The two clubs face off in the first qualifying round of the 2008-2009 UEFA Cup. The first leg will be played on July, 17 2008 and the second leg on July 31, 2008.
JFK Olimps Rīga finished 8th in Latvia's LMT Virslīga, but because the club made the Latvian Cup final it earned a place in the UEFA cup. Latvian defender Jevgeņijs Kazura is the squad's captain. The club also has Brazilian forward Enrike Mendez. The club's home venue, Daugava Stadium, seats 5,000 in the capital of Riga.
St. Patrick's Athletic ended second last season in the Eircom League. 22-year-old forward Mark Quigley lead the club with 14 league goals in '07. Forward Gary O'Neill complimented Quigley with 8 goals. American Ryan Guy is also part of the forward corps.
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Friday, July 4, 2008
2008/09 UEFA Cup: Olimps vs. St Patrick's Athletic
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
FK Rīga Wins in Virsliga Action
FK Rīga defeated JFK Olimps Rīga 3-1 in Virsliga action today. JFK Olimps Rīga was formed in 2005 and the club looked unprepared against their much older city rivals. Goals from A. Cirkins (20'), Russian midfielder Andrei Agafonov (35'), and A. Miholaps (66') for FK Rīga doomed the inexperienced JFK Olimps squad.
The win moved FK Rīga up into 2nd place. They trail leader FK Ventspils by only 4 points now. FK Ventspils also took three pionts today against FK Daugava Daugavpils by a score of 3-0. FK Ventspils' scores came via a Vīts Rimkus hatrick. The 34 year-old Latvian national team member has 10 international goals.
On Saturday the 17th, FK Ventspils hosts Olimps Rīga and FK Rīga is away to FK Liepājas Metalurgs.
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