The Jelgava Sentinel
Match12 Aug 2026
Jelgava bow out of the cup
Spartaks go through and Jelgava go home, 4‑5 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
A debut Vladimirs Laizans will not forget — 7.05
There is exactly one of these per career and it does not usually go like this. 1 on the scoresheet, 7.05 beside the name, and a crowd that had never seen him before chanting it by the end.
Match12 Aug 2026
Jelgava throw away a 2-goal lead
2 in front and in complete control, and it finished with Spartaks the happier side. There is no version of this afternoon that Jelgava will enjoy reviewing.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Raivis Jurkovskis keeps Jelgava in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Market17 Aug 2026
Jelgava say no — this time
The offer from Metta/LU for Kaspars Jurkovskis was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Jelgava
Raivis Gabovs was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Kaspars Gabovs out for 51 days
The medical room confirms 51 days on the sidelines for Kaspars Gabovs, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Market17 Aug 2026
Metta/LU join the queue for Olegs Jagodinskis
Add another name to the list: Metta/LU have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Olegs Jagodinskis. The answer from Jelgava has not changed — yet.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Olegs Tarasovs signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Olegs Tarasovs commits to Jelgava for another 3 years.
In brief
- Player ratings Eduards Stolcers runs at them all day
- Market Igors Savalnieks is free to find somewhere else
- Player ratings Off the bench and decisive: Olegs Jagodinskis