The Kauno Zalgiris Sentinel
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tomas Švedkauskas is the hero from the spot
A shoot-out is remembered by its ending, and this one ends with Tomas Švedkauskas: 3 kept out, and a set of supporters who will describe every one of them for the next twenty years.
Match19 Aug 2026
Kauno Zalgiris through in the cup
A 1‑1 win over Zalgiris, and the draw for the next round can be watched with some interest for once.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Franco Baldassarra in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Kauno Zalgiris this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
Kauno Zalgiris rebuffed over Henrik Ojamaa
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Paide have kept their man, and Kauno Zalgiris go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
Franco Baldassarra gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
The kick that got away from Damjan Pavlović
Twelve yards, a goalkeeper guessing, and it still did not go in. He will take the next one, and every soul in the ground will hold their breath.
Market24 Aug 2026
Suduva expected to open talks for Oyinlola Kayode
Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Kauno Zalgiris will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
Ivan Fiolić has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Kauno Zalgiris will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
Half-satisfied: Fiodor Simkus on the draw
“There are things I liked and things we will be doing on Tuesday until they are right.” 1‑1, and a manager who had already decided what Tuesday looked like.
In brief
- The dugout Idowu Martins left out for tactical reasons at Kauno Zalgiris
- Squad Ivan Fiolić still has not settled
- Player ratings The afternoon ran through Ivan Fiolić