The Trakai Courier
Match12 Aug 2026
The small margins put Trakai out
Out, 2‑7 to Siauliai, and the long argument about which of the small moments decided it. The league is all there is now, and everybody knows it.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
A debut Arnas Dapkus will not forget — 7.55
There is exactly one of these per career and it does not usually go like this. 1 on the scoresheet, 7.55 beside the name, and a crowd that had never seen him before chanting it by the end.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
A cup hiding at Siauliai leaves Trakai explaining themselves
2-7, and long before the end the away end had switched from encouragement to something considerably more pointed. Nobody rings a phone-in about losing narrowly.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Darius Simkus
There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Match12 Aug 2026
Arnas Dapkus among the goals in a wild afternoon
9 goals in one match, Arnas Dapkus on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Trakai and Siauliai.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Mantas Mikoliunas 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 Trakai this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market17 Aug 2026
Trakai sell Vikintas Jankauskas for $50.0K
Vikintas Jankauskas has left for Atlantas in a $50.0K deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Modestas Kazlauskas 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.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Nobody left the Trakai 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.
In brief
- Squad Rokas Eliosius stays put
- Player ratings Justas Kazlauskas runs at them all day
- Player ratings Edgaras Barauskas changes it off the bench