RIGA (Interstat) — The match was played Thursday, and Riga FC and FK Kairat Almaty Under 19 played to a 1-1 draw in a global football match at Stadions Skonto in Riga. Riga FC was the home team, and FK Kairat Almaty Under 19 was the visiting team. The match was played at Stadions Skonto, with Riga FC listed as the home side and Kairat Almaty Under 19 listed as the visitor. Riga FC opened the scoring in the 12th minute when Oulad M’Hand S. found the net. The goal gave the home side a 1-0 lead. Kairat Almaty Under 19 responded with a goal from Marc Gual, which leveled the match. Neither team scored again after that exchange, and the contest finished with one goal for each side. The final score was 1-1. The draw was the result of a match that saw one goal from each team.

The draw left both clubs with a competition record of 0 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw. Riga FC’s season record in this competition is now 0 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw. FK Kairat Almaty Under 19’s season record in this competition is also 0 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw. Across all competitions, Riga FC is now 2 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw. FK Kairat Almaty Under 19 is now 1 win, 0 losses and 1 draw across all competitions. Riga FC entered the match after a 2-0 win against Tukums 2000 and a 2-1 win against Aris. Kairat Almaty Under 19 had previously defeated Zhetysu 1-0. Those results preceded the Thursday match and helped shape the records each team carried into the contest. The competition records for both sides remain even after the draw.

Marc Gual scored for Kairat Almaty Under 19. Salah M Hand scored for Riga FC. Maksims Tonisevs provided the assist on Riga FC’s goal. Those three players were listed among the key performances in the match. Kairat Almaty Under 19 received three yellow cards. Oksanen J. was booked in the 23rd minute. Tapalov E. was booked in the 56th minute. Martynovich A. was booked in the 90th-plus-2nd minute. Riga FC did not have a player booked in the match. The bookings were the only disciplinary actions recorded in the contest. The yellow cards all went to Kairat Almaty Under 19.

Riga FC made its first substitution in the 61st minute, bringing on Badamosi M. Kairat Almaty Under 19 then made a substitution in the 73rd minute with Edmilson. The visitors made two more substitutions in the 79th minute with Mrynskiy A. and Mendonsa G. Riga FC used substitutions in the 86th minute with Aouani R. and Diop M. In total, each side made three substitutions during the match. The substitutions began in the 61st minute and continued through the 86th minute. Riga FC made three substitutions, and Kairat Almaty Under 19 made three substitutions. The match included six substitutions in total. Riga FC’s substitutions came in the 61st and 86th minutes. Kairat Almaty Under 19’s substitutions came in the 73rd and 79th minutes. The substitution period spanned from the 61st minute to the 86th minute. Both teams used their benches during the second half.

Riga FC had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Riga FC 6, FK Kairat Almaty Under 19 1. Interstat’s ELO system projected Riga FC with a 99 percent probability to win. The total score of 2 went over the over/under line of 2.5. Those pregame projections and betting numbers were part of the match buildup.