On Sunday, 30 th October, Latvia’s First Division Football League champions were named. They are „FS METTA/ University of Latvia”. Since the beginning of the season they had been striving to win and to qualify for the top level - the Master’s League. During the whole season, the student team’s performance was stable and, for quite a while, they hadn’t lost a single game.

However, over the last three rounds before the final they had been defeated by the rival „JPFS/ Spartaks”, which made the situation dramatic. On Sunday, it all ended with a great victory over „BFC Daugava” in Daugavpils - 3:0. Juris Visnakovs, a student of the UL Faculty of Economics and Management, scored two goals, but Raitis Grablovskis hit the final one. The match results ensured the students’ team winning the First Division Championship one round before its end which means the students will play among the top- level teams next year. Footballers were happy because the hard work paid off, and now they may be called the champions. According to team’s General Secretary Girts Mihelsons, the aim set gave a very good motivation for the team achievements. Talking about the future plans, G. Mihelsons said that playing at the next level offers new opportunies and implies further work. FS METTA/ University of Latvia: Kristers Putnins, Mārtins Milasevics, Rudolfs Pukitis, Toms Aizgravis, Juris Skabardis, Maris Riherts, Marsels Vapne, Edgars Vardanjans, Artjoms Zotovs, Maksims Kamkins, Juris Visnakovs. Replacing: Kalvis Grāveris, Arjoms Loginovs, Arturs Pallo, Martins Ozols, Gvido Kikans, Raitis Grablovskis, Nikita Parfjonovs. Goals: Juris Visnakovs -2, Raitis Grablovskis. Warnings: Arturs Pallo, Juris Skabardis.

Translated by students of the professional study programme Translator of the University of Latvia.

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