Rigas Futbola Skola vs Heart of Midlothian, 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League, Group Stage

· UEFA Conference League
Rigas Futbola Skola
  • Red Card 78':
FT
0 - 2
Heart of Midlothian
  • 43': Lawrence Shankland (P)
  • 90'+3': Alan Forrest

About

Rigas Futbola Skola are hosting Heart of Midlothian at Skonto Stadions, Riga, Latvia, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Conference League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Emerson Deocleciano (Rigas FS) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Stefan Panic.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Josh Ginnelly (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Halliday.
  • 5': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Pavels Steinbors.
  • 7': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Petr Mares.
  • 8': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 8': Jovan Vlalukin (Rigas FS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 9': Offside, Rigas FS. Emerson Deocleciano tries a through ball, but Andrej Ilic is caught offside.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Josh Ginnelly (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Kingsley with a cross.
  • 14': Andrej Ilic (Rigas FS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Craig Halkett (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 15': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Stefan Panic (Rigas FS).
  • 15': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 15': Vitalijs Jagodinskis (Rigas FS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Craig Halkett (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Emerson Deocleciano (Rigas FS).
  • 22': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Lewis Neilson replaces Craig Halkett because of an injury.
  • 26': Foul by Ziga Lipuscek (Rigas FS).
  • 26': Josh Ginnelly (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Corner, Rigas FS. Conceded by Michael Smith.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Andrej Ilic (Rigas FS) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomas Simkovic with a cross.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Ziga Lipuscek (Rigas FS) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomas Simkovic with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Andrew Halliday (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Ginnelly with a cross.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Jovan Vlalukin (Rigas FS) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrej Ilic.
  • 32': Foul by Ziga Lipuscek (Rigas FS).
  • 32': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Andrew Halliday (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Cochrane.
  • 37': Foul by Ziga Lipuscek (Rigas FS).
  • 37': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. Alex Cochrane tries a through ball, but Jorge Grant is caught offside.
  • 40': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Jovan Vlalukin.
  • 42': Penalty conceded by Elvis Stuglis (Rigas FS) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 42': Vitalijs Jagodinskis (Rigas FS) is shown the yellow card.
  • 43': Goal! Rigas FS 0, Heart of Midlothian 1. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 44': Emerson Deocleciano (Rigas FS) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Foul by Michael Smith (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 45': Attempt saved. Tomislav Saric (Rigas FS) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ziga Lipuscek.
  • 45'+1': Hand ball by Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 45'+1': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+1': Tomas Simkovic (Rigas FS) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Ziga Lipuscek (Rigas FS) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomas Simkovic with a cross.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Ginnelly.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Rigas FS 0, Heart of Midlothian 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Rigas FS 0, Heart of Midlothian 1.
  • 46': Foul by Tomislav Saric (Rigas FS).
  • 46': Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 48': Jovan Vlalukin (Rigas FS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Petr Mares.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Barrie McKay.
  • 52': Corner, Rigas FS. Conceded by Josh Ginnelly.
  • 52': Petr Mares (Rigas FS) is shown the yellow card.
  • 53': Corner, Rigas FS. Conceded by Lewis Neilson.
  • 53': Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Ziga Lipuscek (Rigas FS).
  • 55': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Elvis Stuglis.
  • 56': Offside, Rigas FS. Stefan Panic tries a through ball, but Andrej Ilic is caught offside.
  • 58': Substitution, Rigas FS. Vladislavs Sorokins replaces Jovan Vlalukin.
  • 59': Substitution, Rigas FS. Kevin Friesenbichler replaces Tomas Simkovic.
  • 62': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. Andrew Halliday tries a through ball, but Lawrence Shankland is caught offside.
  • 63': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Vitalijs Jagodinskis.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Andrej Ilic (Rigas FS) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ziga Lipuscek with a cross.
  • 68': Foul by Ziga Lipuscek (Rigas FS).
  • 68': Josh Ginnelly (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Peter Haring replaces Jorge Grant.
  • 74': Hand ball by Craig Gordon (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 74': Craig Gordon (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 75': Corner, Rigas FS. Conceded by Andrew Halliday.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Ginnelly.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 76': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Pavels Steinbors.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Andrew Halliday (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Barrie McKay.
  • 79': Josh Ginnelly (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card.
  • 79': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Stephen Humphrys replaces Josh Ginnelly.
  • 79': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Alan Forrest replaces Lawrence Shankland.
  • 80': Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Stefan Panic (Rigas FS).
  • 80': Stefan Panic (Rigas FS) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Stephen Humphrys (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Devlin.
  • 82': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. Stephen Humphrys tries a through ball, but Michael Smith is caught offside.
  • 83': Elvis Stuglis (Rigas FS) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Foul by Peter Haring (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 83': Peter Haring (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Andrej Ilic (Rigas FS) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Foul by Lewis Neilson (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 87': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Petr Mares (Rigas FS).
  • 89': Foul by Stephen Humphrys (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 89': Vitalijs Jagodinskis (Rigas FS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Ziga Lipuscek (Rigas FS).
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ziga Lipuscek (Rigas FS) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Rigas FS 0, Heart of Midlothian 2. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cameron Devlin following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Rigas FS 0, Heart of Midlothian 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Rigas FS 0, Heart of Midlothian 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Rigas FS 0, Heart of Midlothian 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 12
5 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 6
53.1 Possession 46.9
13 SHOTS 8
9 ON GOAL 3
0.7 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
414 Accurate Passes 351
488 Passes 426
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 7
18 Crosses 22
0.2 Cross % 0.3
60 Long Balls 65
29 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 3
3 Effective Tackles 7
6 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 13
18 Effective Clearances 9
18 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: Skonto Stadions
Location: Riga, Latvia
Attendance: 6,747

UEFA Conference League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Chelsea 3 +13 9
2 Legia Warsaw 3 +8 9
3 Jagiellonia Bialystok 3 +6 9
4 Rapid Vienna 3 +5 9
Full Standings

Line-Ups

RFS Rigas Futbola Skola (3-4-3)

No. Name
12 Pavels Steinbors (GK)
21 Elvis Stuglis
43 Ziga Lipuscek
92 Vitalijs Jagodinskis Yellow Card
24 Tomislav Saric
28 Stefan Panic Yellow Card
25 Petr Mares Yellow Card
66 Jovan Vlalukin
19 Andrej Ilic
9 Emerson
81 Tomas Simkovic Yellow Card
Rigas Futbola Skola Substitutes:
Vytautas Cerniauskas, Glebs Zaleiko, Vladislavs Sorokins, Kaspars Dubra, Vitalijs Maksimenko, Kevin Friesenbichler, Deniss Rakels, Renars Varslavans, Jevgenjs Nerugals.

HOM Heart of Midlothian (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Craig Gordon (GK) Yellow Card
3 Stephen Kingsley
4 Craig Halkett
19 Alex Cochrane Yellow Card
2 Michael Smith
14 Cameron Devlin
16 Andy Halliday
7 Jorge Grant
9 Lawrence Shankland
18 Barrie McKay
30 Josh Ginnelly Yellow Card
Heart of Midlothian Substitutes:
Toby Sibbick, Ross Stewart, Nathaniel Atkinson, Alan Forrest, Gary Mackay-Steven, Lewis Neilson, Stephen Humphrys, Zander Clark, Peter Haring, Connot Smith, Euan Henderson, Finlay Pollock.

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