The Atlantas Herald
Match12 Aug 2026
Atlantas bow out of the cup
Kauno Zalgiris go through and Atlantas go home, 1‑3 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Linas Lasickas
There were 7 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Atlantas
Khalid Shakhtiev 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.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Karolis Simkus
Successful dribbles: 20. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad17 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Khalid Shakhtiev
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Khalid Shakhtiev, and the manager let it.
Squad17 Aug 2026
This league is too small for Dmitry Ivanov
He is doing things on a Saturday afternoon that nobody around him can answer, which is flattering for about one season and a problem after that. Atlantas will not keep him by pretending otherwise.
Market17 Aug 2026
Talks stall between Atlantas and Dmitry Ivanov
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Vikintas Jankauskas keeps on missing
Shots: 5, not one of them in. A centre forward is paid for one thing, and on this evidence he has forgotten which thing it is.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
A day to forget for Donatas Kazlauskas
Marked 5.66, and generously at that. Nothing came off, and by the end the crowd had stopped expecting it to.
In brief
- Market Edgaras Dapkus placed on the list
- Market Dmitry Ivanov joins Atlantas on a free