In UEFA Cup first round second leg match Lithuanian champion FBK Kaunas lost at home against Italian club Sampdoria 1:2. On aggregate the score was 7:1 in favour of Sampdoria.

In the second leg match Kaunas took the lead after Irmantas Zelmikas' goal, but in the second half Sampodria - the club where Lithuanian national team member Marius Stankevicius plays - demonstrated their advantage.

Zelmikas scored in 17th minute after Rafael Ledesma's corner-kick. In 39th minute Sampdoria had a good chance to equalise, but Kaunas' goalkeeper Kurskis saved the team. The second half started very well for Sampdoria - in 51st minute Bruno Fornaroli scored after a corner-kick and 7 minutes later Emiliano Bonazzoli took the better of Kaunas' defender Mantas Fridrikas' mistakse and made it 2:1.

While Sampdoria advanced to the UEFA Cup group stage FBK Kaunas finished its this year's European cups performance.

2 October Kaunas S.Darius & S.Girėnas stadium:
FBK Kaunas (Lithuania) – Sampdoria (Italy) 1:2 (1:0)
17’ Irmantas Zelmikas (1:0)
51’ Mezza Bruno Fornaroli (1:1)
58’ Emiliano Bonazzoli (1:2)
 
FBK Kaunas: E.Kurskis; M.Arouri, M.Fridrikas, I.Zelmikas, N.Radžius; V.Zubavičius (46’N.Valskis), P.Mendy, T.Miklinevičius, R.Ledesma, K.Ivaškevičius (70’N.Manchkhava); B.Mamič (64’E.Petkus).
 
Sampdoria: L.Castellazzi; J.P.Bottinelli, M.Stankevičius (69’S.Lucchini); R.Ziegler, M.Padalino, D.Dessena, P.Sammarco, D.Gastaldello, G.Delvecchio (63’C.Bellucci); M.B.Fornaroli, E.Bonazzoli.
 
Yellow cards: 36’K.Ivaškevičius, 53’M.Padalino.
 
Referee: Alexandru Deaconu (Romania)

First match 0:5

written by Raimundas Bakutis
edited by Mihkel Uiboleht