Latvia 0-0 Armenia: Mishiev denies hosts in Nations League finale

Aleksandr Mishiev kept Latvia out with a string of saves as Armenia drew 0-0 at Skonto Stadium in Riga on Sunday in the final round of UEFA Nations League Group C2. Armenia finish third on six points and stay in League C, while Latvia end the campaign bottom with two points. More international reports are on BetAlert News.

Match facts

• Result: Latvia 0-0 Armenia (half-time 0-0)
• Competition: UEFA Nations League C, Group C2, Matchday 6
• Date: Sunday 15 November 2026
• Venue: Skonto Stadium, Riga
• Scorers: None
• Red cards: None
• Attendance: 5,355
• Referee: Vassilis Fotias (Greece)
• Final standings: Montenegro 16, Cyprus 8, Armenia 6, Latvia 2

How the match unfolded

Paolo Nicolato made three changes to his Latvia side. Daniels Balodis came in for Deniss Meļņiks, who was unavailable for health reasons, Roberts Savaļnieks replaced Raivis Andris Jurkovskis and Vladislavs Gutkovskis led the attack instead of Roberts Uldriķis, according to the Latvian Football Federation.

Armenia had the first look at goal. Oskars Vientiess was booked for a foul just outside his own area in the opening minutes, and Zhirayr Shaghoyan's free-kick flew just wide with Rihards Matrevics at full stretch.

Yegishe Melikyan's side then had most of the ball, but Latvia created the clearer chances. In the 25th minute Lūkass Vapne met the ball after a corner with a powerful shot that forced Mishiev into a fine save, the first of a run of Latvian corners. The Latvian federation's report also credits Mishiev with a save from Antonijs Černomordijs in the 35th minute, and the half ended goalless.

Latvia pushed on after the break, with Eduards Dašķevičs their most dangerous player. Their best spell came in the 67th minute, when Gutkovskis struck from around 15 metres and Andrejs Cigaņiks reached the rebound, only for Mishiev to deny him as well. The federation's report says the Armenia goalkeeper also kept out a powerful effort from Balodis in the 72nd minute.

Armenia changed their attack in the 78th minute, sending on Artur Miranyan, Narek Hovhannisyan and Grant-Leon Ranos for Artur Gharibyan, Shaghoyan and Narek Grigoryan, and Erik Piloyan replaced Styopa Mkrtchyan four minutes later. Uldriķis came on for Gutkovskis in the 82nd minute. The visitors finished the stronger side with long-range shots and crosses into the Latvian area, but the home defence held, and Dašķevičs, booked late on, and Savaļnieks made way for Kristaps Grabovskis and Maksims Toņiševs in stoppage time.

UEFA's match statistics show Latvia with nine shots on target and 13 corners to Armenia's seven, while Armenia had 57% of possession.

What it means for both teams

With Montenegro winning 4-1 in Cyprus at the same time (report), UEFA's final standings put Montenegro top and promoted to League B on 16 points, with Cyprus second on eight and heading into the League B/C play-offs. Armenia finish third with one win, three draws and two defeats, the win being their 2-0 victory over Latvia in Yerevan on 25 September (report).

Latvia were the only team in the group without a win, drawing twice. They are not relegated, because the Nations League moves to a three-league format from the 2028/29 season, as both the federation and public broadcaster LSM noted.

"We played good football and created good chances to score," Nicolato told the Latvian federation. "Of course, we weren't so fresh, but I'm satisfied with the performance and the overall process. Against a good opponent we looked good and deserved to win." He singled out Gutkovskis, saying the striker had "a very good game".

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