--- title: "Hegelmann secures narrow win over Džiugas to stay among A Lyga leaders" date: 2025-05-17T14:43:23Z lang: en author: "Janis Vitols" canonical: https://balticfootballnews.com/hegelmann-secures-narrow-win-over-dziugas-to-stay-among-a-lyga-leaders/ categories: ["Toplyga"] --- # Hegelmann secures narrow win over Džiugas to stay among A Lyga leaders ![](https://i0.wp.com/balticfootballnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Leo-Ribeiro-1-e1747492959693-1024x682.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&ssl=1)Photo: FC Hegelmann Leo Ribeiro. **After nearly a month away from home, FC Hegelmann made their return to their own stadium, narrowly defeating Telšiai’s Džiugas 1–0 in the 12th round of the TOPsport A Lyga. Backed by their home crowd, the blue-and-whites earned three vital points in a hard-fought battle that kept them firmly among the league’s top contenders.** The opening moments belonged to the visitors. Fray Kayramani set up David Martin Anane, whose shot forced a solid save from Vincentas Šarkauskas — who was making his first start of the season for Hegelmann. Despite these chances, it was Hegelmann who would find the breakthrough. In the 38th minute, it was Leo Ribeiro who delivered the highlight of the evening. The Brazilian winger weaved past two defenders on the left flank before launching an unstoppable strike into the top corner from a sharp angle — a goal worthy of winning any match – 1:0 to Hegelmann. Shortly after halftime, Jonathan Mulder nearly set up a second, but the Džiugas defense held firm against his dangerous ball across the box. The second half saw Džiugas turn up the heat, launching a flurry of attacks in search of an equalizer. Oleksandr Kurtsev came close with a shot just wide, and Anane forced another save from the composed Šarkauskas. Later, Deitonas Vinckus had a chance to level the score with an acrobatic effort, but his shot flew over the crossbar as the home side breathed a sigh of relief. With the win, Hegelmann move to 24 points, maintaining their spot among the A Lyga front-runners. Meanwhile, a spirited but scoreless Džiugas remain 5th with 18 points, still firmly in the hunt as the season nears its halfway mark. **FC Hegelmann vs FC Džiugas Telšiaia –** **1:0** **(1:0)** **Goals:** Ribeiro 38′ **HEG:** Šarkauskas, Shchedryi (Popescu 82′), Armalas, Djoric, Mulder, Kausinis (Kazlauskas 66′), Antanavičius (Gabriel 78′), Kojic, Upstas, Ribeiro, Yusuf (Njoya 66′) **DŽI:** Paukšte, Kulbachuk, Ankudinovas, Pushkarov, Trajkovski, Martin (Chernozub 87′), Silkaitis (Piliukaitis 62′), Cisse, Kurtsev, Kayramani (Yamada 70′), Urbys (Vinckus 70′) **A Lyga Matchday 12 results:** - 16.05.2025 – DFK Dainava Alytus vs FK Sūduva – **0:3** - 17.05.2025 – FC Hegelmann vs FC Džiugas Telšiaia – **1:0** - 17.05.2025 – FK Paņevežys vs FK Riteriai – 17:00 - 17.05.2025 – FK Kauno Žalgiris vs FK Žalgiris – 17:25 - 18.05.2025 – FA Šiauliai vs FK Banga Gargždai – 16:00
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