“Optibet” Latvian Football Super League dispute over the postponed “Liepāja” and RFS game continues to gain momentum, and the national champion and overall leader “Riga” FC is considering the possibility to apply to the Sports Arbitration Court (CAS) for violation of the championship regulations, the club reports.
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It has already been announced that the game played on October 17 in Liepāja “Daugava” stadium between “Liepājas” and RFS units were told about the problems with artificial lighting. In the 54th minute of the game, one third of the stadium lighting went out. The teams continued their play after a small break, Mārtiņš Ķiguram put the home team in the lead. But then the light went out completely on two poles.
Latvian Football Federation (LFF) did not report for several days on possible steps in this regard and On October 19, it was decided to replay the match completely. The date of the replay was set for November 25 at 13:00. On Monday, “Liepāja” and RFS in an unplayed match dispute Latvian champion got involved “Riga FC“. This did not end the situation, as Liepāja addressed the LFF Disciplinary Committee, emphasizing that the decision of the Premier League is illegal and calling for clarity. On Tuesday, “Riga” FC continued to emphasize that it wants an open and fair game.
The observer of the game referees, who also acted as the LFF delegate, stated in his report that both teams were offered to play the game until the next day. FK “Liepāja” agreed, but RFS refused and left the stadium. In this situation, the report mentioned that the final decision should be accepted by the respective instances of the Premier League and LFF, “explained the situation” Riga “director Aleksandrs Romašins. “Interestingly, what happened during those three days, when on the day of the match, the LFF representatives considered that the game should be played to the end from the 67th minute, but then a decision is made to replay it from the first minute, which is an obvious decision in favor of one particular team. It reminds me a little bit of the children’s book “A Tale of Lost Time.” Where did the 67 minutes of the game go? The call to play the remaining minutes the next day was both in the delegate’s report and in the organizing committee’s communication with the club. as a basis and which persons directly took this decision. “
“Riga” FC called for a decision in accordance with the regulations of the Premier League. “Currently, this is openly violated. It turns out that now other teams will simply be able to leave the stadium without any sanctions? The LFF delegate’s report clearly called for the game to be played the next day. It turns out that the decisions of the LFF Organizing Committee members mean nothing, and the teams can they be ignored? What will happen if now FK “Liepāja” refuses to play on November 25. We would like someone to explain these decisions.Why is there one position from the beginning, in a few days – another. , which is against the rules of procedure, and no one explains anything, “was indignant Romashin.
“Everyone knew that LFF was calling for the game to continue the next day. It is normal practice in such emergencies,” a spokesman for Riga FC continued. “I want an open and fair fight. We are waiting for an explanation from the organizing committee of the Premier League, as well as from the leaders of the Premier League. In conclusion, I would like to remind you once again that This could be done so that the last two rounds can be played at the same time.If the Premier League Organizing Committee considers that due to a game not played it is possible to postpone the penultimate and final rounds of the league, then Riga does not object to the postponement. Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for violating the rules of the championship, “Romašins threatened with sanctions.
He admits in the club’s statement that the situation is extraordinary and complicated. There have been no such cases in the Latvian championship, therefore the representative of “Riga” hopes that these last decisions are simple human mistakes, not malicious intentions in favor of someone.
Both Riga teams are the main contenders for the title of champion, but currently in a better situation is “Riga FC“, which has a predominance of nine points, but RFS “nitrogen” is a match not yet played.
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