UEFA Europa Conference League UEFA Europa Conference League
League Stage - 1• 15 Oct 2026

Riga 1–1 Kairat Almaty

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Match Recap

Riga and Kairat Almaty shared the points in a Conference League opener that swung inside the first quarter-hour. Kairat struck first through M. Gual in the 5th minute, only for Riga to level almost immediately when S. Oulad M'Hand found the net in the 12th. After that early flurry, neither side could find the breakthrough that would have settled it. Riga currently sit 36th in the table without a win yet, while Kairat Almaty are three places better off at 29th, and both will see this draw as a point gained rather than two dropped given where they stand. The league's scoring charts are still topped by T. Parrott on 10 goals, a reminder of the gap both these sides are chasing. For a match this tight, the two goals inside twelve minutes tell the real story, so catch M. Gual's opener and Oulad M'Hand's swift reply in the highlights below.

Match Statistics

Riga
VS
Kairat Almaty
62% Ball Possession 38%
2.13 Expected goals (xG) 1.07
16 Total Shots 11
7 Shots on target 3
5 Shots off target 5
4 Blocked Shots 3
9 Shots inside box 4
7 Shots outside box 7
2 Corner Kicks 2
1 Offsides 0
7 Fouls 12
0 Yellow Cards 2
— Red Cards —
2 Goalkeeper Saves 6
515 Total passes 319
445 Accurate passes 252
86% Pass accuracy 79%
0.82 Goals prevented 0.82

Lineups

Riga
— 4-2-3-1
VS
Kairat Almaty
— 4-2-3-1
19Jukkola
28Gual
24Mrynskiy
13Oksanen
22Mendonca
3Mata25Shirobokov
14Martynovich
20Tapalov
1Anarbekov

Substitutes — Riga

Substitutes — Kairat Almaty

82Sherkhan Kalmurza 5Lev Kurgin 4Damir Kasabulat 6Adilet Sadybekov 8Olzhas Baibek 17Azamat Tuyakbayev 27Mukhamedali Abish 15Mansur Birkurmanov 81Ismail Bekbolat