Riga FC 3-2 FC Ararat-Armenia: Result and Key Stats

📊 Stats

Metric	Riga FC	FC Ararat-Armenia
Yellow cards	5	4
Red cards	0	0

⚡ Key Moments

• 13' - score change - Iago Siqueira [1-0]
• 22' - score change - Ahmed Ankrah [2-0]
• 45' - score change - Zhirayr Shaghoyan [2-1]
• 62' - score change - Sandro Lima [2-2]

⭐ Key Players

• Iago Siqueira opened the scoring at 13'42'' in Riga's 3-2 win.
• Ahmed Ankrah doubled the lead at 22'16'' and was booked at 65'55''.
• Zhirayr Shaghoyan pulled one back at 45'48'' to ignite the away comeback.
• Sandro Lima levelled at 62'51'', making it 2-2 before the late decisive turn.

Riga seized control quickly. Iago Siqueira struck after 13 minutes, and Ahmed Ankrah followed before the midway point of the first half, sending the home side into the interval 2-0 up. The first period also grew feisty, with Edgar Grigoryan cautioned for FC Ararat-Armenia and Salah Eddine Oulad M Hand plus Orlando Galo booked for Riga.

The visitors responded immediately after halftime. Grigoryan, already on a yellow card, was replaced by Armen Hambardzumyan at the break, and Zhirayr Shaghoyan scored within a minute of the restart. Sandro Lima then made it 2-2 on 62:51 before a run of substitutions and further bookings disrupted the flow.

Zidane Banjaqui, Hugo Oliveira and Carlos Henrique Franca Freires were all shown yellow cards for the away side, while Ahmed Ankrah, Andres Salazar Osorio and Reginaldo Ramires also went into the book for Riga. The stats record a 3-2 home win, but the highlights in this summary were the wild swings in momentum after the interval.

📅 What's Next

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🔮 Accurate Prediction

Our pre-match analysis called this one correctly. These picks were backed before kick-off and landed after the final result.

1X2: Home @1.81
Pre-match pick: Riga are favoured at home and the article backs them to win.