The Spartaks Post
Match12 Aug 2026
Spartaks through in the cup
A 2‑1 win over Jelgava, and the draw for the next round can be watched with some interest for once.
Match12 Aug 2026
Pavels Kamess wins it after the whistle should have gone
93 minutes played. Pavels Kamess found the finish in time that only existed because of earlier delays, and Jelgava went from a point to nothing inside one movement.
Market17 Aug 2026
Spartaks turn down Liepaja for Vladimirs Oss
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Spartaks
Davis Kamess 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.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Spartaks beat the market to Bruno Melnis from Liepaja
Liepaja will keep picking him until June and will get nothing for him after it. Bruno Melnis has pre-agreed a move to Spartaks, and the only people who lose in that arrangement are the ones who let the contract run down.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Spartaks supporters have found a favourite in Andrius Sernas
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Andrius Sernas has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Vikintas Simkus falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Pavels Kamess in the eights
A performance of 8.03 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Roberts Oss
Successful dribbles: 17. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
In brief
- Squad No hiding place for Igors Vanins
- Squad Roberts Dubra stays put
- Market Kaspars Laizans is free to find somewhere else