The Ventspils Gazette
Match22 Apr 2028
10 matches without a win for Ventspils
The run now stands at 10, and the questions being asked around Ventspils are no longer polite ones.
Match22 Apr 2028
Nowhere to hide for Ventspils
0‑6 against Skonto, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Market24 Apr 2028
Aleksandrs Gabovs asks to leave Ventspils
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
The terraces24 Apr 2028
The boos come down from three sides
“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 6 of the 30 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.
Squad24 Apr 2028
Tempers go at Ventspils
Antonis Papakanellos 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.
Squad24 Apr 2028
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.
Squad24 Apr 2028
6 past Jhon Azcárate
Whether it was the goalkeeper or the ten in front of him is the argument that will fill every conversation in town this week. 4 saves does not settle it either way.
Boardroom24 Apr 2028
Nobody left the Ventspils dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
Player ratings24 Apr 2028
Antonis Papakanellos runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 14. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
In brief
- Squad A first senior shirt for Gatis Oss
- Player ratings Vladimirs Tarasovs never got going
- Player ratings Marcis Rugins never got going