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title: "Babrungas close on Minija as Pirma Lyga enters decisive stretch"
date: 2026-10-15T16:08:33Z
lang: en
author: "Ivo"
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# Babrungas close on Minija as Pirma Lyga enters decisive stretch
Babrungas beat Jonava 2-0 to move within three points of Pirma Lyga leaders Minija, setting up a decisive meeting between the sides this weekend. Shogo Tabata opened the scoring just after half-time and substitute Bryan Mosquera added a second in the 78th minute. Minija have a game in hand and remain three points clear. They lost 3-0 to Kauno Žalgiris in the Lithuanian Cup final but return to league action against Babrungas on Saturday. Babrungas won the first meeting 1-0.

The 26th round marked the start of the final four matches, with the medal places and relegation positions still to be decided. Hegelmann B strengthened their survival bid with a 1-0 win at Neptūnas, Dominykas Pašilys scoring in the 87th minute. The defeat left Neptūnas seven points behind third-placed Be1, who have a game in hand. Hegelmann B drew level on 22 points with TransINVEST B, who earned a 1-1 draw against Ekranas. Ekranas, bottom on 15 points, now face a difficult fight to avoid relegation.

Kauno Žalgiris B and Šiauliai B shared a 3-3 draw after Ibrahim Gambo scored in the 93rd minute. The 18-year-old has now struck late to secure points in three of the side’s past four matches. Kauno Žalgiris B remain 12th on 23 points, while Šiauliai B have 18. Be1 also rescued a point, coming from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Dainava. Stanislav Morarenko scored twice for the visitors before Tomas Gudaitis and Joshua Ampofo replied late on.

Žalgiris B beat BFA 2-1 in the Vilnius derby, avenging a 4-3 defeat in the sides’ first meeting. Danielis Misiūnas put BFA ahead after 23 seconds, but Vakaris Berenta equalised from the penalty spot before scoring again after the break. Žalgiris B climbed to fourth on 46 points, with Berenta leading the league scoring charts on 16 goals. Garliava and Atmosfera drew 0-0; Garliava had returned to the top 10 with a 2-1 win over Dainava in a rearranged match during the international break.

Source: [lff.lt](https://www.lff.lt/26-asis-pirmos-lygos-kuria-remia-topsport-turas-stebuklingoji-lazdele-ir-artejantis-sezono-desertas/)