2017 Lithuanian Football Cup final

2017 LFF Cup Final
Event2017 Lithuanian Football Cup
Žalgiris Stumbras
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Date24 September 2017
VenueAukštaitija Stadium, Panevėžys
Man of the MatchNasro Bouchareb
RefereeSaulius Dirda
Attendance1,478
WeatherClear
18 °C (64 °F)
54% humidity
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The 2017 Lithuanian Football Cup Final was the 72nd Lithuanian Football Cup final and took place on 24 September 2017 between Žalgiris and Stumbras. Stumbras qualified for the final for the first time in its history, while Žalgiris were the defending champions, having won the last six finals in the row. Stumbras won the final 1–0 after a late goal by Nasro Bouchareb, who was selected player of the match. Kaunas' side became first club to win the final from their first try after Neris Vilnius did it in 1992 and also managed to break Žalgiris domestic dominance of 14 straight titles in the last 5 years.

Stumbras also qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round and earned the right to play in the 2018 Lithuanian Supercup.

Route to the final

See also: 2017 Lithuanian Football Cup
Žalgiris Stumbras
Opponent Result Leg Scorers Round Opponent Result Leg Scorers
Banga (II) 1–1 (3–1 p) away Ljujić Round of 32 Šilutė (II) 1–0 away Lopes
Atlantas 1–0 home Elivelto Round of 16 Prelegentai (Vet) 8–0 away Konikas (3), Kalvaitis (o.g.), Artimavičius (2), Armalas, Sekgota
Panerys (III) 8–0 away Oyarzún, Uzėla (2), Lukša (2), Stočkūnas (2), Šernas Quarter-finals Jonava 5–3 (a.e.t.) away Clifford, Villela (3), Sekgota
Sūduva 2–2 (4–2 p) away Vaitkūnas, Antal Semi-finals Vilniaus Vytis (II) 1–1 (4–2 p) away Nazaré

Pre-match

LFF cup in Panevėžys city municipality.

Awareness

Match attracted a lot of attention from the local press, as well as some from the international sources, mostly from Portugal.[1][2]

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa event came to visit and wish luck to Stumbras during his international trip to Lithuania.[3][4]

On the other hand, most A Lyga clubs will support Žalgiris, mainly due to rules related with UEFA Europa League qualification.[5]

Transport

Before the final Lithuanian Football Federation organized special buses for the local fans of both clubs that will allow to comfortably reach the final venue from Vilnius and Kaunas.[6]

Trophy

On 19 September 2017, interim Lithuanian Football Federation president Vidmantas Butkevičius transferred LFF Cup trophy to Panevėžys city municipality and its mayor Rytis Mykolas Račkauskas. It'll be displayed there until the game.[7][8]

Match

Žalgiris0–1Stumbras
Summary
Video
Goal		 Bouchareb 84'
Attendance: 1,478
Referee: Saulius Dirda (Lithuania)[9]
Žalgiris
Stumbras
GK 1 Lithuania Armantas Vitkauskas
RB 8 Lithuania Egidijus Vaitkūnas (c) Yellow card 84'
CB 6 Senegal Mamadou Mbodj
CB 2 Lithuania Linas Klimavičius Yellow card 88'
LB 5 Netherlands Donovan Slijngard
CM 88 Lithuania Mantas Kuklys
CM 7 Croatia Slavko Blagojević
RW 21 Romania Liviu Antal downward-facing red arrow 72'
AM 27 Serbia Matija Ljujić downward-facing red arrow 87'
LW 80 Brazil Elivelto Yellow card 77'
CF 10 Lithuania Darvydas Šernas
Substitutes:
GK 29 Lithuania Džiugas Bartkus
DF 4 Chile Diego Oyarzún
DF 23 Lithuania Rolandas Baravykas
MF 16 Mali Mahamane Traoré
MF 19 Lithuania Daniel Romanovskij
MF 21 Lithuania Vytautas Lukša upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bahrudin Atajić upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Lithuania Valdas Dambrauskas
GK 1 Brazil Rodrigo Josviaki
RB 31 Brazil Marcos Junior
CB 3 Portugal André Almeida Yellow card 37'
CB 20 Lithuania Tomas Snapkauskas (c)
LB 5 São Tomé and Príncipe Jardel Nazaré
RM 8 Lithuania Vilius Armanavičius Yellow card 66'
CM 23 Lithuania Dominykas Barauskas
LM 80 Portugal Fábio Lopes
RF 9 Georgia (country) Levan Macharashvili downward-facing red arrow 55'
CF 70 France Alexandre Kore downward-facing red arrow 76'
LF 7 Brazil Lucas Villela downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Serbia Nemanja Bjelan
MF 10 Lithuania Klaidas Janonis upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
MF 26 South Africa Kgaogelo Sekgota
MF 30 Lithuania Dominykas Galkevičius
MF 35 Brazil Joao Victor
FW 25 South Africa Jaisen Clifford upward-facing green arrow 55'
FW 55 France Nasro Bouchareb upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Portugal Mariano Barreto

Man of the Match:
Nasro Bouchareb (Stumbras)

Assistant referees:
Arūnas Dapkus (Lithuania)
Edgaras Bučinskas (Lithuania)
Fourth official:
Mantas Pomeckis (Lithuania)
Additional assistant referees:
Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)
Mindaugas Jackus (Lithuania)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

References

  1. ^ Vaitkevičius, Giedrius (22 September 2017). "Dviejų tikslų sieksiančio "Stumbro" pasaka skamba per pasaulį". TV3 (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Mariano Barreto". A Bola (in Portuguese). FC Stumbras. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa recebe camisola 10... e 12 dos portugueses do Stumbras (Lituânia)". Record (in Portuguese). 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  4. ^ Petuchovaitė, Ingrida (29 August 2017). "Portugalijos prezidentas susitiko su "Stumbro" klubo atstovais". Elta (in Lithuanian). Respublika.
  5. ^ "A.Klimavičius: "Išskyrus "Stumbrą", finale visi palaikys "Žalgirį"". Futbolas.lt (in Lithuanian). 22 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Į finalą Panevėžyje – specialūs autobusai futbolo aistruoliams". DELFI (in Lithuanian). 20 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Panevėžiui perduota saugoti LFF taurė" (in Lithuanian). Panevėžys City Municipality. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Panevėžio meras: "Tikimės, jog finalas taps tramplinu miesto futbolui kilti"" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  9. ^ "FIFA Referees News: Lithuania: 2017 Lithuanian Cup Final". 24 September 2017.