In Matchday 6 of the TonyBet Virslīga, FS Jelgava conceded an early goal but dominated for the rest of the match, ultimately winning 4-1 at home against the in-form BFC Daugavpils. In the other match, the teams at the bottom of the table, SK Super Nova and FK Grobiņa, ended in a 1-1 draw.
The Daugavpils team, which had recently won two consecutive matches against Riga FC and FK Auda, both by a score of 2:1, visited Jelgava looking to make history against a team they had never beaten in the Virslīga. Meanwhile, FS Jelgava was eager to maintain its momentum after securing its first win of the season against Super Nova, also by a score of 2:1.
Jelgava’s manager, Aleksandrs Basovs, made one change to the lineup, bringing back Kristers Alekseičiks after a four-match injury absence. Daugavpils head coach Kirils Kurbatovs also made one change, giving Gambian Wally Fofana his first start since March 15.
Daugavpils started strong, opening the scoring in the 7th minute when Barthelemy Diedhiou fired a shot from outside the box into the bottom right corner, marking his third consecutive game with a goal. However, Jelgava quickly equalized just five minutes later. Ondrej Ullman’s cross found Kingsley Emenike, who headed the ball in from close range to make it 1:1.
As the first half progressed, FS Jelgava took the lead in the 29th minute. Czech midfielder David Holoubek scored with a long-range shot that beat goalkeeper Jānis Beks, who would have loved to have that one back.
In the second half, Jelgava looked for more goals and achieved just that. Kingsley Emenike scored his second goal of the game in the 55th minute, and right at the end of the match, another Czech player, Andriy Yuzvak, added the final goal, bringing the score to 4:1.
With this victory, FS Jelgava moved up to 6th place in the league table with 8 points, while Daugavpils, with 9 points, held onto 4th place after Matchday 6.
FS Jelgava vs BFC Daugavpils – 4:1 (2:1)
Goals: Emenike 13′ 55′, Holoubek 29′, Yuzvak 90+2′ | Diedhiou 7′
Yellow Card: Promise 37′, Ullman 42′, Bečers 52′
JEL: Dvorak – Ullman, Veips, Alekseičiks, Yuzvak – Muhammad (Campos 90+5′), Penkevics (Ivanovs 90+5′), Holoubek, Promise (Pētersons 46′) – Bečers (Boroduška 67′), Emenike (Janovskis 87′)
DAU: Beks – Mihaļcovs, Kudeļkins, Williams (Cucurs 59′), Skrebels, Murakami (Lizunovs 59′) – Diedhiou, Taty (Ivanovs 32′), Barkovskis (Kaušelis 88′), Fofana (Kone 46′) – Diallo
In the last match of Matchday 6, SK Super Nova hosted FK Grobiņa. Both teams entered the match on a three-game winless streak, hoping to turn things around. The opening goal came in the 27th minute when Ryuga Nakamura converted a penalty kick drawn by 18-year-old Kristaps Kļaviņš, who had received an elbow to the face from Tomass Mickevičs.
Just before halftime, Maksims Sidorovs, who was playing today in his unusual position as a center-back, found himself in the opposing penalty area and scored from close range, tying the game for Grobiņa and marking his first goal for the club.
In the second half, Super Nova struggled to create scoring opportunities, while Grobiņa dominated possession. However, they were unable to convert their chances against goalkeeper Frenks Orols, and the match ended in a 1:1 draw with both teams earning a point.
Next, Super Nova will travel to Daugavpils to face BFC Daugavpils on Tuesday, while FK Grobiņa will host FC RFS on the same day.
SK Super Nova vs FK Grobiņa – 1:1 (1:1)
Goals: Nakamura 27′ (Penalty kick) | Sidorovs 45+3′
Yellow Card: Nakamura 78′ | Mickevičs 24′, Sidorovs 82′, Družiņins 90+3′
SUP: Orols – Tihonovičs, Cīrulis, Ošs, Zeņģis, Kante – Kļaviņš (Šitjakovs 70′), Čudars, Nakamura, Artjomovs (Miņins 70′) – Deružniskis (Sylla 90′)
GRO: Lazarevs – Družiņins, Kouao, Sidorovs – Raščevskis (Krautmanis 85′), Sdaigui (Gaučis 37′), Mickevičs (Fjodorovs 46′), Bekili – Knapšis, Dobrecovs, Kalmarzy (Steinfelder)
| # | Club | GP | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 1 | FC RFS | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | FK Auda | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Riga FC | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | FK Liepāja | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 5 | FK Metta | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 10 |
| 6 | BFC Daugavpils | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | FS Jelgava | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | SK Super Nova | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | FK Grobiņa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 5 |
| 10 | FK Tukums 2000 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 5 |