zalgiris’s season record is now two wins, no losses and one draw. Kauno Zalgiris’s season record in the competition is now one win, no losses and one draw. Across all competitions, Zalgiris is now two wins, one loss and one draw. Kauno Zalgiris is now two wins, two losses and one draw. The draw added to the competition and all-competitions records for both clubs after a match in which neither team scored.
Zalgiris entered the match after a 4-1 home win over Hegelmann, a 4-0 home win over Suduva and a 2-0 home loss to FK Panevezys. Kauno Zalgiris had most recently lost 4-1 at home to Brann, won 1-0 at Suduva, lost 4-0 at Brighton and won 3-0 at FK Minija. Those previous results were part of the teams’ season records before the scoreless draw at Kauno Žalgirio FA maniežas.
Yellow cards were issued in a steady sequence. Zalgiris’s Vareika M. was booked in the 56th minute. Kauno Zalgiris’s Iyobosa Edokpolor N. was booked in the 68th minute. Zalgiris’s Bilenkyi S. was booked in the 75th minute. Kauno Zalgiris’s Hernandez A. was booked in the 90th minute plus 1. Kauno Zalgiris received another yellow card in the 90th minute plus 7. The bookings were the only disciplinary entries listed for the match, and they came in the order above as the game moved through the second half and into stoppage time. The first booking came before the first substitution, and the final yellow card came after the last listed change.
Substitutions followed in order. Kauno Zalgiris made the first change in the 60th minute with Krekovic L. Zalgiris made two substitutions in the 66th minute, involving Upstas K. and Vareika M. Kauno Zalgiris made substitutions involving Benchaib A. and Debeljuh G. in the 70th minute. Zalgiris made a substitution involving Verbickas O. in the 73rd minute. Kauno Zalgiris made a substitution involving Kalik A. in the 88th minute. The changes came after the first booking of the match and continued through the closing stages, with the score still level at 0-0.
The game took place at Kauno Žalgirio FA maniežas in Kaunas, with Kauno Zalgiris as the home team and Zalgiris as the visitor. The match remained a shutout for both sides, and neither team’s total moved from zero goals. The competition records and all-competitions records for both clubs were updated after the final whistle.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Kauno Zalgiris 1, Zalgiris 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Kauno Zalgiris with a 64.5 percent probability to win. Kauno Zalgiris had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 0 went over the over/under line of 2.5.