The leaders met in the Lithuanian Women's A League on Sunday, as champions Gintra of Šiauliai travelled to the capital to face MFA Žalgiris-MRU of Vilnius.

Artūr Sikorskij's side let victory slip from their hands in the closing moments and drew 1:1 (0:0).

The yellow and blacks had won the first meeting in Šiauliai 1–0, with Justina Blaževičiūtė scoring the winner. The teams are separated by six points, but Žalgiris have a game in hand.

Meida Proscevičiūtė and Tamara Brown were not in the squad as they recover from injuries.

Starting lineup:  A. Herasymchuk (18' min. G. Vasilenko), T. Romanovskaja, G. Knutzen, L. Kubiliūtė, S. Amorim, M. Galkina (87' min. A. Šveckutė), A. Mikutaitė, L. Ribeiro, K. Pereviznyk, J. Blaževičiūtė (81' min. A. Kazarina), K. Johnson (66' min. J. Dias).

Gintra: J. Blaževičiūtė (53' min.) - 1.

„MFA Žalgiris-MRU“: S. Adugbe (90+4' min. pen.) - 1.

Gintra enjoyed a clear territorial and playing advantage in the first half but could not score despite their efforts, leaving the contest to be decided after the break.

Soon after half-time, they achieved what had looked likely throughout the opening 45 minutes. In the 53rd minute, J. Blaževičiūtė made a deep run down the right, received an excellent pass, went one-on-one with the goalkeeper and finished confidently to put the Šiauliai side 1–0 ahead.

The yellow and blacks did not retreat after scoring and continued to dominate. Žalgiris nevertheless became more threatening, and Gabrielė Vasilenko, who had replaced the injured Alla Herasymchuk in the first half, had to show composure. The atmosphere grew heated, but Gintra kept their emotions in check and retained firm control of the match.

As the game approached its end, the hosts mounted a final assault and created two very dangerous chances. G. Vasilenko produced an excellent reflex save to deny one, while Olamide Adugbe's other effort struck the crossbar.

The hosts nevertheless rescued a point in stoppage time. O. Adugbe won a penalty and then converted it herself to make it 1–1.

There was no time left for either team to change the outcome after the equaliser, and the match ended level.

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