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Goals

26' 33.Vladimirs Zavoronkovs
39' 9.Aleksandrs Zenkovs

33' 24.Dvalishvili Vladimir
47' 6.Cauna Aleksandrs
51' 14.Laizans Olegs

Lineups

22.Arturs Biezais
2.Pihockis Stanislavs
33.Vladimirs Zavoronkovs
18.Igors Korablovs (C)
17.Dmitrijs Halvitovs
3.Aleksandrs Lasko
9.Aleksandrs Zenkovs
10.Aleksejs Kolesnikovs
11.Guntars Silagailis
19.Kalvis Graveris
6.Olegs Zatkins

1.Dorosevs Pavels
22.Gailus Vadims
25.Gamezardashvili David (C)
18.Smirnovs Vitalijs
5.Hscanovics Raivis
8.Visnakovs Aleksejs
13.Kozlovs Igors
14.Laizans Olegs
15.Semjonovs Igors
9.Blanks Kristaps
24.Dvalishvili Vladimir

Substitutes

24.Antons Trifonovs
27.Jans Fjodorovs
8.Artjoms Uljanovs
4.Antons Trusevs

30.Malins Germans
6.Cauna Aleksandrs
11.Rodrigues Erik
17.Mezeckis Roberts
23.Karvalho Junior Nathan
20.Perepechka Alexander

Substitutions

62'		27.Jans Fjodorovs
		19.Kalvis Graveris
		-
		-
		-
		-

46'		11.Rodrigues Erik
		8.Visnakovs Aleksejs
46'		6.Cauna Aleksandrs
		15.Semjonovs Igors
74'		20.Perepechka Alexander
		24.Dvalishvili David

Yellow cards

56' 9.Aleksandrs Zenkovs
79' 33.Vladimirs Zavoronkovs

81' 13.Kozlovs Igors

Red cards

Referees

Referee:	Paulius Malžinskas (LT)
Assistant referees:	Gintautas Murauskas, Jurijus Lukjančiukas (LT)
Fourth official:	Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (LAT)
Match Delegate:	Viktors Kausiņš. Observer: Vitalijs Liholajs

Analysis

Skonto FC scores three on the way to TBL final

TrioBet Baltic League first semi-final in “Daugava” stadium was won by Skonto FC with 3:2 (1:2) over FK Riga.

FK Riga Vladimirs Zavoronkovs scored first goal from a distance on 26 minute, but Skonto answered after 8 minutes when Vladimir Dvalishvili punched the ball in Rigas goal after National Team player Aleksejs Visnakovs pass. However FK Riga managed to score second goal when Aleksandrs Zenkovs ran one on one with Pavel Dorosevs on 39 minute.

Skonto FC came back in the second half and scored two goals in the first 6 minutes – on 47 minute great free kick was made by National Team player Aleksandrs Cauna, but on 51 minute Olegs Laizans scored from a great distance – more than 35 meters over the goalkeepers head.

In second half Skonto FC 17 year old Brazilian Erik Rodrigess came on the pitch and Kristaps Blanks played the first match after the long rehabilitation.

15 men FK Riga made one substitution on 62 minute.

The second leg match will be played on 23.september. On the second semi-final pair on 24 September and 8 October FBK Kaunas will play against Latvian champions FK Ventspils.