FS Jelgava Beat Ogre United 4-0 in Final Match of Virslīga Season
Football club FS Jelgava won 4-0 at home against Ogre United in round 36 of the Latvian Virslīga and finished the season in seventh place among ten teams.
On Sunday, 8 November, in the final, 36th round of the 2026 “Tonybet” Virslīga season, the top football league in Latvia, Jelgava-based club FS Jelgava defeated Ogre United from Ogre 4-0 (2-0) on home ground. The result left both clubs in their existing positions: Jelgava ended the season seventh in the ten-team competition.
The match was played on the artificial-turf pitch at the FS Jelgava sports base on Kārklu Street. Head coach Aleksandrs Basovs made several changes to the starting line-up. Goalkeeper Toms Leitis made his first Virslīga appearance, replacing regular number one Adams Dvoržāks. Filips Hašeks missed the game for medical reasons, while defender Maksims Semeško returned to the starting eleven.
How the match unfolded
Jelgava tried to take the initiative from the start, though the visitors initially managed to halt the hosts' attacks. In the seventh minute Martins Hašeks opened the scoring with a long-range shot, and in the 33rd minute he scored again. After the break, Tomašs Ratajs made it 3-0 in the 49th minute, and in the 62nd minute Semeško headed in the fourth goal from a free kick taken by Gļebs Žaleiko.
The statistics reflect the hosts' dominance: Jelgava had 25 shots, nine on target, while Ogre United managed seven, with one on target. Expected goals (xG) stood at 2.78 to 0.37 in Jelgava's favour.
Debutant Leitis kept a clean sheet. After the match he said he had felt nervous at first, but that it passed as the game went on. He thanked his teammates for helping him.
Season summary
Over 36 games FS Jelgava recorded nine wins, eight draws and 19 defeats. The team collected 35 points, scoring 41 goals and conceding 61. Coach Basovs said the team had wanted a higher place, but that the season had given the players valuable experience and room to develop. He thanked supporters for their backing.
FC RFS won the league with 89 points, followed by Riga FC (83) and FK Auda (73). Ogre United finished tenth with 19 points.
