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Latvia beat the Faroe Islands
Match Details
Skonto Stadions
(Riga)
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Commentary
- ·Match ends, Latvia 1, Faroe Islands 0.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, Latvia 1, Faroe Islands 0.
- 90'+5'Offside, Latvia. Roberts Uldrikis is caught offside.
- 90'+5'Attempt saved. Lukass Vapne (Latvia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+3'Pætur Petersen (Faroe Islands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3'Foul by Pætur Petersen (Faroe Islands).
- 90'+3'Deniss Melniks (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2'Substitution, Latvia. Alvis Jaunzems replaces Janis Ikaunieks.
- 90'+1'Attempt saved. Gunnar Vatnhamar (Faroe Islands) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hanus Sørensen with a cross.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'Attempt missed. Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lukass Vapne.
- 89'Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Hanus Sørensen.
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRO | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LVA | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Match Leaders
Faroe Islands- MO Meinhard Olsen · 3Total Shots
- BÁ Bardur Á Reynatrod · 3Saves
Latvia- RV Renars Varslavans · 1Goals
- JI Janis Ikaunieks · 3Total Shots
- RM Rihards Matrevics · 3Saves
Key Events
64'Goal! Latvia 1, Faroe Islands 0. Renars Varslavans (Latvia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vladislavs Gutkovskis.
Team Stats
Faroe IslandsLatvia
General
46.7
Possession %
53.3
10
Shots
16
3
On Target
4
0
Offsides
1
1
Corners
6
7
Fouls
5
Passing & Defense
348
Passes Completed
409
11
Crosses Won
7
10
Tackles Won
8
11
Interceptions
7
19
Clearances
25
Discipline
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Saves
3
Recent Form
Latvia
L
L
D
D
L
Faroe Islands
L
D
W
L
D
Starting Lineups
Faroe Islands4-1-4-1
Latvia3-4-1-2
Full lineups and substitutes
Latvia
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RM #23 Rihards MatrevicsG
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KT #6 Kristers TobersCD
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DB #2 Daniels BalodisCD-L
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RA #13 Raivis Andris JurkovskisCD-R
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AS #22 Aleksejs SaveljevsCM-L
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DZ #15 Dmitrijs ZelenkovsCM-R
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RV #3 Renars VarslavansAM64'
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AC #14 Andrej CiganiksLM
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RS #11 Roberts SavalnieksRM
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JI #10 Janis IkaunieksCF-L
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VG #9 Vladislavs GutkovskisCF-R
Substitutes · 4 used
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KD #4 Kaspars Dubra
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FO #12 Frenks Orols
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LV #17 Lukass Vapne 80' for Dmitrijs Zelenkovs
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DM #19 Deniss Melniks 80' for Renars Varslavans
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MT #21 Maksims Tonisevs
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AJ #16 Alvis Jaunzems 90'+2' for Janis Ikaunieks
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EB #8 Emils Birka
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MR #18 Marko Regza
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VI #5 Vjaceslavs Isajevs
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RO #1 Roberts Ozols
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ED #7 Eduards Daskevics
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RU #20 Roberts Uldrikis 72' for Vladislavs Gutkovskis
Faroe Islands
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BÁ #23 Bardur Á ReynatrodG
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AE #14 Andrias EdmundssonCD-L
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SJ #15 Samuel Johansen ChukwudiCD-R
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GV #16 Gunnar VatnhamarDM
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VD #3 Viljormur DavidsenLB
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JD #2 Joannes DanielsenRB
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HS #20 Hanus SorensenCM-L
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SV #10 Sölvi VatnhamarCM-R
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MO #8 Meinhard OlsenLM
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RJ #6 René JoensenRM
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JS #9 Joan Simun EdmundssonF
Substitutes · 5 used
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DJ #22 Daniel Johansen
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HA #13 Hördur Askham
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SE #1 Silas Eydsteinsson
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PP #19 Paetur Petersen 83' for Meinhard Olsen
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AS #4 Arnbjorn Svensson
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JJ #7 Jann Julian Benjaminsen
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PK #21 Petur Knudsen 83' for Joannes Danielsen
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AJ #17 Adrian Justinussen 45' for Sölvi Vatnhamar
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KJ #12 Kristian Joensen
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MM #18 Mads Mikkelsen 45' for Joan Simun Edmundsson
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KO #11 Klaemint Olsen 83' for René Joensen
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SN #5 Sonni Nattestad
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