2017 Lithuanian Football Cup Final

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.

2017 LFF Cup Final

Event	2017 Lithuanian Football Cup
Žalgiris Stumbras 0 1
Date	24 September 2017
Venue	Aukštaitija Stadium, Panevėžys
Man of the Match	Nasro Bouchareb
Referee	Saulius Dirda
Attendance	1,478
Weather	Clear 18 °C (64 °F) 54% humidity
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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

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)

16:00 EEST (UTC+3)

Žalgiris	0–1	Stumbras
	Summary Video Goal	Bouchareb   84'

Aukštaitija Stadium, Panevėžys

Attendance: 1,478

Referee: Saulius Dirda (Lithuania)^[9]

Žalgiris

Stumbras

GK 1   Armantas Vitkauskas RB 8   Egidijus Vaitkūnas (c)   84' CB 6   Mamadou Mbodj CB 2   Linas Klimavičius   88' LB 5   Donovan Slijngard CM 88   Mantas Kuklys CM 7   Slavko Blagojević RW 21   Liviu Antal   72' AM 27   Matija Ljujić   87' LW 80   Elivelto   77' CF 10   Darvydas Šernas Substitutes: GK 29   Džiugas Bartkus DF 4   Diego Oyarzún DF 23   Rolandas Baravykas MF 16   Mahamane Traoré MF 19   Daniel Romanovskij MF 21   Vytautas Lukša   72' FW 9   Bahrudin Atajić   87' Manager:   Valdas Dambrauskas

GK 1   Rodrigo Josviaki RB 31   Marcos Junior CB 3   André Almeida   37' CB 20   Tomas Snapkauskas (c) LB 5   Jardel Nazaré RM 8   Vilius Armanavičius   66' CM 23   Dominykas Barauskas LM 80   Fábio Lopes RF 9   Levan Macharashvili   55' CF 70   Alexandre Kore   76' LF 7   Lucas Villela   90+3' Substitutes: GK 12   Nemanja Bjelan MF 10   Klaidas Janonis   90+3' MF 26   Kgaogelo Sekgota MF 30   Dominykas Galkevičius MF 35   Joao Victor FW 25   Jaisen Clifford   55' FW 55   Nasro Bouchareb   76' Manager:   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.