In the TonyBet Virslīga Matchday 9 matches, FK Liepāja was unable to maintain a two-goal lead, resulting in a 2:2 draw at home against SK Super Nova. In another match, BFC Daugavpils secured a 2:0 victory over FK Metta due to two own goals from Metta players.
Under the new manager Jānis Goba, Liepāja’s record has not improved compared to that under Dino Skender. They have achieved one win against Jelgava, but sustained two defeats against Auda and Daugavpils. In this match, they faced SK Super Nova, whom they had previously beaten seven times in eight head-to-head encounters, with one match ending in a draw. The Liepāja manager made seven changes to the starting lineup, giving first starts of the season to goalkeeper Dāvis Ošs, Amadou Traore, Mouhamadou Diaw, and veteran defender Marko Simič.
SK Super Nova started the match with more momentum, but FK Liepāja scored the first goal when Mouhamadou Diaw, one of the players making his first start, found the net from close range. Just three minutes later, Liepāja doubled their lead when Marko Simič headed the ball in from a corner kick, making it 2:0.
Later in the first half, Liepāja earned a penalty and had a chance to extend their lead further. However, Djibril Gueye’s penalty kick was saved by Frenks Orols, keeping Super Nova’s hopes alive for the remainder of the match.
As has been a recurring theme this season, FK Liepāja again struggled in the second half. A long ball from goalkeeper Frenks Orols reached forward Abdoulaye Gueye, who beat the defender and converted a partial one-on-one chance, cutting the deficit to 1:2. Super Nova pressed for an equalizer and came close multiple times, while Liepāja failed to generate any significant offense. In the 85th minute, Super Nova’s offensive pressure paid off when Ryuga Nakamura took a free kick and delivered a cross into the box. Abdoulaye Gueye was there to score his second goal of the game, leveling the score at 2:2.
Both teams pushed for a game-winner, but the match ended in a 2:2 draw, leaving both sides disappointed. After the first round of matches, FK Liepāja sits 6th in the league table with 11 points from nine games, while SK Super Nova is in 8th place with seven points.
FK Liepāja vs SK Super Nova – 2:2 (2:0)
Goals: Diaw 20′, Simic 23′ | Gueye 54′ 85′
Yellow Card: Gueye 1′, Purtic 79′, Ošs 82′ | Čudars 52′
LIE: Ošs – Sorokins, Simic, Purtic, Babic – Lausic – Gueye (Korobenko 59′), Patijčuks (Melnis 59′), Traore (Samba 71′), Diaw (Meļķis 71′) – Leidsman
SUP: Orols – Kļaviņš (Tihonovičs 46′), Vējkrīgers, Ošs, Dione (Zeņģis 76′), Kante – Šitjakovs (Sylla 80′), Čudars, Nakamura – Miņins (Deružinskis 46′), Gueye
In the day’s second match, BFC Daugavpils claimed a 2:0 victory against FK Metta. Daugavpils solidified their win early in the first half with own goals from FK Metta’s Lenards Bērziņš and former BFC Daugavpils defender Aleksandrs Molotkovs in the 8th and 15th minutes.
With this win, Daugavpils temporarily holds 3rd place in the league table with 16 points until the Rīga derby concludes, while FK Metta is in 7th place with 11 points.
BFC Daugavpils vs FK Metta – 2:0 (2:0)
Goals: Bērziņš 8′ (Own goal), Molotkovs 15′ (Own goal)
Yellow Card: Mihaļcovs 43′ | Evelons 90′
DAU: Beks – Cucurs, Skrebels, Taty, Mihaļcovs – Kone (Galajs 84′), Ivanovs, Diakite, Fofana (Murakami 68′) – Lizunovs (Diallo 68′), Diedhiou
MET: Parfjonovs – Molotkovs (Smilškalns 90′), Vilnis, Kangars, Minkevics, Lauan (Karimu 40′) – Ivulāns (Kļavinskis 46′), Bērziņš, Grabovskis, Reķis (Cēsnieks 76′) – Saleh (Evelons 46′)
| # | Club | GP | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 1 | FC RFS | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 25 |
| 2 | Riga FC | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 21 |
| 3 | FK Auda | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | BFC Daugavpils | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | FS Jelgava | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | FK Liepāja | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 7 | FK Metta | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 11 |
| 8 | FK Grobiņa | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -14 | 8 |
| 9 | SK Super Nova | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 7 |
| 10 | FK Tukums 2000 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 6 |