Darius Cernych

Goalkeeper - Stumbras
11 Feb 2027
Thursday
Process

Marked for Darius Cernych

18 Edition

The Stumbras Herald

30 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Paulius Valskis breaks a bone — 52 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 52 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Squad

Darius Cernych out for 16 days

The medical room confirms 16 days on the sidelines for Darius Cernych, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Squad

Lukas Simkus 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 Stumbras this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

In brief

  • Squad Words at Stumbras training over how hard people work
Back issues
3 Edition

The Stumbras Herald

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad

Darius Cernych keeps Stumbras in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 10 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Match

The small margins put Stumbras out

Out, 1‑5 to Suduva, and the long argument about which of the small moments decided it. The league is all there is now, and everybody knows it.

The terraces

Stumbras are taken apart by Suduva — and the town wants answers

It finished 1-5. 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.

Market

Arnas Kazlauskas hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Stumbras can pretend not to have heard.

Market

Suduva join the queue for Ignas Cernych

Add another name to the list: Suduva have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Ignas Cernych. The answer from Stumbras has not changed — yet.

Squad

Tempers go at Stumbras

Lukas Simkus 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.

Match

Lukas Simkus among the goals in a wild afternoon

6 goals in one match, Lukas Simkus on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Stumbras and Suduva.

The terraces

Stumbras supporters have found a favourite in Lukas Simkus

There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Lukas Simkus has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.

Player ratings

A masterclass from Lukas Simkus

Marked 8.10 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.

In brief

2 Edition

The Stumbras Herald

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Arnas Girdvainis puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Stumbras, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad

Lukas Simkus signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Lukas Simkus commits to Stumbras for another 3 years.

Squad

Tempers go at Stumbras

Darius Cernych 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.

In brief