FC Riga's futsal team faced a challenging scenario in their recent Champions League match, where despite winning with a last-minute goal, they were unable to overcome the aggregate score from their prior loss. The match last week ended in a heavy 4-7 defeat against their opponents, complicating their chances of advancing further in the prestigious tournament. In the match, a key player, Dilans Vargass, received a second yellow card, leaving Riga temporarily with ten players, yet they managed to retain their clean sheet during that brief period.

The only goal in the recent match came in the dying moments, credited to a shot by Artjoms Kozlovskis that was deflected by an opposing defender into the net. This narrow victory, however, couldn’t counterbalance the substantial loss that Riga incurred earlier, thus they didn’t secure a spot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Historically, the team had performed well, including a strong showing in the knockout stages where they defeated the Kosovo team Prishtina 11-4 on aggregate.

In the Champions League group stage, FC Riga showed mixed results, winning against St. Andrews' Luxol and Serbian champions Loznica-Grad 2018, while also suffering a significant defeat against Lisbon's Benfica. Having participated in the elite rounds of the Champions League for the past two seasons, this year's early elimination marks a disappointment for the team and its supporters, who had high hopes for their performance this season.