Malmo FF vs Riga FC, Champions League 2021-22 QUALIFICATION ROUND 1
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Malmo FF vs Riga FC — Champions League at Eleda Stadion.
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Jul Riga FC H 1–0 W 01 Oct Granada CF H 1–3 L 24 Sep NK Lokomotiva Zagreb H 5–0 W 17 Sep Budapest Honved FC A 2–0 W 27 Aug MKS Cracovia H 2–0 W 27 Feb VfL Wolfsburg H 0–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Jul Malmo FF A 0–1 L 24 Sep Celtic FC H 0–1 L 18 Sep SP Tre Fiori H 1–0 W 15 Aug Helsingin JK A 2–2 D 06 Aug Helsingin JK H 1–1 D 17 Jul Dundalk FC H 0–0 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Malmo FF to score. At the same time, Riga FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Malmo FF needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 14' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Anel Ahmedhodzic.
- 19' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 24' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 29' Riga FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Malmo FF that had 248 games and scored 152 goals.
- 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 44' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jonas Knudsen suffering a number of foals already.
- 46' Time for substitution for Malmo FF. Soren Rieks is replaced by Veljko Birmancevic.
- 50' Malmo FF is taking the lead after the goal scored by Antonio-Mirko Colak on 50.
- 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Johan Dahlin made 248 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 60' Riga FC is showing some good football. However, Riga FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 65' It looks surprising Riga FC does not make any changes. Jo Inge Berget has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 67' Malmo FF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adi Nalic is hanging Sebastian Nanasi on the field on 67 minute.
- 72' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 73' Another substitution for Malmo FF to replace Jo Inge Berget by Amin Sarr on 73 minute.
- 77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bonke Innocent on 77.
- With this win, Malmo FF is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Malmo FF
Starting XI- 15
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- 24
- 6
- 27
- 2
- 5
- 19
- 32
- 9
- 37
Bench- 14
- 31
- 20
- 22
- 19
- 39
- 34
- 29
- 30
- 1
Coach Jon Dahl TomassonRiga FC
Starting XI- 19
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Head to Head
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