Kazakhstan U19 0, Latvia U19 2

TA’QALI, Malta (Interstat) — The Latvia under-19 women’s national team opened its UEFA U19 Championship qualification campaign with a decisive 2-0 victory over Kazakhstan on Friday at the MFA Centenary Stadium. In a match controlled for long stretches by the host nation, first-half substitute Paula Dzene broke the deadlock and Anna Belova secured the points with a late strike. The win gives Latvia an ideal start in the European qualifying group, while Kazakhstan begins its tournament with a defeat. The game’s pivotal moment arrived just past the quarter-hour mark. Dzene, who had entered the match early, provided the breakthrough in… Read more...