UEFA Champions League

Temporada 2026-27First qualifying roundTuesday, 14 July 2026

Riga Home 3 – 2 Half-time 2–0 Ararat-Armenia Away

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  1. Full time.

  2. 90+4'

    Riga Penalty converted by Reginaldo Ramires.

  3. 87'

    Ararat-Armenia Substitution: Alioune Ndour on for Sandro Lima.

  4. 86'

    Riga Substitution: Antonijs Cernomordijs on for Paulo Eduardo.

  5. 85'

    Ararat-Armenia Yellow card.

  6. 85'

    Ararat-Armenia A caution for Carlos França.

  7. 80'

    Riga Raki Aouani makes way for Karl Gameni Wassom.

  8. 80'

    Riga Change on the pitch: Abdulrahman Taiwo replaces Iago Siqueira.

  9. 72'

    Riga The referee books Reginaldo Ramires.

  10. 71'

    Ararat-Armenia Zhirayr Shaghoyan makes way for Luis Felipe.

  11. 70'

    Riga Yellow card.

  12. 70'

    Ararat-Armenia Hugo Oliveira goes into the book.

  13. 69'

    Riga Salah Oulad off, Reginaldo Ramires on.

  14. 69'

    Riga Substitution: Caio on for Orlando Galo.

  15. 66'

    Riga A caution for Andrés Salazar.

  16. 66'

    Ararat-Armenia The referee books Zidane Banjaqui.

  17. 66'

    Riga Ahmed Ankrah goes into the book.

  18. 63'

    Ararat-Armenia Sandro Lima tucks it away. Assisted by Zidane Banjaqui.

  19. 61'

    Ararat-Armenia Change on the pitch: Carlos França replaces Artur Serobyan.

  20. 61'

    Ararat-Armenia Alwyn Tera off, Zidane Banjaqui on.

  21. 46'

    Ararat-Armenia Substitution: Armen Ambartsumyan on for Edgar Grigoryan.

  22. 46'

    Ararat-Armenia Goal for Zhirayr Shaghoyan.

  23. Second half under way.

  24. Half time.

  25. 44'

    Riga The referee books Orlando Galo.

  26. 41'

    Riga Yellow card for Salah Oulad.

  27. 34'

    Ararat-Armenia Yellow card for Edgar Grigoryan.

  28. 23'

    Riga Ahmed Ankrah tucks it away.

  29. 14'

    Riga Goal for Iago Siqueira. Assisted by Mohamed Badamosi.

  30. Kick-off.

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal Iago Siqueira Assist by Mohamed Badamosi
  2. 23' Goal Ahmed Ankrah
  3. 34' Yellow card Edgar Grigoryan
  4. 41' Yellow card Salah Oulad
  5. 44' Yellow card Orlando Galo
  6. Half-time
  7. 46' Goal Zhirayr Shaghoyan
  8. 46' Substitution Armen Ambartsumyan Off Edgar Grigoryan
  9. 61' Substitution Zidane Banjaqui Off Alwyn Tera
  10. 61' Substitution Carlos França Off Artur Serobyan
  11. 63' Goal Sandro Lima Assist by Zidane Banjaqui
  12. 66' Yellow card Ahmed Ankrah
  13. 66' Yellow card Zidane Banjaqui
  14. 66' Yellow card Andrés Salazar
  15. 69' Substitution Caio Off Orlando Galo
  16. 69' Substitution Reginaldo Ramires Off Salah Oulad
  17. 70' Yellow card Hugo Oliveira
  18. 70' Yellow card
  19. 71' Substitution Luis Felipe Off Zhirayr Shaghoyan
  20. 72' Yellow card Reginaldo Ramires
  21. 80' Substitution Abdulrahman Taiwo Off Iago Siqueira
  22. 80' Substitution Karl Gameni Wassom Off Raki Aouani
  23. 85' Yellow card Carlos França
  24. 85' Yellow card
  25. 86' Substitution Antonijs Cernomordijs Off Paulo Eduardo
  26. 87' Substitution Alioune Ndour Off Sandro Lima
  27. 90+4' Penalty goal Reginaldo Ramires

Line-ups

Riga FC

3-5-2 Manager Adrián Guľa

Ararat-Armenia Yerevan

4-3-3 Manager Manuel Jorge da Silva Cruz

The venue

Referee
Bence Csonka

The match in numbers

Riga Possession Ararat-Armenia

56% 44%

  • 24 Shots 7
  • 8 On target 3
  • 33.3% Accuracy 42.9%
  • 8 Corners 2
  • 5 Offsides 0
  • 17 Fouls 15

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