Result and Decisive Goals

FC Riga defeated Vardar Skopje 5-2 after extra time in the Liga Conferência. Vardar Skopje took the lead through D. Babunski in the 17th minute with an assist from I. Puleio. A. Omeragic doubled the advantage in the 66th minute. A. Taiwo pulled one back for Riga in the 87th minute assisted by Reginaldo Ramires. Riga then scored four more times in extra time at the 92nd, 105th, 109th and 117th minutes, with the final goal coming from Caio Ferreira. Two of the extra-time goals had scorers listed as unavailable in the match data.

First-Half and Second-Half Flow

The match opened with early corner activity for both sides in the seventh minute. Vardar Skopje struck first in the 17th minute when D. Babunski converted. Just two minutes later Vardar received a red card, leaving them with ten players. Riga earned another corner in the 33rd minute before the first half ended. In the second half Riga collected several corners at the 52nd, 62nd, 76th and 86th minutes. A yellow card was shown to B. Musah of Riga in the 56th minute. Vardar extended their lead through A. Omeragic in the 66th minute before Taiwo reduced the deficit in the 87th minute, sending the game into extra time.

Extra Time and Final Statistics

Extra time began with Riga immediately finding the net in the 92nd minute. Another yellow card followed for Riga in the 93rd minute. Vardar earned a corner in the 105th minute yet Riga scored again at the same minute. A further yellow card was issued to Vardar Skopje during extra time. Riga added two more goals in the second period of extra time at the 109th and 117th minutes, the latter by Caio Ferreira, while also earning multiple corners. Across the full match Riga finished with nine corners to Vardar Skopje’s two. Riga received two yellow cards while Vardar collected one yellow and one red card. No penalty kicks were awarded to either side and four minutes of injury time were noted. The comeback highlighted Riga’s persistence after trailing by two goals with only minutes remaining in normal time. Visit AltBets for live scores and additional Conference League coverage.