UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Latvia vs Armenia, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Latvia
  • 39': Janis Ikaunieks
  • Red Card 52': Marcis Oss
  • 68': Daniels Balodis
FT
2 - 0
Armenia

    About

    Latvia are hosting Armenia at Skonto Stadions, Riga, Latvia, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Offside, Latvia. Eduards Daskevics tries a through ball, but Roberts Uldrikis is caught offside.
    • 3': Foul by Eduards Emsis (Latvia).
    • 3': Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Norberto Briasco (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nair Tiknizyan.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Eduards Daskevics (Latvia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberts Uldrikis.
    • 10': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Georgi Harutyunyan.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 14': Foul by Marcis Oss (Latvia).
    • 14': Norberto Briasco (Armenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Nair Tiknizyan (Armenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 20': Artak Dashyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 20': Foul by Eduards Daskevics (Latvia).
    • 25': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Artak Dashyan.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Daniels Balodis (Latvia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberts Savalnieks with a cross.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ugochukwu Iwu.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Artak Dashyan.
    • 30': Foul by Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia).
    • 30': Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Marcis Oss (Latvia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 31': Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Aleksejs Saveljevs (Latvia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Marcis Oss.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Alvis Jaunzems (Latvia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Aleksejs Saveljevs (Latvia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 32': Foul by Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia).
    • 32': Norberto Briasco (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nair Tiknizyan.
    • 35': Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia).
    • 35': Offside, Latvia. Andrejs Ciganiks tries a through ball, but Janis Ikaunieks is caught offside.
    • 39': Goal! Latvia 1, Armenia 0. Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alvis Jaunzems with a cross.
    • 42': Foul by Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia).
    • 42': Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': First Half ends, Latvia 1, Armenia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Latvia 1, Armenia 0.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Alvis Jaunzems (Latvia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Eduards Daskevics with a cross.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Eduards Daskevics (Latvia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alvis Jaunzems.
    • 49': Foul by Marcis Oss (Latvia).
    • 49': Norberto Briasco (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Marcis Oss (Latvia).
    • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 51': Foul by Marcis Oss (Latvia).
    • 51': Norberto Briasco (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Second yellow card to Marcis Oss (Latvia) for a bad foul.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Artak Dashyan (Armenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 55': Substitution, Latvia. Kaspars Dubra replaces Eduards Daskevics.
    • 57': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Janis Ikaunieks.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Aleksejs Saveljevs (Latvia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 59': Foul by Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia).
    • 59': Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Substitution, Armenia. Grant-Leon Ranos replaces Styopa Mkrtchyan.
    • 60': Foul by Daniels Balodis (Latvia).
    • 60': Norberto Briasco (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia).
    • 61': Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Grant-Leon Ranos (Armenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Norberto Briasco with a cross.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Artak Dashyan (Armenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 63': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Kaspars Dubra.
    • 64': Eduards Emsis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia).
    • 65': Eduards Emsis (Latvia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 66': Hand ball by Ognjen Cancarevic (Armenia).
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
    • 68': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Artak Dashyan.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Daniels Balodis (Latvia) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberts Savalnieks with a cross.
    • 68': Goal! Latvia 2, Armenia 0. Daniels Balodis (Latvia) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
    • 69': Substitution, Armenia. Artur Serobyan replaces Norberto Briasco.
    • 69': Substitution, Armenia. Edgar Sevikyan replaces Tigran Barseghyan.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Artur Serobyan (Armenia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 70': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Roberts Savalnieks.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Artak Dashyan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grant-Leon Ranos.
    • 72': Artur Serobyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Foul by Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia).
    • 74': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Georgi Harutyunyan.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Edgar Sevikyan (Armenia) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nair Tiknizyan with a cross.
    • 77': Eduards Emsis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Grant-Leon Ranos (Armenia).
    • 78': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Varazdat Haroyan.
    • 80': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Andrejs Ciganiks.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Grant-Leon Ranos (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ugochukwu Iwu.
    • 82': Substitution, Latvia. Marko Regza replaces Roberts Uldrikis.
    • 82': Substitution, Armenia. Vahan Bichakhchyan replaces Lucas Zelarayán.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grant-Leon Ranos.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Ugochukwu Iwu (Armenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vahan Bichakhchyan.
    • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia).
    • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 87': Foul by Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia).
    • 87': Marko Regza (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Substitution, Latvia. Vladislavs Sorokins replaces Roberts Savalnieks.
    • 88': Substitution, Latvia. Davis Ikaunieks replaces Alvis Jaunzems.
    • 90': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Aleksejs Saveljevs.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Aleksejs Saveljevs.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Vahan Bichakhchyan with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edgar Sevikyan.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Latvia 2, Armenia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Latvia 2, Armenia 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 1
    0 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 5
    4 Saves 2
    64.8 Possession 35.2
    19 SHOTS 15
    2 ON GOAL 8
    0.1 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    427 Accurate Passes 190
    507 Passes 266
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    6 Accurate Crosses 5
    24 Crosses 22
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    55 Long Balls 53
    34 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    11 Blocked Shots 5
    10 Effective Tackles 15
    14 Tackles 19
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    3 Interceptions 6
    22 Effective Clearances 25
    22 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: Skonto Stadions
    Location: Riga, Latvia
    Attendance: 5,128

    EURO Qualifying Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Turkey 8 +7 17
    2 Croatia 8 +9 16
    3 Wales 8 0 12
    4 Armenia 8 -2 8
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    LVA Latvia (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Roberts Ozols (GK)
    21 Daniels Balodis
    3 Marcis Oss Yellow Card
    14 Andrej Ciganiks
    11 Roberts Savalnieks
    10 Janis Ikaunieks
    22 Aleksejs Saveljevs
    8 Eduards Emsis Yellow Card
    20 Roberts Uldrikis
    7 Eduards Daskevics
    16 Alvis Jaunzems
    Latvia Substitutes:
    Rihards Matrevics, Oskars Vientiess, Raimonds Krollis, Kaspars Dubra, Kirils Iljins, Vladislavs Sorokins, Davis Ikaunieks, Bogdans Samoilovs, Nils Purins, Marko Regza, Maksims Tonisevs.

    ARM Armenia (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Ognjen Cancarevic (GK)
    3 Varazdat Haroyan Yellow Card
    5 Styopa Mkrtchyan
    22 Georgii Harutyunyan
    21 Nayair Tiknizyan
    20 Artak Dashyan
    8 Eduard Spertsyan
    6 Uguchukwu Iwu
    14 Norberto Briasco
    11 Tigran Barseghyan
    10 Lucas Zelarayán
    Armenia Substitutes:
    Vahan Bichakhchyan, Stanislav Buchnev, Arsen Beglaryan, Grant-Leon Ranos, Edgar Sevikyan, A. Serobyan, Kamo Hovhannisyan, Taron Voskanyan, Erik Piloyan, André Calisir, Wbeymar Angulo, Zhirayr Margaryan.

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