Match report

Latvia Defeats Gibraltar 1-0 in UEFA Nations League

Latvia
Latvia
1–0
FT
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Mar 31, 2026

Latvia secured a tense victory over Gibraltar in their UEFA Nations League clash, prevailing 1-0 thanks to Antonijs Černomordijs's late goal. Despite a strong defensive effort from Gibraltar, Latvia's persistence paid off in the final moments of the match.

Key Facts

  • • Final Score: Latvia 1-0 Gibraltar
  • • Goal: Antonijs Černomordijs (90+3) for Latvia
  • • Yellow Cards: D. Zelenkovs (Latvia), T. De Barr (Gibraltar), K. Ronan (Gibraltar), Dan Bent (Gibraltar), Luca Robert Scanlon (Gibraltar), N. Pozo (Gibraltar)
  • • Substitutions: R. Uldrikis, J. Ikaunieks for Latvia; Luca Robert Scanlon, Dylan Borge, Kai Mauro for Gibraltar

Lineups

Latvia

Starting XI

  • 23 Rihards Matrevics (G)
  • 4 Roberts Veips (D)
  • 5 Antonijs Černomordijs (D)
  • 13 Raivis Jurkovskis (D)
  • 11 Roberts Savaļnieks (M)
  • 17 Lūkass Vapne (M)
  • 15 Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (M)
  • 14 Andrejs Cigaņiks (M)
  • 10 Jānis Ikaunieks (F)
  • 8 Renārs Varslavāns (F)
  • 20 Roberts Uldriķis (F)

Substitutes

  • 2 Daniels Balodis
  • 18 Dario Sits
  • 9 Vladislavs Gutkovskis
  • 7 Kristaps Grabovskis
  • 16 Kristers Penkevics
  • 1 Krišjānis Zviedris
  • 19 Marko Regža
  • 6 Eduards Emsis
  • 12 Frenks Orols
  • 3 Vitālijs Jagodinskis
  • 22 Aleksejs Saveljevs
  • 21 Deniss Melniks

Gibraltar

Starting XI

  • 23 Jaylan Hankins (G)
  • 2 Ethan Jolley (D)
  • 6 Bernardo Lopes (D)
  • 5 Louie Annesley (D)
  • 14 Kian Ronan (D)
  • 22 Graeme Torrilla (M)
  • 11 Carlos Richards (M)
  • 19 Dan Bent (M)
  • 4 Nicholas Pozo (M)
  • 8 James Scanlon (M)
  • 7 Tjay De Barr (F)

Substitutes

  • 20 Luca Robert Scanlon
  • 12 Dylan Borge
  • 21 Kai Mauro
  • 9 James Coombes
  • 15 Joachim Ostheider
  • 1 Bradley Banda
  • 13 Tom Chakraverty
  • 16 Jeremy Perera
  • 3 Julian Valarino
  • 17 Bilal Douah
  • 10 Julian Del Rio
  • 18 Mohammed Emrani

Timeline

  1. Latvia
    5' Latvia Card · Yellow Card
    D. Zelenkovs

    Foul

  2. Gibraltar
    40' Gibraltar Card · Yellow Card
    T. De Barr

    Foul

  3. Latvia
    45'+3 Latvia Var · Goal cancelled
    Roberts Veips
  4. Latvia
    46' Latvia subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Roberts Veips · On: D. Balodis
  5. Gibraltar
    51' Gibraltar Card · Yellow Card
    K. Ronan

    Foul

  6. Latvia
    61' Latvia subst · Substitution 2
    Off: R. Uldrikis · On: V. Gutkovskis
  7. Latvia
    61' Latvia subst · Substitution 3
    Off: J. Ikaunieks · On: D. Šits
  8. Gibraltar
    67' Gibraltar Card · Yellow Card
    Dan Bent

    Foul

  9. Gibraltar
    73' Gibraltar subst · Substitution 1
    Off: K. Ronan · On: Luca Robert Scanlon
  10. Gibraltar
    79' Gibraltar Card · Yellow Card
    Luca Robert Scanlon

    Foul

  11. Gibraltar
    80' Gibraltar subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Graeme Torrilla · On: Dylan Borge
  12. Gibraltar
    80' Gibraltar subst · Substitution 3
    Off: E. Jolley · On: Kai Mauro
  13. Gibraltar
    88' Gibraltar Card · Yellow Card
    N. Pozo

    Foul

  14. Latvia
    90'+3 Latvia Goal · Normal Goal
    Antonijs Černomordijs · Assist: R. Savalnieks

Match Stats

Stat Latvia Gibraltar
Fouls 13 15
Pass Accuracy 82% 77%
Offsides 1 0
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 14 6
Corners 9 3
Total Passes 414 301
Yellow Cards 2 5
Blocked Shots 2 2
Shots on Target 5 2
xG — —
Shots off Target 7 2
Possession 58% 42%
Goals Prevented — —
Accurate Passes 338 232
Shots Inside Box 14 3
Saves 2 4
Shots Outside Box 0 3

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Latvia's Roberts Veips had an early goal disallowed by VAR in the 45th minute, a moment that could have shifted the momentum early on.
  • ▸ Antonijs Černomordijs sealed the victory with a goal in the 90th minute, capitalizing on Gibraltar's tiring defense late in the game.