RFS beat Super Nova and could clinch the Latvian title as early as Monday
RFS beat Super Nova 3:0 away in round 34 of the Latvian football Virslīga on Sunday. If Riga lose to Grobiņa on Monday, RFS will secure the championship.
Rīgas Futbola Skola (RFS), a club from the Latvian capital, beat Super Nova 3:0 (0:0) away on Sunday in round 34 of the Latvian Virslīga, the country's top football league. The result brings RFS close to the championship: they can clinch the title as early as Monday if their closest rival, Riga, lose away to Grobiņa.
How the match went
The first half was goalless. RFS took the lead in the 50th minute, when Žiga Lipuščeks met a corner from Dmitrijs Zelenkovs with an accurate header. Nine minutes later, Darko Lemajičs put his foot to a cross from the right by Lasha Odisharia in front of goal to make it 2:0. In the 88th minute, after another Zelenkovs corner, Lipuščeks scored with a header again to set the final score at 3:0.
Other results and the table
On Saturday, Liepāja drew 0:0 at home with Tukums 2000. On Sunday, Auda won 4:1 against Ogre United, while Daugavpils won 1:0 away at Jelgava.
In the standings, RFS have 86 points from 34 games and Riga 79 from 33. Auda have 67, Daugavpils 48, Liepāja 47, Super Nova 38, Jelgava 32, Grobiņa 29 and Tukums 2000 25. Ogre United have 18 points; they can no longer keep their place in the top flight and will play in Latvia's second league next season.
This season the championship is played over four rounds of fixtures, with 180 matches across 36 rounds. The final round is scheduled for 8 November.
