Floorball 2nd League Leaders Jūrmala and Ogre Win, but Narrowly

In the Latvian men's floorball championship's 2nd league, the two group leaders – FK Jūrmala in the West group and FK Ogre in the East group – won their matches last week, but both had to work hard for it. The results keep them at the top of the standings early in the season.

The leaders' games

Jūrmala won away at newcomers Teika 15:13, taking their sixth victory in six games. They led by three goals after the first period, the hosts briefly went ahead in the second, but late in the third period the visitors again built a three-goal lead and held it. Edvards Kozlovskis scored five goals and added two assists, while Emīls Berķis had three goals and three assists. For Teika, Adrians Tacs was the top performer with five goals and an assist.

Ogre beat Līgatne 12:8 at home, their fifth win in five games. Midway through the game the hosts trailed 5:8, but they scored five unanswered goals in the third period. Dāvis Janovskis had four goals and two assists. For Līgatne, Kaspars Malojlo reached 500 points at this level and moved up to sixth place on the league's all-time scoring list.

Other results

SK Coyote/FBK Valmiera beat Kalsnava/Madona 8:7 in overtime. Jānis Levanovičs became the second player in league history to score 400 goals at this level.

FK Pārgauja defeated FBK Zemgale 11:5, FBK Riga Rockets beat DKSS/SK Leģions 12:5, and FBK Baloži overcame Saldus Florbols 18:12. Limbaži/Liepupe won 7:6 against Rēzekne/BTA and extended their lead over them to six points.

Pēdu nav won 10:3 in Daugavpils and 6:3 against Rēzekne/BTA. VFK/Ventspils beat FBK Zemgale/Tērvete 7:4, and Irlava defeated Vārme/Produs 8:7 for their first regulation-time win this season.