The Trakai Courier
Match12 Aug 2026
The small margins put Trakai out
Out, 1‑2 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 Marius Kazlauskas will not forget — 7.70
There is exactly one of these per career and it does not usually go like this. 1 on the scoresheet, 7.70 beside the name, and a crowd that had never seen him before chanting it by the end.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
The ground has had enough
“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 7 of the 26 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
A chastening introduction for Tomas Paulauskas — 5.40
It is a hard way to meet a crowd. Marked 5.40 on the day he was handed the shirt, and the important thing now is what the next one looks like.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Trakai
Saulius Eliosius 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
Eyes on Arvydas Paulauskas again
The phone has started ringing about Arvydas Paulauskas again, and this time the name on the line is Siauliai. Trakai are listening politely and promising nothing.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Trakai training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Edgar Villasboa is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Karolis Simkus 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 ratings17 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Deividas Klimavicius
Successful dribbles: 17. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
In brief
- Squad This league is too small for Edgar Villasboa
- Market Tomas Paulauskas told to find a new club
- Market Edgar Villasboa brings the grey hairs Trakai lacked