Mārtiņš Ķigurs scores twice as RFS beat Tukums 2000
Footballer Mārtiņš Ķigurs scored two goals to help Riga club RFS beat Tukums 2000 in the Latvian top-flight Virslīga. The result matters for the title race and for the struggle at the bottom of the table.
In a match of the Virslīga, Latvia's top football league, the Riga club RFS beat the Tukums side Tukums 2000. The standout player was Mārtiņš Ķigurs, who scored two goals. The outlet Sportacentrs describes the result as a convincing victory.
Why the match mattered
RFS are competing for the championship this season, and their closest pursuer is another Riga club, Riga. Sportacentrs coverage says Riga are close behind RFS and that RFS wanted to restore a four-point lead. Tukums 2000 are described as a team in trouble in the table, so every point matters to them.
How the game went
Headlines from the outlet say Tukums 2000 held out against RFS for 75 minutes. Before the game the team again kept its players Derkačs and Deružinskis out of the spotlight. The Tukums side therefore resisted for a long time, but RFS took the win.
Other results
Riga also won and kept the title race alive. Liepāja won and improved their chances in the fight for a place in European club competitions. Daugavpils beat Audu and sharpened the race for European places. Grobiņa beat Ogre United in a match with five goals.
Sportacentrs has published a video with highlights of the game. The final score and the minutes of the goals are not given in the source material.
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