RFS come back three times against Riga, keep hold of Latvian league lead
In round 27 of the Latvian top flight, league leaders RFS clawed back from three separate deficits against Riga to draw 3:3, preserving their one-point advantage at the top of the table.
On Sunday, RFS hosted second-placed Riga in the headline fixture of round 27 of Latvia's Virsliga football championship. The match ended in a 3:3 draw, with Riga having led 1:0 at halftime.
Riga opened the scoring in the first half after converting a penalty kick. The second half brought a flurry of goals: RFS equalized, only for Riga to retake the lead soon after. RFS then leveled the score again with a well-placed free-kick effort. Riga briefly regained the advantage a third time when a defensive clearance attempt went into their own net, but the home side responded within minutes with a header to secure the final 3:3 scoreline.
Recent form
Before this match, RFS had won three straight league games, including a heavy victory over Grobina. The club also competed in European Conference League qualifying, where it was eliminated by a Czech side, and advanced to the Latvian Cup quarterfinals. Riga, meanwhile, remains active in Conference League qualifying, recently drawing with a team from the Faroe Islands, and has also reached the Latvian Cup semifinals. Riga was missing a suspended forward for Sunday's match.
League standings
After 26 matches, RFS lead with 66 points, one ahead of Riga's 65. Auda sit third with 49 points. Daugavpils and Liepaja follow with 37 points each, Jelgava and Super Nova have 28 points apiece, Grobina has 21, Tukums 2000 has 20, while Ogre United are last with 14 points.
Elsewhere in the round, Auda defeated Tukums 2000, Liepaja beat Grobina, Jelgava won against Ogre United, and Super Nova drew with Daugavpils.
This season's championship is played over four rounds totaling 180 matches, with the final, 36th round scheduled for November 8. Last season's title went to Riga, who took it from RFS.
