The Utenis Chronicle
Squad17 Aug 2026
Arnas Simkus keeps Utenis in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 11 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Match12 Aug 2026
Utenis out of the cup
Zalgiris ended it 1‑3. The season narrows to the league now, and everyone in the ground knew it before the final whistle.
Market17 Aug 2026
Utenis say no — this time
The offer from Suduva for Rokas Lasickas was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Utenis
Edgaras Lasickas was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad17 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Alexandr Karnitskiy
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Alexandr Karnitskiy has outgrown this division
There is a level at which a footballer stops being tested and starts being contained, and he reached it some time ago. Utenis know it, and so does everybody who watches him.
In brief
- Market Aidas Lasickas is free to find somewhere else
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Tomas Satkus
- Market Modestas Simkus placed on the list