FK Liepāja brought their winless streak to an end in the closing match of Tonybet Virslīga Matchday 8, holding on for a 2-1 away victory over SK Super Nova.
Liepāja started the match on the front foot and immediately took control, attacking with intent from the opening minutes. Several early set pieces failed to produce a goal, but the breakthrough eventually came after a mistake from the hosts. Lenards Bērziņš misplayed the ball in his own half, allowing Danila Patijčuks to race through one-on-one with the goalkeeper and calmly finish to put Liepāja ahead.
The visitors had a chance to double their lead soon after, when Ivans Patrikejevs found himself in a good position, but his shot drifted just wide of the post. Super Nova’s difficult first half got even worse in the 33rd minute, when defender Lenards Bērziņš, already involved in the opening goal, inadvertently turned the ball into his own net after a Rodolphe Ekou effort, doubling Liepāja’s advantage.
Super Nova made the perfect start to the second half and got themselves back into the match with their first real chance. After winning a corner in the opening minute of the half, Facundo García delivered a cross that was headed into the net by Senegalese forward Bamba, cutting the deficit to 2-1.
Despite conceding early after the break, Liepāja still looked the more likely side to score the next goal. Mauritanian attacker Amar Haidara beat the goalkeeper with one effort, but saw the ball drift just wide of the target. Chovanie Amatkarijo then had an even better chance later on when he broke through one-on-one, but failed to punish another lapse in the Super Nova defence, shooting wide.
That kept the hosts alive in the game, but they were unable to punish Liepāja for those missed chances. In the end, Andreas Alm’s side secured their first win in more than a month, ending a four-match winless run, while SK Super Nova suffered their third consecutive defeat.
Super Nova will next travel to Daugavpils on Monday, while Liepāja face the first Liepāja derby of the season against FK Grobiņa a day later.
SK Super Nova vs FK Liepāja – 1-2 (0-2)
Goals: Bamba 47′ | Patijčuks 13′ Ekou 33′
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  RFS |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 2 |  Riga FC |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 19 |
| 3 |  FK Auda |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 |  BFC Daugavpils |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 13 |
| 5 |  FK Liepāja |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 11 |
| 6 |  Super Nova |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 10 |
| 7 |  Grobiņa |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 8 |
| 8 |  FK Tukums 2000 |
8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 5 |
| 9 |  FS Jelgava |
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 5 |
| 10 |  Ogre United |
8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 3 |
