RFS beat Puskas Akademia 2: 0 (0: 0) in the second round of the match in the Hungarian city of Felčuta and won 5: 0 in the sum of two matches.
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In the next round, the well-known Belgian team “Gent” will face the capital’s club.
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In the first half, RFS controlled the ball, but the only shot was scored by RFS. In the first part of the game, the Rigans played for several minutes as a team of ten footballers, because Robert Savaļnieks had to change his shirt after receiving a facial injury.
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The visitors took the lead 53 minutes into the game, after a sensational penalty kick by Serbian’s Emersons Santana slid just past the home keeper. After 16 minutes, Tomāšs Šimkovičs passed from the side, beating the ball with his head to Emerson – 2: 0.
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In the first qualifying round, RFS defeated the Faroe Islands “Klaksvik” in the sum of two games with 6: 5. Felchuta’s “Puskas Akademia”, on the other hand, beat Turku “Inter” from Finland with 3: 1.
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In the first duel fight in Latvia, RFS celebrated the victory with 3: 0.
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Since the mutual game, the Hungarian team has been preparing for the fight against the Rigans, but on Sunday the RFS beat the “Spartak” of Jurmala in the Latvian championship with the guests 2: 1.
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In the Latvian championship RFS with 43 points in 17 duels takes the first place. Meanwhile, at the Puskas Akademia in Hungary, which ended in May, he finished second with 58 points in 33 games, and has since won all four test matches before qualifying for the Conference League.
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RFS stopped in the first qualifying round of the European League in the previous two seasons. Two years ago, Ljubljana’s “Olympia” was lost with 3: 4, but a year ago with 0: 1 – Belgrade’s “Partizan”.
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The experience of the European Cups is even less for the Hungarians, who last year gave way to the “Hammarby” in Stockholm in the only match of the first qualifying round of the European League.
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The third round of battles will take place on August 5 and 12.
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“Riga” defeated the North Macedonian team Tetova “Škendija” 1: 0 (0: 0) in the second round answer game in Skopje, winning 3: 0 in the sum of two matches.
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The winners will meet Paola “Hibernians” from Malta in the next duel.
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The second round of the qualification was also reached by the second team of the capital RFS on Thursday.
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Just like in the first game in Riga, Wesley Nat had a dangerous moment in the first minutes of the match. At the end of the second half, goalkeeper Ivans Brkičs really got into the game for the first time in the 11th minute, when he caught the opponent’s shot.
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Also at the beginning of the second half, the Rigans had a good time to score a goal. Although the ball hit the opponent’s hand, the referees did not consider it a violation of the rules in the penalty area.
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In the 52nd minute, Mikael Soisalo nominated the “Riga” team. Yuri Vakulko passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Vakulko had a chance to take the lead 13 minutes before the end of the time, but his shot flew past the goal.
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Opponents also tested Brkič’s vigilance in the second half, but the goalkeeper played safely and at times smiled luck.
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In the first fight of both teams in Riga, the Rigans were superior with 2: 0.
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“Liepāja” did not win the second round on Thursday, losing at home after the post-match shot in the series Sofia CSKA, acknowledging the superiority of the opponents with 0: 1. “Valmiera” withdrew in the first round, conceding 1: 2 against the Lithuanian team Marijampole “Sūduva” in the sum of two matches.
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The “Play-off” or fourth round draw will take place on August 2, but the games of this round – on August 19 and 26.
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The group tournament draw will take place on August 27.
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The UEFA European Conference League Main Event will feature 32 teams, the longest of which is the five qualifying rounds.
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