Glentoran vs Riga FC, 2026-27 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying, First Round - Semifinals

· UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying
Glentoran
  • 84': Faye Loughran
FT
1 - 4
Riga FC
  • 33': Kumba Zainab Brima
  • 56': Renate Gaugere
  • 80': Sofie Keenan (OG)
  • 90'+2': Kumba Zainab Brima

About

Glentoran are hosting Riga FC at STōK Cae Ras, Wrexham, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 33': Goal! Glentoran Women 0, Riga Women 1. Kumba Brima (Riga Women) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shiori Kato.
  • 39': Kumba Brima (Riga Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Glentoran Women 0, Riga Women 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Glentoran Women 0, Riga Women 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Riga Women. Nikola Preijere replaces Hava Mustafa.
  • 56': Goal! Glentoran Women 0, Riga Women 2. Renate Gaugere (Riga Women) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Minami Oi.
  • 59': Milana Rahimova (Riga Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Substitution, Glentoran Women. Naomi McLaughlin replaces Jenna McKearney.
  • 66': Renate Gaugere (Riga Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, Glentoran Women. Rachel Rogan replaces Nadene Caldwell.
  • 80': Own Goal by Sofie Keenan, Glentoran Women. Glentoran Women 0, Riga Women 3.
  • 84': Goal! Glentoran Women 1, Riga Women 3. Faye Loughran (Glentoran Women) header from more than 35 yards to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Demi Vance.
  • 89': Substitution, Glentoran Women. Daisy Conway replaces Jessica Foy.
  • 89': Substitution, Glentoran Women. Annie Timoney replaces Kelly Crompton.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Glentoran Women 1, Riga Women 4. Kumba Brima (Riga Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Riga Women. Laura Sondore replaces Wakana Mitani.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Riga Women. Anna Belova replaces Kumba Brima.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Glentoran Women 1, Riga Women 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Glentoran Women 1, Riga Women 4.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying

Venue: STōK Cae Ras
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Attendance: 142

Line-Ups

GLE Glentoran (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Ashleigh Mckinnon (GK)
3 Jessica Foy
2 Faye Loughran
26 Kelly Crompton
5 Sofie Keenan
23 Jenna Mckearney
7 Aimee Kerr
6 Nadene Caldwell
8 Demi Vance
20 Mia Moore
16 Gracie Conway
Glentoran Substitutes:
Emma Mcmaster, Rachel Rogan, Ellie Butler, Annie Timoney, Clodagh Maguire, Daisy Conway, Chloe McCarron, Kelly Bailie, Lily Jeffery, Naomi Mclaughlin.

RIG Riga FC (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Aleksandra Torgosova (GK)
39 Natsumi Taketa
19 Renate Gaugere
28 Milana Rahimova Yellow Card
23 Wakana Mitani
9 Līva Šteinberga
49 Minami Oi
11 Miyu Takahira
80 Shiori Kato
10 Kumba Zainab Brima
99 Hava Mustafa
Riga FC Substitutes:
Signija Senberga, Nikola Preijere, Hannah Juana, Anna Belova, Tīna Čamane, Marina Telukevica, Jekaterina Haritonova, Laura Kallase, Laura Sondore, Ieva Krasnova.

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