Lithuania - Faroe Islands - Euro 2008

League: Euro 2008 qualifiers
Event: Lithuania - Faroe Islands
Final score: 2-1

Goal scorers:
1 - 0 Edgaras Jankauskas 8'
2 - 0 Tomas Danilevicius 52'
2 - 1 Rogvi Jacobsen 90+3'

Match report from UEFA:

Lithuania lifted by Faroese success

Lithuania picked up three morale-boosting UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying points as a goal eight minutes into each half gave them a narrow Group B victory against a battling Faroe Islands in Kaunas.

Early breakthrough
Edgaras Jankauskas broke the deadlock from close range in the first half and Tomas Danilevicius doubled the Lithuanian advantage with another tap-in after the interval before Rógvi Jacobsen struck a consolation deep into added time. The win takes the home team up into fifth place in the section with ten points from nine games ahead of their trip to France on 17 October while the Faroese next entertain the same opposition four days earlier.

Chances aplenty
The hosts started at a fast pace and took an early lead as Saulius Mikoliunas' inviting free-kick was parried by goalkeeper Jákup Mikkelsen for Jankauskas to tap in from two metres. The same player might have doubled Lithuania's advantage ten minutes later but could only flash a close-range header wide. Súni Olsen almost equalised just before the half-hour with a prodded effort from the edge of the penalty area although Danilevicius nearly added a second for the home side seven minutes before the break, his snap-shot flashing over with the goal at his mercy.

Point-blank save
Lithuania were almost made to pay for their missed chances two minutes after the interval when keeper Žydrunas Karčemarskas produced a fantastic point-blank save. Danilevicius then finally eased the home side's fears moments later, tapping in from close range after good work from Audrius Ksanavicius down the left-hand side left him with an open goal. Arunas Klimavičius and Danilevicius attempted to extend the lead with long-range efforts that sailed harmlessly over the bar and the away side started to force the play as the game entered the final 15 minutes, Jacobsen getting a last-minute consolation with a well-taken chip.

Lithuania - Faroe Islands - video:

Scotland-Lithuania 3-1 euro 08

Scotland beats Lithuania 3-1 in Euro 2008 qualifier

From FoxSports: GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - Shaun McManus and James McFadden scored second-half goals Saturday to lead Scotland over Lithuania 3-1 in a European Championship qualifying match.

Kris Boyd gave Scotland the lead in the 31st minute with a header off a Darren Fletcher free kick, but Tomas Danivelicius equalized in the 61st after Fletcher was whistled for a penalty for bringing down Saulius Mikoliunas. Television replays showed minimal contact between the two players.

"It would have been sickening to drop points because of that," Fletcher said. "We've got to be bigger than that and show character and come back from it."

The Scot's pressured after conceding the penalty and McManus made it 2-1 in the 77th by knocking in a cross from substitute Shaun Maloney. McFadden added a third goal in the 83rd minute with a shot from just outside the penalty area.

Lithuania rarely threatened Scotland's side of the field in the first half. In the second, the Scots looked content to keep the ball away from their opponents.

Scotland is still in contention for a spot in the final tournament from Group B, along with World Cup finalists Italy and France. Scotland, which has 18 points from eight matches, faces France next Wednesday.

"It's still going to take a lot for us to be there," Fletcher said. "We want to be there and we're going to give it our best shot."

Lineups:

Scotland: Craig Gordon, Alan Hutton, David Weir, Stephan McManus, James McEveley, Gary Teale (James McFadden, 69), Scott Brown, Darren Fletcher, Lee McCulloch (Craig Beattie, 76), Kris Boyd, Gary O'Connor (Shaun Maloney, 76).

Lithuania: Zydrunas Karcemarskas, Marius Stankevicius (Edgaras Jankauskas, 56), Andrius Skerla, Tomas Zvirgzdauskas, Arunas Klimavacius, Deividas Semberas, Mindaugas Kalonas, Deividas Cesnauskis, Igoris Morinas (Andrius Ksanavicius, 47), Tomas Danilevicius, Andrius Velicka (Saulius Mikoliunas, 47).