In the TonyBet Virslīga Matchday 7 match, Riga FC achieved a convincing 3:0 away victory against FK Tukums 2000, scoring two goals in the first half, which established a strong foundation for the win.
Riga FC’s manager, Adrian Gula, was disappointed after the previous match. His team dominated against Metta but allowed a late goal, resulting in dropped points. Today, Gula and his Riga side aimed for rehabilitation against Tukums 2000.
He made several changes to the starting lineup, welcoming back Gauthier Mankenda, whose three-game suspension had ended. Additionally, Anthony Contreras and Maksims Toņiševs were given their first starts of the season, while Reginaldo Ramires, Antonijs Černomordijs, and Krišjānis Zviedris also returned to the starting eleven.
Anthony Contreras, one of the players making his first start of the season, opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Maksims Toņiševs delivered a great cross, allowing the Costa Rican forward to score with a diving header for the second consecutive game. Later in the first half Gauthier Mankenda set up Reginaldo Ramires in the box, and last season’s top goalscorer found the net from very close range to double the lead.
In the second half, Riga FC added a third goal when Raivis Andris Jurkovskis assisted substitute Eduards Dašķevičs, who scored his first goal of the season. Toward the end of the match, FK Tukums 2000’s Kaspars Anmanis received his second yellow card, leaving Tukums to finish the game with ten players.
With this victory, Riga FC moved up to 3rd place in the league table, just one point behind FK Auda and three points behind the leaders, RFS. Meanwhile, FK Tukums 2000 remains in 8th place with five points.
FK Tukums 2000 vs Riga FC – 0:3 (0:2)
Goals: Contreras 27′, Ramires 40′, Dašķevičs 71′
Yellow Card: Anmanis 43′, Pūlis 51′ | Toņiševs 43′, Černomordijs 49′ Red Card: Anmanis 90+1′
TUK: Stūriņš – Kholod, Štāls, Reingolcs, Valmiers (Rogovs 63′) – Anmanis – Krancmanis (Ķiršs 46′), Samoilovs (Volkovs 74′), Putrāns (Joksts 46′), Dusalijevs (Sirbu 74′) – Pūlis
RIG: Zviedris – Toņiševs (Jurkovskis 69′), Černomordijs, Ngom, Erquiaga – Ankrah – Mankenda (Diop 76′), Ramires (Taiwo 76′), Galo, Pena (Dašķevičs 61′) – Contreras (Kenio 69′)
| # | Club | GP | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 1 | FC RFS | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 18 |
| 2 | FK Auda | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Riga FC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 15 |
| 4 | BFC Daugavpils | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | FK Metta | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 11 |
| 6 | FK Liepāja | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 10 |
| 7 | FS Jelgava | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | SK Super Nova | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | FK Tukums 2000 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 5 |
| 10 | FK Grobiņa | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -12 | 5 |