The game at the Zemgale Olympic Center is scheduled for 6 pm, broadcasting it live on the channel “Sportacentrs.com TV”.
“Jelgava” started the season with two successes – 2: 1 against “Tukums 2000” / TSS and “Daugavpils” with 1: 0. In the next three dues they failed – 0: 1 against “Metta” and also RFS, but the champion “Riga” lost 0: 3.
In the first match of this season, Ventspils players gave up RFS with 0: 1, but then with “0: 0” Tukums 2000 / TSS unit was destroyed. In the third game of the season, a draw of 2: 2 against “Valmiera” was made, but Jūrmala “Spartaks” and “Liepāja” were defeated with 3: 1 and 2: 1, respectively.
In the introduction of the sixth round on Tuesday, Jūrmala “Spartaks” fought in a draw 1: 1 with the “Tukums 2000” / TSS team. For the Premier League debutants from Tukums, this was the first point in the highest league in Latvia.
Last season, as a result of four duels, a draw was recorded in the battles of both teams. In the first game with 2: 1, Jelgava were superior in their field, at the end of June “Ventspils” revived with the same result, but in other fights a 1: 1 draw was recorded.
On Thursday, RFS won their sixth victory with the guests 3: 2 (2: 0), beating “Daugavpils”, while “Riga” defeated “Metta” with 2: 0 (1: 0).
RFS is in the leading position of the Premier League with 18 points, but “Riga” is three less. “Ventspils” follows with ten points, “Spartaks” and “Valmiera” of Jurmala have two less, but “Liepāja”, “Jelgava”, “Daugavpils” and “Metta” teams have gained six points. “Tukums 2000” / TSS got to the point in six duels.
The Board of the Latvian Football Federation (LFF), taking into account the current situation in the territory of Latvia in connection with the restriction of the distribution of Covid-19, has decided to lift the restriction on spectators being in the stands in domestic football competitions as of July 1. From last week’s Super League and other competitions organized by LFF, the presence of spectators is allowed, making the relevant amendments to the sanitary protocol of competitions organized by LFF.
Participation in the Eurocups is provided by the winners of the first three places, as well as another ticket is played in the Latvian Cup (if the winner is one of the teams in the top three in the top league, then the fourth Euroc Cup ticket will be awarded to the fourth place winner. ).
This season, ten teams will start in the Super League, which is one more than last year and two more than yesterday. Also, this season in the Super League, the legionnaire limit has been raised to eight players. This means that there must be at least three players prepared for the association on the court at the same time. Last year, the limit was five foreign players.
As in many other countries, the number of permitted substitutions has been increased from three to five after the coronavirus break in the regulations of the Premier League championship in the 2020 season.
The Optibet Football Super League season was due to start on March 13, but the day before it was announced that an emergency situation would be introduced in Latvia. On March 12, the scenario was allowed that the first games of the tournament would be played at empty grandstands, but the situation changed rapidly, and the next morning the start of the Premier League championship was canceled.
Due to a three-month forced break, three will be played instead of the four planned laps this season.
For the second season, the general sponsor of the tournament is the Optibet group of companies.
Last year, “Riga” was crowned Latvian champion, but RFS won its first trophy in the history of the club, which won the national cup.
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