RFS and “Riga” players do not score in the derby

Thus, before the 16th round, the leader “Riga” and the vice leader RFS will be separated by four points. The first derby of the season between Riga’s big clubs ended in a draw.

The first dangerous moment came in the 12th minute when Andrejs Iličs was able to shoot at close range, when the “Riga” player almost got the ball into his own goal, although it was not accurate. A few minutes later, Emerson Deusleisan took his shot from inside the penalty area.

There were dangerous moments in the RFS castle at halftime, but the guest team could not learn the result of the match.

In the second half of the second half, the attacks on both goals intensified, but only in extra time both teams came very close to victory. Firstly, two minutes before the final whistle, Emerson passed the goal from close range to head into the goal, but in the last seconds of regular time the home team could not control the ball in the RFS goal, but “Riga”. do not take advantage of their opportunities.

Before that, “Daugavpils” beat “Jelgavu” 5:2 at home.

In the continuation of the round, “Tukums 2000″/”Telms” Salaspils will host “Super Nova” and “Liepāja” will fight at home against “Valmiera” in the duel between the teams from the bottom of the tournament table on Saturday, the match between “Auda” and “Metta” will be on Sunday. It will be played in Riga.

In the tournament table, “Riga” is at the top with 39 points from 15 matches, RFS is in second place with 35 points, “Valmiera” is in third place with 22 points and “Metta” is in fourth place with 21 points. 13 games. “Liepāja” has 20 points in 13 games, “Auda” has 16 points in 14 games, “Jelgava” has 15, “Daugavpils” has 13, “Tukums 2000″/”Telms” has nine and “Super Nova” has seven.

Last season, for the first time in history, the people of Valmiera became champions, “Riga” won silver, “RFS” bronze, “Auda” Latvian Cup.

The champion will be determined at the end of 36 rounds played in four rounds. A total of 180 games will be played.

In the 2023 season, the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will be used for the first time in Latvia.