
Third victory in Dubai
In the first friendly match today, "Riga Football Club" won the local team "Gulf United" with the scoreline of 3:0. Goals were scored Vladimirs Kamešs, Wesley Nata and Joselpho Barnes. At 17:00 UAE time we will play against "Rodina".
At the beginning of the match, "Riga" attacked more, but the opponents were also able to respond with sharp, quick attacks. We scored the first goal in the 32nd minute. After the Yurii Vakulko's cross from the left side, Vladimirs Kamešs scored with a header (1:0). "Gulf United" had a number of individually good players, but at the end of the attack there was a lack of precision. In the last minute of the half, Wesley Nata scored the second goal for "Riga" in this game (2:0). After the first half we were two goals ahead.
We made several player changes during the second half. At the beginning of the half, Joselpho Barnes had a very good chance. Armands Pētersons made a great pass in the opponents penalty area, but the "Gulf United" team was saved by the goalkeeper after the attacker's shot. Barnes still scored the goal in this game. In the 83rd minute, Joselpho made a good header after cross from the left side made by Cristoph Martscinko, In the end "Riga" won with 3:0.
"Gulf United" is a Dubai-based team. The team focuses on the development of young footballers. The head coach of the team is Steven Taylor. The 36-year-old has played 215 games for "Newcastle United" in the English Premier League.
Today at 17:00 UAE time (15:00 Latvia) we will play against the Russian club "Rodina". This game will be live on our Youtube channel.