2018 Virsligas Winter Cup

Last updated
2018 Virslīgas Ziemas kausa
CountryFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Teams8
Champions FK RFS
Runners-up Spartaks Jūrmala
Matches played12
Goals scored38 (3.17 per match)
2017

The 2018 Virsligas Winter Cup is the league cup's sixth season. It began on 9 March 2018. [1]

Contents

Quarterfinals

9 March 2018 FK Ventspils 0–2 FK RFS Skonto Hall, Riga
17:30 UTC+2 Report (in Latvian)
  • Uvarenko Soccerball shade.svg78' (o.g.)
  • Dubra Soccerball shade.svg88'
9 March 2018 FK Jelgava 0–0
(4–1 p)
FK Liepāja Skonto Hall, Riga
20:00 UTC+2 Report (in Latvian)
Penalties
Olberkis Soccerball shad check.svg
Krušatins Soccerball shad check.svg
Grigarāvičs Soccerball shad check.svg
Kurtišs Soccerball shad check.svg
Zárate Soccerball shad check.svg

10 March 2018 Valmieras FK 0–4 FS METTA/LU Skonto Hall, Riga
14:30 UTC+2 Report (in Latvian)
10 March 2018 Riga FC 1–2 Spartaks Jūrmala Skonto Hall, Riga
17:00 UTC+2 Report (in Latvian)

5 – 8 places

Semifinals
14 March 2018 FK Ventspils 1–7 FK Liepāja Skonto Hall, Riga
14:30 UTC+2
[Report] (in Latvian)
15 March 2018 Valmieras FK 1–2 Riga FC Skonto Hall, Riga
14:30 UTC+2
  • Soccerball shade.svg55'
[Report] (in Latvian)
Seventh place
24 March 2018 FK Ventspils 1–1
(5–3 p)
Valmieras FK Skonto Hall, Riga
14:00 UTC+2 [Report] (in Latvian)
Fifth place
24 March 2018 FK Liepāja 1–2 Riga FC Skonto Hall, Riga
17:00 UTC+2 [Report] (in Latvian)

Semifinals

16 March 2018 FK RFS 2–1 FK Jelgava Skonto Hall, Riga
17:30 UTC+2 [Report] (in Latvian)
16 March 2018 FS METTA/LU 0–1 Spartaks Jūrmala Skonto Hall, Riga
20:00 UTC+2 [Report] (in Latvian)

Third place

25 March 2018 FS METTA/LU 4–1 FK Jelgava Skonto Hall, Riga
14:00 UTC+2
[Report] (in Latvian)

Final

25 March 2018 Spartaks Jūrmala 2–2
(4–5 p)
FK RFS Skonto Hall, Riga
17:00 UTC+2 [Report] (in Latvian)

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References

  1. VIRSLĪGAS KAUSS (in Latvian)