Liepāja concluded the Virslīga season with a 2-1 victory against Grobiņa in the Liepāja derby, managing to win despite contesting the second half with a player disadvantage.
Grobiņa opened the scoring in the 21st minute through Artjoms Puzirevskis, who fired an accurate shot from the penalty area’s edge. Oloko leveled the score eight minutes later, though Liepāja’s Brazilian central defender Taliska received a red card before the interval following two yellow bookings. After the break, Oloko headed a shot against the post, and the ball subsequently rebounded off him directly into the goal. The referee allowed the goal to stand without calling a handball, enabling Oloko to finish the 2026 campaign as the top scorer in the league with a total of 31 goals, placing him seven ahead of Badamosi from Riga FC.
Elsewhere, Auda secured third place in the standings with 73 points after defeating Tukums 2000 2-1 away from home. Alex Oginji opened the scoring for Auda, Mahamoud Fofana doubled their lead following the interval, and Bogdans Samoilovs later scored a penalty for the home side.
Super Nova and Daugavpils played out a 1-1 draw. Maksims Kopilovs put Daugavpils ahead from the penalty spot before Raivis Ķirsis brought Super Nova level. During the match, Super Nova registered 30 shots and ended with an expected-goals advantage of 3.26 compared to 1.34 for their opponents.
Jelgava earned a 4-0 victory against the already relegated Ogre United. Martin Hasek netted a brace before halftime, while Tomas Rataj and Maksims Semeško scored further goals in the second half.
The planned derby fixture between Riga and RFS was ultimately cancelled after Riga refused to participate. The disciplinary committee of the Latvian Football Federation is set to review the matter. RFS wrapped up the season at the top with 89 points from 35 games, while Riga placed behind them with 83 points from 35 matches.
SOURCE NAME: balticfootballnews.com
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