RIGA (Interstat) — Amelija Lipsane scored three goals and Keita Zviedre added another as Metta W defeated Rigas Futbola Skola W 5-0 in a global football game. Metta W scored five goals total, while Rigas Futbola Skola W scored none. The visiting side took control early and kept the home team from finding a response. Metta W improved its season record in this competition to 1-0 and its record across all competitions to 1-0. Rigas Futbola Skola W dropped to 0-1 in this competition and 0-1 across all competitions. The result gave Metta W its first win of the season in both the competition and across all competitions.

Lipsane opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. She scored again in the 45th minute, sending Metta W into halftime with a two-goal lead. Zviedre made it 3-0 in the 52nd minute. Lipsane completed her hat trick in the 56th minute, extending the advantage to four goals. The visitors’ five-goal total included those four detailed scoring plays, with Lipsane accounting for three and Zviedre adding one. Metta W’s scoring began in the first half and continued after the break as the visitors turned their early lead into a larger margin. Rigas Futbola Skola W trailed at halftime and remained behind throughout the second half.

Rigas Futbola Skola W could not find a goal in response. The home side remained scoreless as Metta W protected its lead through the second half. Metta W’s competition record moved to 1-0, and its overall record also moved to 1-0. Rigas Futbola Skola W’s competition record moved to 0-1, and its overall record also moved to 0-1. The visitors’ defensive effort kept the home team off the scoreboard for the full match. Metta W’s five-goal performance was led by Lipsane’s hat trick, while Zviedre’s single goal added to the total.

Lipsane was Metta W’s top star. Her statline was 90 minutes and three goals. Zviedre’s statline was 90 minutes and one goal. Both players were on the field for the full match, according to their statlines. Lipsane’s goals came in the 23rd, 45th and 56th minutes. Zviedre’s goal came in the 52nd minute. The goal log listed those scoring plays in order, with Metta W building a lead that held through the final whistle.

The game counted in the competition standings and in the all-competitions records for both sides. Metta W moved to 1-0 in the competition and 1-0 across all competitions. Rigas Futbola Skola W moved to 0-1 in the competition and 0-1 across all competitions. Metta W’s season record in the competition is now 1-0, and its record across all competitions is now 1-0. Rigas Futbola Skola W’s season record in the competition is now 0-1, and its record across all competitions is now 0-1.

Metta W’s victory came in a match that counted in both the competition and all-competitions records. The visiting side scored five goals total and held Rigas Futbola Skola W scoreless. The home side’s record in the competition is now 0-1, and its record across all competitions is now 0-1. Metta W’s record in the competition is now 1-0, and its record across all competitions is now 1-0. Lipsane’s three goals and Zviedre’s one goal were the key performances in the game. The goal log listed Metta W’s scoring plays in order from the 23rd minute through the 56th minute. Rigas Futbola Skola W could not answer before the final whistle.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Metta W 12, Rigas Futbola Skola W 1. Interstat’s ELO system projected Metta W with a 66.4 percent probability to win.