Riga II and Skanstes met in the 1. Liga regular season on 7 September, with the visitors taking all three points in a 3-2 win. The match finished after five goals across the ninety minutes, Skanstes overturning an early deficit to claim the result.
Riga II struck first through D. Baltrusaitis in the sixth minute, then extended their lead when D. Putrans found the net in the thirty-ninth. By then the home side were ahead, and the momentum seemed theirs. Skanstes responded in the sixty-first through M. Blaubergs to bring the score level.
And here's the thing about the seventy-seventh minute — A. Scerbinskis missed a penalty before going on to score, keeping Skanstes in the game. N. Voitiskis then added the winner in the eightieth, completing the turnaround. The visitors had the game won inside eighty minutes.
The result leaves Riga II ninth on twenty-one points from eighteen games, while Skanstes move to eighth with twenty-three points. Both sides have nine defeats in their records, but Skanstes hold the edge with an extra victory.
Riga II's recent form has been mixed, with a draw against JDFS Alberts and a defeat to Valmiera among their last five. Skanstes, meanwhile, have found a way through, including a 6-2 victory over Tukums II in their most recent outing.