Riga FC

Match report

Riga beat Győri ETO 1-0 in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League on Wednesday evening. The match ended with a single goal, scored in the third minute when B. Selyem turned the ball into his own net. It was a tight affair from start to finish, with neither side able to break through for long spells.

And here's the thing — the opening moment set the tone for everything that followed. Riga took control early, but Győri ETO stayed compact and made it difficult to create clear-cut chances. By then it was clear this would be decided on efficiency rather than dominance.

M. Diop had a goal disallowed in the 72nd minute after a VAR check ruled him offside. Paulo Eduardo picked up a yellow card in the 18th minute, and R. Aouani was cautioned in the 73rd. Riga made six substitutions throughout the second half, bringing on C. Bumba, Reginaldo Ramires, R. Aouani, N. Njie, A. Salazar and S. Schon.

Statistics told a familiar story of possession without penetration. Riga held 61 per cent of the ball and registered five shots on target, but only managed to convert the own goal. Győri ETO kept things tight, limiting their opponents to two blocked shots and two offsides, while making four saves to keep the deficit at one.

The result means Riga move closer to the group stage, though the tie is far from over. Győri ETO will need to find more urgency in the return leg, and the pressure will shift to their away end. Three or four moments decide these qualifiers, and this one was decided by a deflection and a VAR decision.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 61 – 39

Shots on target 5 – 2

Shots off target 11 – 1

Corners 8 – 1

⚽ 3' B. Selyem — Own goal 🟨 18' Paulo Eduardo — Yellow card ⇄ 61' C. Bumba — Substitution ⇄ 66' Reginaldo Ramires — Substitution 72' M. Diop — var_goal_cancelled_-_offside 🟨 73' R. Aouani — Yellow card ⇄ 77' R. Aouani — Substitution ⇄ 80' N. Njie — Substitution ⇄ 88' A. Salazar — Substitution ⇄ 90+1' S. Schon — Substitution

Match events

3' Riga FC Own goal B. Selyem
18' Riga FC Yellow card Paulo Eduardo
61' Gyori ETO FC Substitution C. Bumba off: M. Huszar
66' Riga FC Substitution Reginaldo Ramires off: M. Badamosi
72' Riga FC var_goal_cancelled_-_offside M. Diop
73' Riga FC Yellow card R. Aouani
77' Riga FC Substitution R. Aouani off: A. Taiwo
80' Gyori ETO FC Substitution N. Njie off: D. Stefulj
88' Riga FC Substitution A. Salazar off: M. Tonisevs
90+1' Gyori ETO FC Substitution S. Schon off: N. Csorba

Statistics

61 Possession, % 39

5 Shots on target 2

11 Shots off target 1

8 Corners 1

18 Fouls 15

2 Offsides 2

2 Yellow cards 0

All statistics

2 Blocked shots 1

67 Failed passes 78

2 Goalkeeper saves 4

0.28 Shot accuracy 0.50

7 Shots from outside the box 1

11 Shots inside the box 3

526 Total passes 344

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
91	Frenks Dāvids Orols	91
13	Raivis Andris Jurkovskis	13
17	Andrés Salazar Osorio	17
21	Baba Musah	21
33	Paulo Eduardo Ferreira Godinho	33
4	Orlando Galo	4
7	R. Aouani	7
8	Iago Siqueira Augusto	8
22	Meïssa Diop	22
40	Ahmed Ankrah	40
10	Reginaldo Ramires de Oliveira Albertino	10

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Krišjānis Zviedris	1
44	Marcis Kazainis	44
3	Abner	3
5	Karl Gameni Wassom	5
23	Maksims Tonisevs	23
34	Antonijs Černomordijs	34
18	Salah Oulad M'Hand	18
99	Caio Ferreira	99
99	Coli Saco	99
19	Muhammed Cray Badamosi	19
25	Abdulrahman Taiwo	25

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Gyori ETO FC

Starting XI
#	Player	number
99	Samuel Petráš	99
24	Miljan Krpčić	24
26	Adam Umatum	26
37	Norbert Urblik	37
53	B. Selen	53
10	Claudiu Vasile Bumba	10
14	Marton Schipp	14
17	Szabolcs Gergő Schön	17
47	Adam Decsi	47
11	N. Nji	11
34	Viktor Đukanović	34

Substitutes
#	Player	number
16	Balázs Attila Megyeri	16
2	Ștefan Marinel Vlădoiu	2
20	Barnabás Bíró	20
23	Daniel Štefulj	23
75	Noel Chorba	75
18	Modou Lamine Mass	18
70	I. Tollar	70
90	Kevin Banati	90
96	Marcell Huszar	96