“Richard Sedlacek strikes inside four minutes, assisted by Matej Polidar, to give Jablonec an immediate stranglehold on the tie.”
Pivotal“Sebastian Nebyla converts from the penalty spot to double Jablonec's lead, effectively putting the tie beyond Riga's reach.”
Pivotal“Ziga Lipuscek pulls one back for Riga just before half-time to set up a tense second half, reducing the deficit to 1-2.”
Rīgas FS
Jablonec
Jablonec arrived in Riga knowing exactly what they needed and executed it with ruthless efficiency in the first half. Richard Sedlacek struck inside four minutes to silence a home crowd that had hoped for a positive start, and before the half-hour mark Sebastian Nebyla added a penalty to put Jablonec firmly in the driving seat of the tie. The hosts rallied, Ziga Lipuscek pulling one back just before the interval to give Riga a lifeline, but Jablonec's lead proved unassailable. The statistics told a story of Riga's desperation — 60 percent possession, 15 shots, 71 dangerous attacks — yet only three of those shots troubled the goalkeeper, underlining just how clinical and well-organised the Czech side were when it mattered. Jablonec advance on the strength of their disciplined away performance, while Riga exit the Conference League qualifying rounds despite dominating large spells of this second leg.
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Filip VechetaYellow CardFilip Vecheta receives a yellow card.
Filip Vecheta comes on for Sebastian Nebyla.
Substitution: Daniel Soucek comes on for Vakhtang Chanturishvili.
Darko Lemajic comes on for Modou Saidy.
Gauthier Mankenda is substituted off for Lasha Odisharia.
Aleksandar Filipovic2nd YellowSecond yellow card shown to Aleksandar Filipovic.
Aleksandar FilipovicYellow CardYellow card for Aleksandar Filipovic.
Substitution: Nelson Okeke comes on for Lamin Jawo.
Mamadou Sylla is on, and Alfa Balde is off.
Richard SedlacekYellow CardYellow card shown to Richard Sedlacek.
Corner awarded.
On for Jan Suchan, off goes Matej Polidar.
Antonin Rusek is on, and Filip Zorvan is off.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Modou SaidyYellow CardModou Saidy receives a yellow card.
Stefan PanicYellow CardYellow card shown to Stefan Panic.
Corner awarded.
First half ends with the score at 1-2.
Corner awarded.
assist: Dmitrijs Zelenkovs
Goal! The score is now 1-2.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Goal in the penalty shootout! Sebastian Nebyla scores, making it 0-2.
Corner awarded.
assist: Matej Polidar
Goal! Richard Sedlacek scores to make it 0-1, assisted by Matej Polidar.
Kick-off! The referee is Yigal Frid.
