Riga FC 4:1 Ogre United: Virsliga Match Result

Match report

Riga beat Ogre United 4-1 in the Virsliga's 26th round on Saturday, 9 August, at their home ground. The Latvian side moved up in the table while the visitors' struggles deepened, with the final whistle marking another difficult chapter for the bottom-half outfit.

Caio Ferreira opened the scoring in the second minute, and by then Riga were already dictating the tempo. M. Badamosi added a second in the 16th, followed by M. Marusii's strike in the 26th. Ogre United pulled one back through S. Oulad M'Hand just before half-time, but Abner ended a barren spell for his side with a goal in the 45th minute.

By then the match had turned on its head, and Ogre United found themselves chasing the game with little to show for it. R. Aouani received a red card in the 72nd minute, a moment that ended any hope of a comeback. K. Cudars had a goal cancelled for offside in the same minute, and the visitors were left flat-footed for the remainder.

Riga dominated possession at 64 per cent and registered 122 attacks compared to Ogre United's 85. The hosts took 11 shots on target, seven of which found the way, while the visitors managed seven attempts on target with four on target. Riga created three big chances, Ogre United only one.

The result leaves Riga in second place with 66 points from 28 games, while Ogre United remain in 10th with just 14 points. The home side's recent form has been strong, with victories over Grobinya and Diori Eto, and a win over Varadar Skopje in European competition. Ogre United's run includes heavy defeats against Daugavpils and Liepaya, and they are running out of games to change their fortunes.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 64 – 36

Shots on target 7 – 7

Shots off target 4 – 5

Big chances 3 – 1

⚽ 2' Caio Ferreira — Goal 🟨 9' T. Mickevics — Yellow card 🟨 14' A. Taiwo — Yellow card ⚽ 16' M. Badamosi — Goal ⚽ 26' M. Marusii — Goal ⚽ 45' Abner — Goal ⚽ 45+4' S. Oulad M'Hand — Goal ⇄ 46' M. Ivulans — Substitution 🟨 52' M. Marusii — Yellow card ⇄ 59' R. Jurkovskis — Substitution 🟨 62' Caio Ferreira — Yellow card 🟨 68' K. Cudars — Yellow card 🟥 72' R. Aouani — Red card 🟨 72' V. Mashchenko — Yellow card 73' K. Cudars — var_goal_cancelled_-_offside ⇄ 73' V. Mashchenko — Substitution ⇄ 81' K. Cudars — Substitution 🟨 82' A. Ankrah — Yellow card ⇄ 83' M. Badamosi — Substitution ⇄ 90+3' Caio Ferreira — Substitution

Match events

2' 1:0 Riga FC Goal Caio Ferreira
9' 1:0 Ogre United Yellow card T. Mickevics
14' 1:0 Riga FC Yellow card A. Taiwo
16' 2:0 Riga FC Goal M. Badamosi assist: M. Tonisevs
26' 2:1 Ogre United Goal M. Marusii
45' 3:1 Riga FC Goal Abner assist: M. Badamosi
45+4' 4:1 Riga FC Goal S. Oulad M'Hand assist: M. Badamosi
46' 4:1 Ogre United Substitution M. Ivulans off: J. Fokam
52' 4:1 Ogre United Yellow card M. Marusii
59' 4:1 Riga FC Substitution R. Jurkovskis off: R. Aouani
62' 4:1 Riga FC Yellow card Caio Ferreira
68' 4:1 Ogre United Yellow card K. Cudars
72' 4:1 Riga FC Red card R. Aouani
72' 4:1 Ogre United Yellow card V. Mashchenko
73' 4:1 Ogre United var_goal_cancelled_-_offside K. Cudars
73' 4:1 Ogre United Substitution V. Mashchenko off: E. Evelons
81' 4:1 Ogre United Substitution K. Cudars off: J. Grinbergs
82' 4:1 Riga FC Yellow card A. Ankrah
83' 4:1 Riga FC Substitution M. Badamosi off: Reginaldo Ramires
90+3' 4:1 Riga FC Substitution Caio Ferreira off: E. Maurs-Boks

Statistics

64 Possession, % 36

7 Shots on target 7

4 Shots off target 5

3 Big chances 1

122 Attacks 85

5 Corners 2

14 Fouls 7

7 Free kicks 14

3 Offsides 1

3 Yellow cards 4

1 Red cards 0

10 Goal kicks 7

18 Throw-ins 16

All statistics

10/1856% Aerial duels 8/1844%

84 Backward passes 43

2 Blocked shots 4

13 Clearances 21

3/1323% Crosses 5/1436%

10/1953% Dribbles 8/1267%

83 Failed passes 69

6 Goalkeeper saves 3

8 Interceptions 17

12 Key passes 12

13/3142% Long passes 10/4025%

71 Passes into the final third 50

267 Passes in the opposition half 149

315 Passes in own half 167

0.54 Shot accuracy 0.44

6 Shots inside the box 5

9/9100% Tackles 11/1669%

569 Total passes 302

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