The Utenis Chronicle
Match12 Aug 2026
The cup run ends for Utenis
0‑3 against Zalgiris, and the road stops here. Cup exits are quick deaths — no second leg, no next week, just the league from now until May.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Utenis are taken apart by Zalgiris — and the town wants answers
It finished 0-3. A cup exit is a disappointment; this was a public dismantling, and the difference between the two is the number of people who will still be talking about it in August.
Market17 Aug 2026
Marius Lasickas attracts admirers
The name of Marius Lasickas has come up in conversations Utenis were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Market17 Aug 2026
Utenis turn down Zalgiris for Saulius Kuklys
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Edgaras Lasickas 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 Utenis this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad17 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Marius Lasickas
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Marius Lasickas, and the manager let it.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Nobody left the Utenis dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Donatas Jankauskas stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Donatas Jankauskas and Utenis agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Linas Mikoliunas
Successful dribbles: 14. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
In brief
- Squad Utenis pick somebody else ahead of Donatas Jankauskas
- Market Arnas Barauskas told to find a new club
- Market The shop window has Aidas Simkus in it