Ikaunieks inspires rampant RFS to record 6–0 rout over Grobiņa

1 June 2025
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Jānis Ikaunieks. Image credit to Sanita Ieva Sparāne/RFS

The reigning champions RFS signed off for the international break in emphatic style, cruising to the biggest win of the Virslīga season with a dominant 6–0 demolition of Grobiņa. Jānis Ikaunieks, returning to the starting lineup after a six-week absence, delivered a standout performance with two goals and two assists.

The hosts wasted no time asserting their dominance. In just the 6th minute, Ikaunieks curled in a cross that Serbian striker Darko Lemajič met with a clinical header for his 12th goal of the season.

Ikaunieks soon turned scorer, heading in a Petr Mareš corner in the 12th minute and adding his second just seven minutes later after another assist from the Czech defender, making it 3–0 inside 20 minutes.

Grobiņa’s early response was to make some changes in the lineup, but it did little to stem the flow. RFS added a fourth in the 33rd minute when Jérémy Porsan-Clémenté fired in a low cross that led to a scramble at the near post. The goal was ultimately credited to centre-back Elvis Stuglis.

The second half brought no relief for the visitors. Dmitrijs Zelenkovs made it 5–0 with a superb strike following a clever backheel assist from Ikaunieks. Then, in stoppage time, Lemajič added his second of the night, converting a Mor Talla Gaye cross to cap off the rout.

The win marked RFS’s third straight victory, and their second consecutive game with five or more goals. It ended Grobiņa’s impressive unbeaten five game run in May and set a new benchmark for the season — the biggest win so far, and the first time any side has scored six in a game.

FC RFS vs FK Grobiņa – 6:0 (4:0)
Goals: Lemajic 6′ 90’+1, Ikaunieks 12′ 19′, Stuglis 33′, Zelenkovs 47′.
RFS: Vilkovs, Mares (Odisharia 78′), Stuglis, Prenga, Njie (Žaleiko 46′), Zelenkovs (Šibass 62′), Karashima, Clemente, Ikaunieks (Nagasawa 62′), Talla – Lemajic (Konate 62′)
GRO: Pinčuks, Džeriņš, Tchamba (Leitāns 81′), Družiņins, Bekili, Fjodorovs, Sidorovs (Borisovs 81′), Rupeiks, Sdegui, Dobrecovs (Bethers 66′), Kalmarzy (Mickēvičs 46′)

Virslīga Matchday 16 games:

  • 29.05.2025 – FK Auda vs FK Metta – 4:1
  • 30.05.2025 – FS Jelgava vs FK Liepāja – 0:1
  • 31.05.2025 – Riga FC vs FK Tukums 2000 – 3:0
  • 31.05.2025 – FC RFS vs FK Grobiņa – 6:0
  • 01.06.2025 – SK Super Nova vs BFC Daugavpils 15:00
# Club GP W D L GD Pts
1 Riga FC 16 12 3 1 28 39
2 FC RFS 16 12 1 3 25 37
3 FK Auda 16 7 4 5 7 25
4 FK Liepāja 16 6 4 6 -3 22
5 BFC Daugavpils 16 6 3 7 -4 21
6 FS Jelgava 16 5 5 6 0 20
7 SK Super Nova 16 3 8 5 0 17
8 FK Grobiņa 16 4 4 8 -16 16
9 FK Metta 16 3 3 10 -21 12
10 FK Tukums 2000 16 2 5 9 -16 11

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