UEFA Nations League

Latvia vs Armenia, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Latvia
  • 70': Roberts Uldrikis
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1 - 2
Armenia
  • 48': Eduard Spertsyan
  • 74': Artur Miranyan

About

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

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Foul by Grant-Leon Ranos (Armenia).
  • 5': Renars Varslavans (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Sergey Muradyan (Armenia).
  • 5': Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Hand ball by Nair Tiknizyan (Armenia).
  • 7': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Antonijs Cernomordijs.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Spertsyan.
  • 13': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Dmitrijs Zelenkovs.
  • 14': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Raivis Jurkovskis.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Renars Varslavans (Latvia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 16': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Daniels Balodis.
  • 20': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Kristers Tobers.
  • 21': Foul by Daniels Balodis (Latvia).
  • 21': Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Janis Ikaunieks following a fast break.
  • 29': Foul by Aleksejs Saveljevs (Latvia).
  • 29': Grant-Leon Ranos (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Nair Tiknizyan (Armenia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ugochukwu Iwu.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Ugochukwu Iwu (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
  • 35': Foul by Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia).
  • 35': Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Rihards Matrevics.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eduard Spertsyan with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vahan Bichakhchyan with a cross.
  • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Kristers Tobers (Latvia).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Foul by Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia).
  • 42': Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Foul by Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia).
  • 43': Sergey Muradyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Raivis Jurkovskis.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Latvia 0, Armenia 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Latvia 0, Armenia 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Armenia. Gor Manvelyan replaces Solomon Udo.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Raivis Jurkovskis.
  • 47': Foul by Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia).
  • 47': Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Grant-Leon Ranos (Armenia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vahan Bichakhchyan with a cross.
  • 48': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Rihards Matrevics.
  • 48': Goal! Latvia 0, Armenia 1. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross following a corner.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nair Tiknizyan.
  • 53': Foul by Antonijs Cernomordijs (Latvia).
  • 53': Grant-Leon Ranos (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Grant-Leon Ranos (Armenia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross.
  • 54': Foul by Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia).
  • 54': Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Offside, Latvia. Vladislavs Gutkovskis is caught offside.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gor Manvelyan.
  • 59': Foul by Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia).
  • 59': Renars Varslavans (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Renars Varslavans (Latvia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Substitution, Armenia. Narek Grigoryan replaces Vahan Bichakhchyan.
  • 63': Substitution, Armenia. Artur Miranyan replaces Grant-Leon Ranos.
  • 66': Offside, Latvia. Vladislavs Gutkovskis is caught offside.
  • 67': Substitution, Latvia. Roberts Savalnieks replaces Aleksejs Saveljevs.
  • 67': Substitution, Latvia. Roberts Uldrikis replaces Vladislavs Gutkovskis.
  • 67': Substitution, Latvia. Eduards Daskevics replaces Janis Ikaunieks.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberts Savalnieks with a cross.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Ognjen Cancarevic (Armenia).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Goal! Latvia 1, Armenia 1. Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dmitrijs Zelenkovs.
  • 73': Foul by Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia).
  • 73': Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gor Manvelyan.
  • 74': Goal! Latvia 1, Armenia 2. Artur Miranyan (Armenia) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 76': Substitution, Latvia. Raimonds Krollis replaces Raivis Jurkovskis.
  • 77': Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Narek Grigoryan (Armenia).
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Kristers Tobers (Latvia).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Substitution, Latvia. Lukass Vapne replaces Kristers Tobers because of an injury.
  • 83': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia).
  • 83': Renars Varslavans (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, Armenia. André Calisir replaces Lucas Zelarayán because of an injury.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Raimonds Krollis (Latvia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Lukass Vapne (Latvia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 86': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Andrejs Ciganiks.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Nair Tiknizyan (Armenia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gor Manvelyan following a corner.
  • 89': Foul by Narek Grigoryan (Armenia).
  • 89': Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Narek Grigoryan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Hand ball by Renars Varslavans (Latvia).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Renars Varslavans (Latvia).
  • 90'+5': Gor Manvelyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Latvia 1, Armenia 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Latvia 1, Armenia 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
9 Corner Kicks 0
1 Saves 3
49 Possession 51
15 SHOTS 8
5 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
317 Accurate Passes 322
400 Passes 411
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 6
16 Crosses 24
0.3 Cross % 0.3
54 Long Balls 56
22 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 7
14 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
14 Interceptions 6
24 Effective Clearances 16
24 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Skonto Stadions
Location: Riga, Latvia
Attendance: 5,543

UEFA Nations League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 North Macedonia 6 +9 16
2 Armenia 6 -1 7
3 Faroe Islands 6 -1 6
4 Latvia 6 -7 4
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LVA Latvia (5-3-2)

No. Name
23 Rihards Matrevics (GK)
5 Antonijs Cernomordijs
2 Daniels Balodis
6 Kristers Tobers
14 Andrej Ciganiks
13 Raivis Andris Jurkovskis
22 Aleksejs Saveljevs
8 Renars Varslavans
15 Dmitrijs Zelenkovs
9 Vladislavs Gutkovskis
10 Janis Ikaunieks
Latvia Substitutes:
Roberts Savalnieks, Emils Birka, Eduards Daskevics, Krisjanis Zviedris, Alvis Jaunzems, Vitalijs Jagodinskis, Kaspars Dubra, Lukass Vapne, Raimonds Krollis, Frenks Orols, Roberts Uldrikis.

ARM Armenia (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Ognjen Cancarevic (GK)
13 Sergey Muradyan
3 Varazdat Haroyan
21 Nayair Tiknizyan
4 Georgii Harutyunyan
5 Solomon Udo
8 Eduard Spertsyan
6 Uguchukwu Iwu
17 Grant-Leon Ranos
10 Lucas Zelarayán
23 Vahan Bichakhchyan
Armenia Substitutes:
Hovhannes Harutyunyan, Artur Miranyan, A. Serobyan, Edgar Grigoryan, Zhirayr Shaghoyan, Edgar Sevikyan, Henri Avagyan, André Calisir, Arsen Beglaryan, Hovhannes Hambardzumyan, Gor Manvelyan, Narek Grigoryan.

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