LIEPAJA, Latvia (Interstat) — FK Liepaja and Super Nova played to a 3-3 draw in a back-and-forth league match at Stadions Daugava on Sunday, with both sides scoring twice after halftime and neither able to hold a late lead. Liepaja led at halftime through Amar Haidara, Super Nova answered twice through Valerijs Lizunovs, and the teams traded goals again in the final 10 minutes. The visitors struck last when Agris Glaudans equalized in the 85th minute. The teams combined for six goals.

Amar Haidara gave FK Liepaja the lead in the 39th minute and completed his brace in the 67th, while Valerijs Lizunovs answered for Super Nova in the 54th and 77th. E. Oloko put Liepaja ahead 3-2 in the 81st, but Agris Glaudans rescued a point for Super Nova four minutes later. Haidara’s statline showed 90 minutes and two goals, Lizunovs 88 minutes and two goals, Oloko 90 minutes and one goal, Glaudans 28 minutes and one goal, Patrikejevs 88 minutes and one assist, and Straalman 90 minutes, one assist and a yellow card.

Super Nova played the final half-hour with 10 men after Emsis E. was sent off in the 63rd minute. The dismissal did not end Super Nova’s threat, and the visitors kept pressing for an equalizer. Rafalskis M. was booked in the same minute, and the match grew increasingly physical as Liepaja collected six yellow cards and Super Nova two. Ogunniyi A. was booked in first-half stoppage time, Talisca in the 50th, Iljins K. in the 57th, Straalman B. in the 65th, Martins M. in the 90+2nd minute and Patijcuks D. in the 90+5th minute. Sitjakovs R. was also booked for Super Nova in the 90th minute.

Substitutions followed in the closing stages. Liepaja replaced Ogunniyi A. in the 61st, Talisca in the 70th and Korobenko A. in the 86th. Super Nova brought on Bamba in the 62nd, Kirss R. in the 82nd and replaced Lizunovs V. and Patrikejevs I. in the 88th. Glaudans, whose appearance lasted 28 minutes, scored the final equalizer after Oloko had put Liepaja back in front. The late goals capped a second half that included five goals and a red card.

The draw leaves Super Nova with a record of 1 win, 3 losses and 1 draw in this competition, and the same mark across all competitions. FK Liepaja is now 1 win, 1 loss and 2 draws in this competition and 1 win, 1 loss and 2 draws across all competitions. Super Nova had entered after a 3-0 loss to RFS, a 2-1 loss to Riga FC, a 4-0 loss to RFS and a 2-1 win over Grobina. Liepaja had drawn 0-0 with Tukums 2000, beaten Jelgava 3-0 and lost 3-2 to Auda. The result added another draw to Liepaja’s league account and another one-goal margin to Super Nova’s recent run.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected FK Liepaja 2, Super Nova 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave FK Liepaja an 85.4 percent probability to win. FK Liepaja was installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 6 went under the over/under line of 2.5.