First League: Leevon PPK Concede Last-Second Equaliser Against JDFS Alberts

Leevon PPK drew 2–2 with JDFS Alberts in the last match of round 23 of the Latvian First League, the country's second-tier football championship. Alberts scored in the third minute of stoppage time, so Leevon PPK missed the chance to move up to second place. With 53 points, the team is third, level with second-placed Valmiera.

Leevon PPK v Alberts

Leevon PPK went into the match already knowing that Valmiera had dropped points. They led 2–0 in the first half: Oliver Keller scored in the 14th minute, and René Baumanis added a second in the 20th after a pass from Sho Saito. Early in the second half, Raul Ozoliņš pulled one back with a long-range shot. In stoppage time, after a corner, Kārlis Pirktiņš controlled the ball on his chest and equalised.

Other results in the round

Leaders Metta beat the Super Nova second team 3–1, with goals from Prince Amoah, Selu Jakov and Rūdolfs Kļavinskis. The team has 60 points and has three matches left, against Leevon PPK, Skanste and Mārupe.

Valmiera drew 2–2 at home with the Tukums 2000 second team. Maksims Derkačs scored for the visitors, while Ernests Kaliņš and, in stoppage time, Alekss Tkacenko scored for Valmiera.

Riga Mariners came back from 0–2 to beat Skanste 4–3, with Artjoms Pavlovskis scoring twice. Smiltene lost a lead and drew 2–2 with the Riga second team, while the RFS second team won 1–0 in Rēzekne. That result means Rēzekne, with six points, can no longer escape last place and will have to leave the First League. Ventspils and Mārupe drew 0–0.