Draw against the champion of Malaysia

In the fourth friendly match in Dubai, "Riga Football Club" today played a 1:1 draw against Malaysia's strongest team "Johor". On February 2, we will play against the Russian Premier League club "Spartak Moscow".

"Johor" has won the Malaysian Championship eight times in a row. The team includes a number of very skilled foreign footballers who have played in championships such as the Spanish "La Liga" and the Italian Seria A during their careers.

We started the game well. We scored the first goal in the 12th minute. "Riga" made a great combination, delivered the ball to the left side, Karim Loukili crossed the ball into the penalty area, and there "Johor" player sent the ball into his own net. In the 25th minute, our goalkeeper Nils Puriņš made a big mistake and allowed Fernando Forestieri shot the ball into empty net - 1:1. None of the teams had a clear advantage in the first half. After the first half, a fair draw 1:1.

As in previous games, the coach changed lineup after half-time. Only Raivis Jurkovskis was replaced due to an injury in the first half. The second part of the game was not very interesting. Both teams played selflessly and had little good goal scoring chances There were a couple of episodes where there were potentially good opportunities, but in the end there was still a little lack of understanding. In the end draw 1:1.

The next game on February 2 at 17:00 UAE time against the Russian Premier League club "Spartak".