Valmiera again takes points away from the favorites. In spite of everything

“Riga FC” against “Valmiera FC”. RFS team’s Valmierians won both times this season, but beat “Rīga” in the first round game. That game and the second game with RFS are so far the good games for the “Valmiera FC” team this season, such victories and first of all the performance of the team only increases confidence. How will the three deducted points for not paying tax debts by the deadline affect the Valmiera team? So far, this decision has not affected the team’s place in the tournament table, but here in football, we are “counting chickens in the fall” and it is not yet known how much they may be missing – Valmiera’s teams are also aiming for a place in the top three this season and participation in the European Cup 2025/2026. in the season of the year. How such a decision will have affected the team – this is what I was most interested in, because there is no doubt about the ability of the Valmyers to win the Superleague since the first season. In the last three seasons, including this one, “Riga FC” has defeated the Valmiera team only three times and all three times – at home. Concerns about the confidence of the Valmiera team’s players destroyed by the points taken away disappeared already with the first minutes – the visitors played convincingly and immediately made the home team understand why they had come to Riga. Both teams had opportunities to score goals and therefore the goalkeepers of both teams should be praised – Nilu Purini in the goal of “Rīdznieku” and Dāvi Ošu in the goal of Valmieri. In a duel between two equal opponents, but this game was just like that, one or a couple of episodes can decide a lot. Valmieri lost the ball when they started the attack, Gauthier Mankendas passed to Raivi Jurkovskis at the right moment, who hit the far bottom post accurately – 1:0. After about five minutes, the result became a draw – 1:1. The lost goal did not knock the Valmierians off balance, they continued to play as if nothing had happened and Lukass Vapne scored an excellent goal – the ball flew into the far upper corner of the goal in an arc. In the remaining time, the visitors had at least 2-3 chances to score, but they lacked an accurate or timely last pass, as well as accuracy, but Puriņš saved the “Rīdzians” once. If some Valmiera legionnaires would use their opportunities to score goals a little better or make more timely passes, then… Then they would probably not play in Valmiera and in the Latvian Premier League. They are still young footballers, along with experience should also come the ability to make better use of opportunities and then they should really stop playing in the Valmiera team, which will also benefit the people of Valmiera. Valmiera’s team was closer to victory in terms of scoring opportunities, but a 1:1 draw is more to be recorded for the active guests than for the “Riga FC” team. In terms of the game as a whole, a draw is probably the fairest outcome.