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Vardar vs Riga FC: match report

Vardar hosted Riga FC at Toše Proeski Arena on Wednesday 22 July 2026, in the UECL Qualifying (round 2). Philip Farrugia is the referee.

Result and scorers

Vardar 2-3 Riga FC. Goals: Diego Castañeda 28' for Vardar; Orlando Galo 35' for Riga FC; Iago Siqueira 39' for Riga FC; Gerson Rodrigues 66' for Vardar; Iago Siqueira 81' for Riga FC. Attendance: 2,708.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 15' Yellow card: Mislav Matic (Vardar)
  • 20' Yellow card: Baba Musah (Riga FC)
  • 21' Yellow card: Orlando Galo (Riga FC)
  • 28' Goal: Diego Castañeda (Vardar) 1-0
  • 35' Goal: Orlando Galo (Riga FC) 1-1
  • 39' Goal: Iago Siqueira (Riga FC) 1-2
  • 43' Yellow card: Raivis Andris Jurkovskis (Riga FC)
  • 52' Yellow card: Salah-Eddine Oulad (Riga FC)
  • 66' Goal: Gerson Rodrigues (Vardar) 2-2
  • 81' Goal: Iago Siqueira (Riga FC) 2-3
  • 90'+1' Yellow card: Filip Najdovski (Vardar)
Match stats (contains the result)
0%Possession0%
0Shots0
0Shots on target0
0Corners0
0Fouls0
0Offsides0
0Saves0
2Yellow cards4
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Vardar 4-1-2-3

Coach: Cristian Fabbiani

  1. 95 Davor Taleski GK
  2. 21 Georgije Jankulov DEF
  3. 5 Filip Najdovski DEF
  4. 4 Mislav Matic DEF
  5. 3 Mihail Manevski DEF
  6. 6 David Babunski MID
  7. 8 Boban Nikolov MID
  8. 32 Diego Castañeda MID
  9. 71 Miguel Pires MID
  10. 9 Azer Omeragikj FWD
  11. 7 Gerson Rodrigues FWD

Bench

  • 10 Goran Zakaric MID
  • 88 Nemanja Bosancic MID
  • 1 Daniel Dikovski GK
  • 27 Filip Cvetkovski DEF
  • 23 Filip Duranski DEF
  • 18 Nenad Miskovski DEF
  • 49 Dimitar Danev MID
  • 22 Dimitar Todorovski FWD
  • 17 Ediz Spahiu FWD
  • 34 Ian Puleio FWD
  • 31 Ivo Markovski FWD

Riga FC 3-5-2

Coach: Adrián Gula

  1. 91 Frenks Orols GK
  2. 13 Raivis Jurkovskis DEF
  3. 21 Baba Musah DEF
  4. 34 Antonijs Cernomordijs DEF
  5. 4 Orlando Galo MID
  6. 18 Salah Oulad M'Hand MID
  7. 40 Ahmed Ankrah MID
  8. 8 Iago Siqueira MID
  9. 17 Andrés Salazar DEF
  10. 19 Mohamed Badamosi FWD
  11. 7 Raki Aouani FWD

Bench

  • 99 Caio Ferreira FWD
  • 33 Paulo DEF
  • 10 Reginaldo Ramires FWD
  • 5 Karl Gameni Wassom DEF
  • 31 Athanasios Papadoudis GK
  • 44 Marcis Kazainis GK
  • 3 Abner DEF
  • 23 Maksims Tonisevs DEF
  • 25 Abdulrahman Taiwo FWD
  • 11 Brian Peña FWD
  • 22 Meïssa Diop FWD