Match Report
The table gap was wide: 38 points between Kauno Žalgiris (3rd, 47 pts) and Šilutė (1st, 9 pts). Šilutė's recent output lagged their position: 15th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Kauno Žalgiris 1.79 scored and 0.83 conceded per game, Šilutė 4.25 and 1.25, with the league averaging 1.71.
Kauno Žalgiris had won four straight, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Kauno Žalgiris 12/15, Šilutė 4/15.
S. Dariaus ir S. Gireno stadionas in S. Dariaus ir S. Gireno stadionas, capacity 9,180, hosted the game.




