Football players of “Riga” and “Metta”. Photo: Zigismunds Zālmanis, Riga FC
“Riga” defeated “Metta” in the match of the 33rd round of “Optibet Virsliga” as a guest in the match between two Riga teams on Saturday and is now only two points behind the leader “Valmieras”. As a guest, “Riga” beat the “Metta” footballers, who are fighting for not being relegated from the league, 2:0 (0:0) at the “Skonto” stadium.
“Riga” opened the score only in the 70th minute, when after a corner kick from the right side, Jurijs Kendish headed the ball further towards the left post of the goal, but Hrvoje Babecs put it into the goal with his foot – 1:0 in favor of the visitors. In the 89th minute, “Metta” remained in the minority, as Oskars Vientiess earned the second yellow card in the game. 2:0 with a great solo move in the “Metta” penalty area in the second minute of the compensatory time of the match, Douglas Aureliu achieved, who on the way to the exit alone with the “Metta” goalkeeper Jānis Beku, with his manipulative movements, laid two opponents on the ground and sent the ball into the goal.
???? at Skonto Stadium @RigaFC_Official victory over @FSMETTA did not come easily. The hosts scored both goals in the second half of the second half, but the main thing is the victory! Riga FC continues the fight for gold!
???? Zigismunds Zālmanis, Riga FC#OptibetVirsliga pic.twitter.com/qT1lZBFKTM
— Optibet Virsliga (@FutbolaVirsliga) October 22, 2022
In another battle for keeping a place in the super league, “Spartaks” of Jūrmala played 1:1 (0:1) with “Daugavpili”. In the 31st minute, Kirill Ilyin played a “wall” with Rodolfo Gonzalez on the left side of the opponent’s penalty area and sent the ball into the goal – 1:0 in favor of the home team. The guests equalized in the 68th minute, when Arturs Krancmanis found himself alone with the home goalkeeper Vladislavas Kurakin on the left side and sent the ball on the ground into the left corner of the goal – 1:1.
“Auda” and “Liepāja”, “Super Nova” and “RFS”, as well as “Tukums 2000″/”Telms” and “Valmiera” will meet on Sunday.
At the head of the tournament table with 77 points won in 32 matches is “Valmiera”, 75 points in 33 matches are for the “Riga” team and 68 points in 32 matches – for RFS footballers. “Liepāja” is in fourth place with 63 points accumulated in 32 games, “Auda” is fifth with 48 points, “Tukums 2000″/”Telms” team has collected 37 points, while “Daugavpils” team has 30 points in 33 matches, “Spartak” has 22 points. “, but “Metta” got 21 points. Salaspils “Super Nova” is the last with 18 points accumulated in 32 games.
