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For the first time in the FC “Ventspils” we saw the goalkeeper Delhi Sandeja Alampas, who was once the world champion in the Nigeria U17 team and was recognized as the best goalkeeper of the tournament. The goalkeeper acted quite convincingly with an unusual style of play with us (probably like almost all African football goalkeepers). Let us remember that the Ukrainian Konstantin Mahnovsky has been disqualified for 10 games in the European Cups and he has to miss another 8 games, so that in the qualifying for the European League, the Ventspils goal will have to be defended by the Alampas and he needs gaming experience. At least the game against Jūrmala’s “Spartak” did not cause concern about the safety of Ventspils goal. FC “Ventspils” won 3: 1, and Jevgenijs Kozlovs scored two goals against his former team – being in the ranks of “Spartaka”, he became the champion of Latvia in 2017 and was recognized as the best player in the Premier League. Nemanja Belakovičs stood out with Jūrmala’s goals with an excellent goal, confirming that this season is also one of the best foreigners in the Premier League.
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If once for the best goal scorers, now both Belakovich and only 18-year-old Raimonds Krollis from FK “Metta” have 4 goals. There is already talk in football circles that the talented striker could be the next to leave the ranks of “Metta”, and it is not said that he could go to one of the richest and strongest clubs in Latvia… Time will tell. In the Latvian U19 national team, Krollis has scored 10 goals in 13 games, last year he had 5 goals (now – 4) and 3 assists in 25 games in the top league. We need to move up, then the speeches of football circles can come true.
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The first victory was won by FC “Valmiera”, but it was not an easy victory – 2: 0 over FC “Tukums 2000 / TSS”. The newcomers of the Premier League played better in Valmiera than in the previous games, but lost again, and now the next game will be very important for them – in their field with FK “Metta”. Tukums residents head coach Jurģis Kalns said in an emotional interview after the 0: 6 loss to Daugavpils that both Jelgava and Daugavpils teams would have been surpassed with last year’s 1st league champions. Of course, that would not be possible, but it is not said how it would have happened. And not just because you can’t win in failed games. However, at least in part, the coach can also agree – if only because the Tukums team was much better played. Let’s remember even last year’s 4: 1 victory in the 1/8 final of the Latvian Cup over FC “Ventspils” and the next game with “Riga FC” – yes, it was 0: 4, but the Rigans would have had to sweat much more if Tukums had started at the beginning of the match team would have been awarded an 11 m penalty… And yet – was the Tukums team stronger last year? At that time, Terens Muimba scored 15 goals, 14 goals were scored by Luisa Pahamas, and Shuma Nagamacu was also an important player. But… It was the 1st league, but the difference between us in the super league and the 1st league is quite significant.
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Would this trio stand out the same now? Nagamacu is currently in the 3rd league of Poland, Pahama – in the 4th league of France, both of whom are definitely not stronger than the Latvian Premier League, but Muimba is completely without a club. And so apparently the management and supporters of Tukums club also invited other legionnaires, of whom there are unfortunately only three in the team at the moment. I have already written before – there would be four more planned, then it would be a completely different team, which has also been strengthened by some good Latvian league footballers. So that the people of Tukums suffered unfortunately the most due to the forced break. Tukums will be able to strengthen their line-up only after July 18, when the transfers of players will begin. But points need now…
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