Pafos vs Riga FC, 2026-27 UEFA Conference League, League Phase

· UEFA Conference League

Pafos

76': Gabriel Teixeira

FT
1 - 1

Riga FC

67': Caio Martins

About

Pafos are hosting Riga FC at Alphamega Stadium, Kolossi, Cyprus, 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.
1': Nicholas Ioannou (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Reginaldo Ramires (Riga).
2': Foul by David Luiz (Pafos).
2': Reginaldo Ramires (Riga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Corner, Riga. Conceded by Vlad Dragomir.
3': Attempt missed. Baba Musah (Riga) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Salah-Eddine Oulad with a cross following a corner.
4': Attempt missed. Vlad Dragomir (Pafos) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anderson Silva.
6': Offside, Riga. Reginaldo Ramires is caught offside.
6': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Reginaldo Ramires (Riga) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
7': VAR Decision: No Goal Pafos 0-0 Riga.
9': Foul by Ahmed Ankrah (Riga).
9': Guga (Pafos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Kenan Piric (Riga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by João Correia (Pafos).
10': Delay in match because of an injury Kenan Piric (Riga).
12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
13': VAR Decision: No Goal Pafos 0-0 Riga.
15': Foul by Maksims Tonisevs (Riga).
15': Biel (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Maksims Tonisevs (Riga).
16': Biel (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Salah-Eddine Oulad (Riga).
17': Alexandre Brito (Pafos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Attempt saved. Salah-Eddine Oulad (Riga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radoslaw Majecki (Pafos). Assisted by Iago Siqueira.
20': Foul by Salah-Eddine Oulad (Riga).
20': Alexandre Brito (Pafos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Attempt missed. Biel (Pafos) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by David Luiz following a set piece situation.
22': Attempt missed. Meïssa Diop (Riga) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Salah-Eddine Oulad.
23': Foul by Raki Aouani (Riga).
23': Vlad Dragomir (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Ahmed Ankrah (Riga).
26': Biel (Pafos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Attempt missed. Reginaldo Ramires (Riga) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Raki Aouani.
28': Foul by Maksims Tonisevs (Riga).
28': Guga (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Attempt blocked. Anderson Silva (Pafos) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Correia.
32': Attempt missed. Meïssa Diop (Riga) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Raki Aouani following a fast break.
33': Raki Aouani (Riga) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Reginaldo Ramires.
34': Attempt saved. Anderson Silva (Pafos) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Kenan Piric (Riga). Assisted by Vlad Dragomir.
36': Iago Siqueira (Riga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Vlad Dragomir (Pafos).
37': Iago Siqueira (Riga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by João Correia (Pafos).
38': Attempt blocked. Iago Siqueira (Riga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
42': Attempt missed. Meïssa Diop (Riga) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Raki Aouani.
42': Attempt missed. Reginaldo Ramires (Riga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
43': Foul by João Correia (Pafos).
43': Iago Siqueira (Riga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Guga (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Baba Musah (Riga).
44': Attempt missed. Anderson Silva (Pafos) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bruno Felipe with a cross.
45': Attempt missed. João Correia (Pafos) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Biel.
45': Corner, Pafos. Conceded by Kenan Piric.
45'+3': Foul by Biel (Pafos).
45'+3': Iago Siqueira (Riga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'+4': Attempt missed. Raivis Jurkovskis (Riga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Iago Siqueira.
45'+5': First Half ends, Pafos 0, Riga 0.
45': Substitution, Pafos. Ivan Sunjic replaces Alexandre Brito.
45': Second Half begins Pafos 0, Riga 0.
46': Attempt missed. Anderson Silva (Pafos) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vlad Dragomir.
48': Delay in match because of an injury Nicholas Ioannou (Pafos).
49': Ivan Sunjic (Pafos) is shown the yellow card.
50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
51': Corner, Pafos. Conceded by Maksims Tonisevs.
55': Corner, Riga. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
58': Corner, Pafos. Conceded by Raivis Jurkovskis.
59': Corner, Pafos. Conceded by Maksims Tonisevs.
59': Attempt saved. Anderson Silva (Pafos) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner by Kenan Piric (Riga). Assisted by João Correia with a cross.
60': Corner, Pafos. Conceded by Karl Wassom.
61': Substitution, Pafos. Domingos Quina replaces João Correia.
62': Corner, Riga. Conceded by Guga.
63': Attempt blocked. Vlad Dragomir (Pafos) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
65': Substitution, Pafos. Lelê replaces Anderson Silva.
66': Substitution, Riga. Caio Ferreira replaces Meïssa Diop.
66': Substitution, Riga. Muhammed Badamosi replaces Reginaldo Ramires.
66': Attempt blocked. Raki Aouani (Riga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maksims Tonisevs.
67': Foul by Domingos Quina (Pafos).
67': Iago Siqueira (Riga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Goal! Pafos 0, Riga 1. Caio Ferreira (Riga) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Salah-Eddine Oulad.
69': Ivan Sunjic (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Salah-Eddine Oulad (Riga).
69': Attempt missed. Muhammed Badamosi (Riga) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Raki Aouani following a fast break.
70': Domingos Quina (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Salah-Eddine Oulad (Riga).
71': Substitution, Pafos. Ken Sema replaces Guga.
71': Attempt blocked. Bruno Felipe (Pafos) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Domingos Quina.
71': Attempt missed. Biel (Pafos) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ivan Sunjic with a headed pass.
73': Attempt blocked. Iago Siqueira (Riga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raki Aouani.
73': Corner, Pafos. Conceded by Raivis Jurkovskis.
74': Corner, Pafos. Conceded by Raivis Jurkovskis.
76': Goal! Pafos 1, Riga 1. Biel (Pafos) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ken Sema.
77': Corner, Pafos. Conceded by Maksims Tonisevs.
78': Substitution, Riga. Antonijs Cernomordijs replaces Raki Aouani.
79': Vlad Dragomir (Pafos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Foul by Raivis Jurkovskis (Riga).
79': Corner, Pafos. Conceded by Raivis Jurkovskis.
79': Corner, Pafos. Conceded by Raivis Jurkovskis.
80': Attempt missed. Lelê (Pafos) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Vlad Dragomir.
81': Attempt blocked. Iago Siqueira (Riga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
81': Corner, Riga. Conceded by Nicholas Ioannou.
81': Domingos Quina (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Maksims Tonisevs (Riga).
82': David Luiz (Pafos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Foul by Salah-Eddine Oulad (Riga).
83': Attempt missed. David Luiz (Pafos) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
85': Ivan Sunjic (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Salah-Eddine Oulad (Riga).
86': Attempt blocked. Domingos Quina (Pafos) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Luiz.
86': Foul by Lelê (Pafos).
86': Ahmed Ankrah (Riga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Ken Sema (Pafos).
87': Iago Siqueira (Riga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Ken Sema (Pafos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Substitution, Riga. Coli Saco replaces Salah-Eddine Oulad.
89': Attempt saved. Muhammed Badamosi (Riga) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radoslaw Majecki (Pafos). Assisted by Coli Saco with a headed pass.
90': Maksims Tonisevs (Riga) is shown the yellow card.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Bruno Felipe (Pafos) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Kenan Piric (Riga). Assisted by David Luiz with a cross.
90'+4': Attempt missed. David Luiz (Pafos) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Felipe.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Pafos 1, Riga 1.
0': Match ends, Pafos 1, Riga 1.

Statistics

RIG		PAF
16	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	10
3	Saves	2
48.6	Possession	51.4
16	SHOTS	17
3	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
334	Accurate Passes	330
389	Passes	401
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	5
13	Crosses	24
0.2	Cross %	0.2
39	Long Balls	46
22	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	4
13	Effective Tackles	7
21	Tackles	19
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
12	Interceptions	7
34	Effective Clearances	24
34	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: Alphamega Stadium
Location: Kolossi, Cyprus
Attendance: 3,193

UEFA Conference League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Panathinaikos	2	+5	6
2	FC Lugano	2	+4	6
3	SK Brann	2	+4	6
4	Trabzonspor	2	+4	6

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Pafos (4-3-3)

No.	Name
99	Radoslaw Majecki (GK)
4	David Luiz
3	Samy Mmaee
14	Nicholas Ioannou
7	Bruno
50	Alexandre Brito
6	Guga
30	Vlad Dragomir
33	Anderson Silva
20	Gabriel Teixeira
77	João Correia

Pafos Substitutes:

Kosmas Ioannou, Michalis Papastylianou, Petros Petrou, Christos Efzona, Ivan Sunjic, Lelê, Domingos Quina, Ken Sema.

Riga FC (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
12	Kenan Piric (GK)
5	Karl Wassom
21	Baba Musah
13	Raivis Andris Jurkovskis
23	Maksims Tonisevs
18	Salah-Eddine Oulad
40	Ahmed Ankrah
8	Iago Siqueira
7	Raki Aouani
22	Meissa Diop
10	Reginaldo Ramires

Riga FC Substitutes:

Coli Saco, Antonijs Cernomordijs, Marcis Kazainis, Caio Martins, Abdulrahman Taiwo, Samuel Pedro, Frenks Orols, Muhammed Badamosi.

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