RFS Win Their Fourth Latvian Football Championship
Riga-based club RFS beat Grobiņa 3:0 on Sunday and, one round before the end of the Virslīga season, secured the fourth league title in the club's history.
RFS, a football club from Riga, beat Grobiņa 3:0 in the Latvian Virslīga, the country's top-tier football league, on Sunday, 1 November, in Riga. The result secured the championship for RFS one round before the end of the season. It is the club's fourth league title.
Points lead proved decisive
RFS had already been leading the table before the final round of fixtures. The club had collected 89 points, a total that its rivals can no longer reach. As a result, the title was settled before the last matchday, whatever the outcome of the closing round.
What the title means
The Virslīga title is the main prize in Latvian football. With this win, RFS have confirmed themselves as the country's best team of the season for the fourth time. The victory over Grobiņa by a three-goal margin was the match in which the title was clinched ahead of the final round.
The source report does not give details of how the match unfolded, who scored or other specifics. It only establishes that the champion's status came to RFS before the end of the tournament, because the lead in the standings had become insurmountable.
