Riga draw with Kazakhstan's Kairat in Conference League debut
Latvian football club Riga played out a 1:1 draw at home against Kazakhstan's Kairat Almaty in the first round of the UEFA Conference League main tournament. The Latvian champions earned one point on their debut in the competition.
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Riga, the football champions of Latvia, played their first match in the main stage of the UEFA Conference League on Thursday. UEFA is the Union of European Football Associations, and the Conference League is a European club football competition. In the first-round match at home, Riga drew 1:1 with Kairat, a club from Almaty, Kazakhstan.
The score was also 1:1 at half-time and did not change in the second half. The Latvian club took one point in its debut in the tournament.
The source does not name the goalscorers, give the attendance, set out the further schedule or describe the standings, so these details are not included here.
