UEFA Conference LeagueMatchday 1Riga vs Kairat Almaty 1-1
- S. Oulad M'Hand12'
- M. Gual (P)5'
- Kick-off
- Thu, 15 Oct 2026 · 16:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Skonto stadions, Riga
- Referee
- Florjan Lata, Albania
Match timeline
- 90+3’Yellow card
Kairat AlmatyA. Martynovich - 86’Substitution
RigaS. L. Robalo Pedro ONR. Aouani OFF - 86’Substitution
RigaC. Saco ONM. Diop OFF - 80’Substitution
Kairat AlmatyD. Kasabulat ONG. Mendonsa OFF - 79’Substitution
Kairat AlmatyA. Tuyakbaev ONA. Mrynskiy OFF - 73’Substitution
Kairat AlmatyI. Bekbolat ONEdmilson OFF - 61’Substitution
RigaReginaldo Ramires ONM. Badamosi OFF - 56’Yellow card
Kairat AlmatyE. Tapalov
Show 4 earlier events
- 28’Penalty missed
RigaM. Badamosi - 23’Yellow card
Kairat AlmatyJ. Oksanen - 12’Goal!
RigaS. Oulad M'HandAssist: M. Tonisevs1 – 1 - 5’Penalty goal
Kairat AlmatyM. Gual0 – 1 - 1’Kick-off
Key stats
- 63%Possession37%
- 18Shots13
- 2.30xG1.12
- 8Shots on Target3
- 2Corners3
- 87%Pass Accuracy78%
- 2Offsides0
- 2Saves7
- 585Passes336
- 8Fouls14
- 0Yellow Cards2
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Riga4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 12Pirić
- 13Jurkovskis
- 21Musah
- 5Wassom
- 23Tonisevs
- 40Ankrah
- 8Augusto
- 22Diop
- 18M'Hand
- 7Aouani
- 19Badamosi
Substitutions
- 61’↑10 Reginaldo Ramires↓19 Muhammed Badamosi
- 86’↑15 Samuel Pedro↓7 Raki Aouani
- 86’↑6 Coli Saco↓22 Meïssa Diop
Unused substitutes 44 Marcis Kazainis, 91 Frenks Orols, 34 Antonijs Černomordijs, 25 Abdulrahman Taiwo
Kairat Almaty4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 1Anarbekov
- 20Tapalov
- 14Martynovich
- 25Shirobokov
- 3Mata
- 22Mendonca
- 13Oksanen
- 24Mrynskiy
- 28Gual
- 19Jukkola
- 9Edmilson
Substitutions
- 73’↑81 Ismail Bekbolat↓9 Edmilson
- 79’↑ A. Tuyakbaev↓24 Aleksandr Mrynskiy
- 80’↑4 Damir Kasabulat↓ G. Mendonsa
Unused substitutes 82 Sherkhan Kalmurza, 5 Lev Kurgin, 6 Adilet Sadybekov, 8 Olzhas Baibek, 17 Azamat Tuyakbayev, 27 Mukhamedali Abish, 15 Mansur Birkurmanov
Match facts
- Competition
- UEFA Conference League
- Round
- Matchday 1
- Date
- Thu, 15 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 16:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Skonto stadions, Riga
- Referee
- Florjan Lata, Albania
League table
UEFA Conference League
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 | |
| 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 2 |
Player ratings
- 1
Salah Oulad M'Hand7.9 - 2
Karl Gameni Wassom7.7 - 3
Iago Siqueira Augusto7.6 - 4
Kenan Pirić7.3 - 5
Raki Aouani7.3 - 6
Maksims Tonisevs7.2 - 7
Baba Musah7.2 - 8
Ahmed Ankrah7.2 - 9
Reginaldo Ramires7.0 - 10
Meïssa Diop6.6 - 11
Muhammed Badamosi6.3 - 12
Raivis Jurkovskis6.2
- 1
Temirlan Anarbekov8.7 - 2
Erkin Tapalov7.3 - 3
Gustavo Mendonca7.0 - 4
Oiva Jukkola7.0 - 5
Aleksandr Martynovich6.9 - 6
Aleksandr Mrynskiy6.9 - 7
Marc Gual6.9 - 8
Edmilson6.9 - 9
Jaakko Oksanen6.7 - 10
Aleksandr Shirobokov6.5 - 11
Luís Mata6.3 - 12
Ismail Bekbolat6.3 - 13
Azamat Tuyakbayev6.3 - 14
Damir Kasabulat6.2
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match

Rated 8.7, the best on the pitch in 88 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
- W-D-L
- 3-2-0
- Scored / match
- 1.4
- Conceded / match
- 0.6
- W-D-L
- 1-0-4
- Scored / match
- 0.2
- Conceded / match
- 1.6
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Match report
Riga and Kairat Almaty drew 1-1 in the UEFA Conference League league stage at Skonto. M. Gual opened the scoring from the spot early on, and S. Oulad M'Hand replied before the interval.
Kairat Almaty went in front in the 5th minute when M. Gual scored from the spot. Riga levelled in the 12th through S. Oulad M'Hand, who finished from M. Tonisevs' assist. Riga then missed a penalty through M. Badamosi on 28 minutes, and the half-time score was 1-1.
The second half brought no further goals. Riga made two changes on 86 minutes, with R. Aouani and M. Diop both going off for S. L. Robalo Pedro and C. Saco, while Kairat Almaty had already made three separate changes between 73 and 80 minutes as they tried to find a winner. M. Badamosi came off for Reginaldo Ramires on 61 minutes after missing the penalty, but the visitors held on to take a point.
Riga had 63% of the ball, made 585 passes to Kairat Almaty's 336 and completed 87% of them, while Kairat Almaty managed 37% possession and 78% pass accuracy. Riga also had the edge for shots, 18-13, and shots on target, 8-3, as well as xG, 2.3 to 1.12, but Kairat Almaty won the corner count 3-2 and forced seven saves to Riga's two. Riga were caught offside twice, Kairat Almaty not at all, and the foul count finished 8-14.
Kairat Almaty had two bookings, with J. Oksanen cautioned on 23 minutes and E. Tapalov on 56, before A. Martynovich was booked three minutes into stoppage time. Riga finished without a yellow card.
Match record
- Competition
- UEFA Conference League
- Round
- Matchday 1
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Skonto stadions, Riga
- Referee
- F. Lata
- Match ID
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12 events
- 5’Penalty goal
Kairat AlmatyM. Gual0 – 1 - 12’Goal!
RigaS. Oulad M'HandAssist: M. Tonisevs1 – 1 - 23’Yellow card
Kairat AlmatyJ. Oksanen - 28’Penalty missed
RigaM. Badamosi - 56’Yellow card
Kairat AlmatyE. Tapalov - 61’Substitution
RigaReginaldo Ramires ONM. Badamosi OFF - 73’Substitution
Kairat AlmatyI. Bekbolat ONEdmilson OFF - 79’Substitution
Kairat AlmatyA. Tuyakbaev ONA. Mrynskiy OFF - 80’Substitution
Kairat AlmatyD. Kasabulat ONG. Mendonsa OFF - 86’Substitution
RigaS. L. Robalo Pedro ONR. Aouani OFF - 86’Substitution
RigaC. Saco ONM. Diop OFF - 90+3’Yellow card
Kairat AlmatyA. Martynovich



