EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS LFF Stadionas - Vilnius Sunday 12 October 2014 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Lithuania Group E - Matchday -10 Slovenia Last updated 12/07/2021 16:59CET Official Partners of UEFA EURO 2020 Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 11 Legend 13 1 Lithuania - Slovenia Sunday 12 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit LFF Stadionas, Vilnius Previous meetings Head to Head EURO '96 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Stonkus 47, Suika 70; 07/06/1995 PR (GS) Lithuania - Slovenia 2-1 Vilnius Gliha 83 Zahovič 55; 16/11/1994 PR (GS) Slovenia - Lithuania 1-2 Maribor Sukristovas 64, Zuta 87 Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Lithuania 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 2 0 0 4 2 Slovenia 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 0 0 2 2 4 FIFA* Lithuania - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Slovenia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Friendlies Lithuania - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Slovenia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total Lithuania 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 2 0 0 4 2 Slovenia 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 0 0 2 2 4 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup 2 Lithuania - Slovenia Sunday 12 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit LFF Stadionas, Vilnius Match background Lithuania will be hoping for more of the same as they meet Slovenia for a third time, having prevailed 2-1 in both of the sides' previous meetings – in EURO '96 qualifying. Match background • The sides first met in Maribor on 16 November 1994, Zlatko Zahovič (55) putting Zdenko Verdenik's Slovenia in front only for goals from Vyacheslav Sukristovas (64) and Audrius Žuta (87) to earn a 2-1 win for Algimantas Liubinskas's Lithuania – though Vytautas Apanavičius was sent off late on for the visitors. • In Vilnius on 7 June 1995, Ramūnas Stonkus (47) and Arūnas Šuika (70) put Lithuania in command before Primož Gliha (83) replied for Slovenia. • However, while Slovenia have never beaten Lithuania at senior level, they have never lost to their opponents in UEFA age-group competitions; Lithuania's record in seven such encounters is W0 D1 L6. • In UEFA club competition, Lithuanian sides' record in six meetings with Slovenian counterparts is W1 D2 L3, with both of those draws coming in the most recent encounter – a 1999/00 UEFA Cup qualifying round tie between NK Olimpija Ljubljana and FK Kareda, which Olimpija won on away goals after 1-1 and 2-2 ties. 3 Lithuania - Slovenia Sunday 12 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit LFF Stadionas, Vilnius Squad list Lithuania Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Giedrius Arlauskis 01/12/1987 26 Steaua - 2 0 0 0 17 - - Vytautas Černiauskas 12/03/1989 25 Korona - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Emilijus Zubas 10/07/1990 24 Bełchatów - 0 0 0 0 4 - Defenders - Tadas Kijanskas 06/09/1985 29 H. Haifa - 2 0 0 0 37 1 - Georgas Freidgeimas 10/08/1987 27 Žalgiris - 2 0 0 0 12 - - Vaidas Slavickas 26/02/1986 28 Ceahlăul - 1 0 0 0 3 - - Vytautas Andriuškevičius 08/10/1990 24 Cambuur - 1 0 0 0 12 - Daugava - Valdemar Borovskij 02/05/1984 30 - 0 0 0 0 14 - Rīga - Egidijus Vaitkūnas 08/08/1988 26 Žalgiris - 1 0 0 0 12 - Midfielders - Mindaugas Kalonas 28/02/1984 30 H. Tel-Aviv - 2 0 0 0 48 3 - Saulius Mikoliunas 02/05/1984 30 Shakhtyor - 1 1 0 0 69 5 - Gediminas Vičius 05/07/1985 29 Shakhter - 2 0 0 0 14 1 H. Kiryat - Mindaugas Panka 01/05/1984 30 - 2 0 0 0 31 - Shmona - Vytautas Lukša 14/08/1984 30 Trakai - 0 0 0 0 19 - - Arvydas Novikovas 18/12/1990 23 Erzgebirge - 2 1 0 0 20 2 - Artūras Žulpa 10/06/1990 24 Žalgiris - 0 0 0 0 5 - Bohemians - Mantas Kuklys 10/06/1987 27 - 1 0 0 0 7 - 1905 - Karolis Chvedukas 21/04/1991 23 Sūduva - 1 0 0 0 7 - - Tautvydas Eliošius 03/11/1991 22 Kruoja - 0 0 0 0 - - - Fiodor Černych 21/05/1991 23 Łęczna - 2 0 0 0 12 1 Forwards - Ričardas Beniušis 23/04/1980 34 Kruoja - 1 0 0 0 31 3 - Deivydas Matulevičius 08/04/1989 25 Pandurii - 2 1 0 0 15 5 - Simonas Stankevičius 03/10/1995 19 Leicester - 1 0 0 0 7 - Coach - Igoris Pankratjevas 09/08/1964 50 - 2 0 0 0 10 - 4 Lithuania - Slovenia Sunday 12 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit LFF Stadionas, Vilnius Slovenia Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Samir Handanovič 14/07/1984 30 Internazionale - 2 0 0 0 72 - - Vid Belec 06/06/1990 24 Internazionale - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Jan Oblak 07/01/1993 21 Atlético - 0 0 0 0 3 - Defenders - Boštjan Cesar 09/07/1982 32 Chievo - 2 0 0 0 79 6 - Branko Ilič 06/02/1983 31 Partizan - 1 0 0 0 54 - - Mišo Brečko 01/05/1984 30 Köln - 2 0 0 0 70 - - Mitja Viler 01/09/1986 28 Maribor - 0 0 0 0 - - Standard - Martin Milec 20/09/1991 23 - 0 0 0 0 3 - Liège - Andraž Struna 23/04/1989 25 Giannina - 2 0 0 0 14 - - Dominic Maroh 03/03/1987 27 Köln - 0 0 0 0 5 - Midfielders - Valter Birsa 07/08/1986 28 Chievo - 2 0 0 0 68 5 Torpedo - Dalibor Stevanović 27/09/1984 30 - 1 0 0 0 20 1 Moskva Crvena - Nejc Pečnik 03/01/1986 28 - 1 0 0 0 24 4 zvezda - Andraž Kirm 06/09/1984 30 Omonia - 1 0 0 0 63 6 - Aleš Mertelj 22/03/1987 27 Maribor - 1 0 0 0 12 - - Dejan Lazarevič 15/02/1990 24 Chievo - 2 0 0 0 10 - - Jasmin Kurtič 01/01/1989 25 Fiorentina - 2 0 0 0 20 1 - Kevin Kampl 09/10/1990 24 Salzburg - 2 0 0 0 12 1 - Željko Filipović 03/10/1988 26 Maribor - 0 0 0 0 3 - - Rajko Rotman 19/03/1989 25 İstanbul BB - 1 0 0 0 3 - Forwards - Zlatan Ljubijankič 15/12/1983 30 Omiya Ardija - 1 0 0 0 43 6 Shimizu S- - Milivoje Novakovič 18/05/1979 35 - 2 1 0 0 65 26 Pulse - Tim Matavž 13/01/1989 25 Augsburg - 0 0 0 0 28 10 Coach - Srečko Katanec 16/07/1963 51 - 2 0 0 0 62 - 5 Lithuania - Slovenia Sunday 12 October 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit LFF Stadionas, Vilnius Head coach Igoris Pankratjevas Date of birth: 9 August 1964 Nationality: Lithuanian Playing career: FK Kelininkas Kaunas, FK Atlantas, VMFD Žalgiris, SC Westfalia Herne, KSV Hessen Kassel, FC Dinamo Moskva, FC Dynamo Kyiv, FK Lietuvos Makabi, FC Nyva Borysfen, FC Šiauliai, FC Zorya Luhansk (twice), FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi, FC Nyva Ternopil Coaching career: FK Inkaras Kaunas, FK Atlantas, FBK Kaunas, VMFD Žalgiris (twice), Lithuania Under-21s, FK Sūduva, FK Standard Sumqayıt • A towering midfielder, Pankratjevas started his playing days at home-town team Kelininkas, before a short spell at Atlantas followed by a move to Žalgiris. • Spent six seasons with Žalgiris and played in the 1988/89 UEFA Cup – the first time a Lithuanian club had been involved in UEFA competition. • After brief stints in Germany and Russia, Pankratjevas eventually settled in Ukraine. First signed for Dynamo Kyiv before playing periods with four other sides, ending his career at Zorya. Earned four international caps. • Began his coaching life with Inkaras, before returning to former teams Atlantas, Kaunas, Žalgiris and Sūduva. Won the Lithuanian Cup with Atlantas and Kaunas, and was named club coach of the year in 2010 during his second Žalgiris tenure. • Took over the Lithuania U21s in 2007 and five years later was appointed assistant to senior coach Csaba László. Named caretaker boss in September 2013 and received a permanent deal three months later. Srečko Katanec Date of birth: 16 July 1963 Nationality: Slovenian Playing career: NK Olimpija Ljubljana, GNK Dinamo Zagreb, FK Partizan, VfB Stuttgart, UC Sampdoria Coaching career: Slovenia Under-21s, ND Gorica, Slovenia (twice), Olympiacos FC, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, United Arab Emirates • A centre-back or defensive midfielder, Katanec began his playing days at home-town club Olimpija before spells with Dinamo and Partizan. He reached the 1989 UEFA Cup final with Stuttgart and won the same competition the following season with Sampdoria, whom he also helped to the 1992 UEFA Champions League showpiece. • Earned 31 caps for Yugoslavia (five goals) – including at the 1984 UEFA European Championship, the 1984 Olympic Games and the 1990 FIFA World Cup – and five for Slovenia (one goal). • Started his coaching career with Slovenia's U21s in 1996, two years after retiring as a player. After a brief stint in the Gorica dugout, took charge of the senior Slovenia side in 1998 and guided them to UEFA EURO 2000 – their first major tournament – and the 2002 World Cup. • Joined Olympiacos in 2002 but stayed for only three months and in February 2006 assumed the FYROM helm, where he remained for three years. Named United Arab Emirates coach in June 2009, a position he held for two years.