2024-07-21 16:52:13
“Liepāja” lost 0:2 (0:2) away to “Vikingur” of the Faroe Islands in the return match of the first round of qualification and lost 1:3 in the sum of two games.
Towards the end of the first half, in the 30th minute, Pouls Kalsbergs put the hosts in the lead, but in the 43rd minute, FInurs Justinusens doubled the advantage of the Leirvik unit.
During the compensation, the Liepāja team still tried to break into the opponent’s penalty area, but the home team successfully stopped all attacks of “Liepāja”.
In the first game, Marko Simic helped the Liepaja team fight back and end the game in a draw – 1:1.
“Liepāja”, which was given the opportunity to compete in the Conference League qualification because “Valmiera” was not granted a UEFA license, has started the season in the Latvian football superleague unsuccessfully and occupies the last place with 15 points in 22 games.
“Vikingur”, the vice-champion of the Faroe Islands of the previous two seasons, which has not played in the interval between the two Conference League matches, is in first place in the local championship after 16 rounds of matches.
The last time “Liepāja” played in the qualification of the Conference League was in 2022, when in the second round they lost 0:4 to the Swiss team “Young Boys” in the sum of two games. “Vikingur” did not pass the first round of the Conference League qualification last season.
It has already been reported that on Wednesday, “Auda” beat the Faroe Islands team Touršhavnas B36 1-0 and won 3-0 in the sum of two matches, securing a place in the second round of qualification.
“Riga” will start the competition from the second qualifying round, which will meet with the Polish club “Ślask” from Wroclaw.
The final of the competition will be held on May 28, 2025 in the Polish city of Wroclaw.
In the final of the previous season in Athens, the players of “Olympiacos” Piraeus beat Italian “Fiorentina” 1:0 in extra time.
2024-07-21 16:52:13