The Jelgava Sentinel
Squad17 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Alvis Ciganovs
There were 11 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Match12 Aug 2026
The small margins put Jelgava out
Out, 2‑5 to Spartaks, and the long argument about which of the small moments decided it. The league is all there is now, and everybody knows it.
Market17 Aug 2026
Jelgava say no — this time
The offer from Spartaks for Davis Ciganovs 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.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Jelgava are taken apart by Spartaks — and the town wants answers
It finished 2-5. A cup exit is a disappointment; this was a public dismantling, and the difference between the two is the number of people who will still be talking about it in August.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Kristaps Dubra in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Jelgava this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match12 Aug 2026
7 goals as Jelgava and Spartaks go for it
Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 7 goals between Jelgava and Spartaks, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Aleksandrs Gabovs gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Marcis Cauna was on a different afternoon to everybody else
8.41. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Jelgava training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Eduards Savalnieks is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
In brief
- Boardroom Nobody left the Jelgava dressing room in a hurry
- Player ratings Off the pace: Vitalijs Jagodinskis
- Market No place for Janis Oss in the plan