“Spartaks” won “Valmiera” at home with 1: 0 (1: 0), which suffered only the second loss this season.
The home side worked hard to get through the middle and as a result, had a good chance of getting one back as Abioduns Oguniji tried lifting the ball over keeper Rihards Matrevics. A minute later, the active game paid off as Richard Freud was knocked out of the penalty area and was able to execute the “pendulum”. The footballer hit the ball on the right side of the goal, putting the home team in the lead.
In the 16th minute of the game, the “Valmiera” team went through with fear, not a lost goal, because Oguniji’s shot from about 20 meters cleared the goal post. Seven minutes later, “Valmiera” still couldn’t cope with their defense, as a result of which the home team created another dangerous goal scoring episode.
The performance of the footballers did not satisfy the head coach Tamaz Pertija, therefore from the 24th to the 32nd minute in the “Valmiera” club three player substitutions were made. After that, the defense of “Valmiera” played a little better, and the attackers also managed to create moments. Eight minutes before the end of the half, Jibril Gaye failed to close the attack with a shot.
At the very end of the half, Heitems Kerbašs broke the ball into the Valmieras penalty area and made a strong shot from a narrow angle, but Matrevics was in his place.
The footballers had to spend the second half on the natural grass field in rainy weather. Dāvis Ošs hit that from around 35 yards out and Ibrahima Sovs and couldn’t do anything about, dipping and swerving, it did him all ends up. Four minutes later, Matrevics saved Valmiera in the second half of the field after Leonela Vamba’s blow.
15 minutes into the game, Gejs almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. With 78 minutes played, Valmiera’s Puncula tried to nail the coffin shut, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. A moment later, Leonardo Rivoira’s “Spartaka” blocked Gay’s special shot.
Four minutes into the game, Oguniji had a great chance to put his team ahead, but his kick from the left went wide. For the rest of the time, it did not recover the goal of “Valmiera” and suffered only the second failure this season.
“Spartaks” after 5: 0 victory over “Noah Jurmala” in the next four games suffered losses – 0: 3 against “Daugavpils”, 0: 2 – against “Metta”, 1: 2 – against “Riga” and 0: 1 – against RFS. Meanwhile, after a 0: 1 loss, Valmiera defeated “Noah Jurmala” and “Ventspils” with 2: 0, and “Liepāja” with 1: 0.
In the Jurmala team, Richard Fraidejs scored four goals and Leonels Vamba scored two goals. Raimonds Krollis has scored five goals for Valmiera and four goals for Ibrahim Sovs.
In the first mutual game of the season, “Valmiera” won with the guests 2: 0.
On Sunday, in the second Premier League game, “Ventspils” will visit “Liepāja”. On Monday, Daugavpils “Noah Jurmala” with “Metta” and “Daugavpils” with “Riga” will meet.
The tournament is led by the RFS team with 26 points in 11 games, the second with the same balance in 12 games is “Valmiera”, but the third with 25 points in 11 matches is “Riga”. “Daugavpils” is further with 16 points in nine games, but “Liepāja” takes the fifth place with 12 points in ten battles. Jūrmala’s “Spartaks” follows with nine points in 11 games, “Metta”, five points with “Ventspils” in three less matches, and “Noah Jurmala” with four points in six matches.
This year’s Premier League champion will be determined in a four-round tournament, with 28 games for each team. The calendar is designed to be as convenient as possible for football fans. The games will hardly overlap, and the rounds will mostly be played in two to three days.
Following a temporary decision by the CAS, the LFF Board made changes to the competition regulations, which now provide that in the event of eight clubs participating in the championship, the last place team will meet with the team that takes third place in the Optibet Future League Championship. If nine clubs take part in the championship, the team that finishes last will meet the team that takes second place in the Optibet Future League championship.
Also this season, football fans can watch all Latvian championship games live. They are available on the Premier League website and portal “Sportacentrs.com”, as well as on the “Sportacentrs.com TV” channel.
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