UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE - 2018/19 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Daugava - Riga Saturday 13 October 2018 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Latvia Group D1 - Matchday 3 Kazakhstan Last updated 01/03/2019 16:58CET Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 5 Match officials 6 Competition facts 7 Match-by-match lineups 10 Legend 12 1 Latvia - Kazakhstan Saturday 13 October 2018 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Daugava, Riga Previous meetings Head to Head 2016 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 13/10/2015 QR (GS) Latvia - Kazakhstan 0-1 Riga Kuat 65 09/09/2014 QR (GS) Kazakhstan - Latvia 0-0 Astana Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Total Latvia 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 - - - - 5 2 2 1 5 3 Kazakhstan 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 5 1 2 2 3 5 2 Latvia - Kazakhstan Saturday 13 October 2018 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Daugava, Riga Squad list Latvia League phase No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Andris Vaņins 30/04/1980 38 Zürich * 2 0 12 Kaspars Ikstens 05/06/1988 30 Rīgas FS - 0 0 23 Pāvels Šteinbors 21/09/1985 33 Arka - 0 0 Defenders Olimpija 2 Vitālijs Maksimenko 08/12/1990 27 - 1 0 Ljubljana Spartaks 3 Gints Freimanis 09/05/1985 33 - 0 0 Jūrmala 4 Kaspars Dubra 20/12/1990 27 Rīgas FS - 2 0 5 Aleksandrs Solovjovs 25/02/1988 30 Rīgas FS - 1 0 6 Antons Kurakins 01/01/1990 28 Riga - 0 0 13 Vjačeslavs Isajevs 27/08/1993 25 Rīgas FS * 1 0 19 Vitālijs Jagodinskis 28/02/1992 26 Ventspils * 2 0 20 Mārcis Ošs 25/07/1991 27 Xamax - 0 0 21 Vadims Žuļevs 01/03/1988 30 Ventspils - 0 0 Midfielders 7 Ritvars Rugins 17/10/1989 28 Ventspils - 1 0 8 Aleksandrs Fertovs 16/06/1987 31 Rīgas FS - 2 0 14 Andrejs Cigaņiks 12/04/1997 21 Cambuur - 0 0 17 Igors Tarasovs 16/10/1988 29 Śląsk - 0 0 18 Roberts Savaļnieks 04/02/1993 25 Rīgas FS - 1 0 Forwards 9 Dāvis Ikaunieks 07/01/1994 24 Jablonec - 1 0 10 Valērijs Šabala 12/10/1994 24 Podbeskidzie - 2 0 11 Artūrs Karašausks 29/01/1992 26 Akzhayik * 2 0 15 Deniss Rakels 20/08/1992 26 Riga - 2 0 16 Ivans Lukjanovs 24/01/1987 31 Riga - 2 0 22 Vladislavs Gutkovskis 02/04/1995 23 Nieciecza * 2 0 Coach - Mixu Paatelainen 03/02/1967 51 - 2 0 3 Latvia - Kazakhstan Saturday 13 October 2018 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Daugava, Riga Kazakhstan League phase No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Nenad Erić 26/05/1982 36 Astana - 2 0 12 Vladimir Plotnikov 03/04/1986 32 Kairat - 0 0 22 Dmytro Nepohodov 17/02/1988 30 Tobol - 0 0 Defenders 2 Sergei Maliy 05/06/1990 28 Astana - 1 0 3 Nuraly Alip 22/12/1999 18 Kairat - 0 0 4 Evgeni Postnikov 16/04/1986 32 Astana - 2 0 16 Gafurzhan Suyumbayev 19/08/1990 28 Kairat - 0 0 18 Dmitri Shomko 19/03/1990 28 Astana * 2 0 21 Abzal Beysebekov 30/11/1992 25 Astana - 2 0 23 Yuri Logvinenko 22/07/1988 30 Astana - 1 1 Midfielders 5 Islambek Kuat 12/01/1993 25 Kairat * 2 0 6 Yan Vorogovskiy 07/08/1996 22 Kairat - 0 0 7 Duman Narzildayev 06/09/1993 25 Kaysar - 0 0 8 Magomed Paragulgov 26/03/1994 24 Kairat - 0 0 9 Bauyrzhan Islamkhan 23/02/1993 25 Kairat - 2 0 10 Georgi Zhukov 19/11/1994 23 Kairat - 1 0 11 Aleksandr Sokolenko 23/11/1996 21 Kairat - 0 0 19 Baktiyor Zainutdinov 02/04/1998 20 Astana * 2 0 Forwards 13 Aleksei Schetkin 21/05/1991 27 Astana - 2 0 14 Roman Murtazayev 10/09/1993 25 Astana - 2 0 15 Bauyrzhan Turysbek 15/10/1991 26 Tobol - 2 0 17 Yerkebulan Seidakhmet 04/02/2000 18 Ufa - 2 0 20 Maxim Fedin 08/06/1996 22 Tobol - 0 0 Coach - Stanimir Stoilov 13/02/1967 51 - 2 0 4 Latvia - Kazakhstan Saturday 13 October 2018 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Daugava, Riga Head coach Mixu Paatelainen Date of birth: 3 February 1967 Nationality: Finnish Playing career: Valkeakosken Haka, Dundee United, Aberdeen, Bolton, Wolves, Hibernian (twice), Strasbourg, Saint Johnstone, Saint Mirren Coaching career: Cowdenbeath, TPS Turku, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, Finland, Dundee United, Ubon UMT United, Latvia • The son of Finnish international forward Matti Paatelainen, Mixu began his playing career at Haka in Valkeakoski before starting a long association with Scotland in 1987, joining Dundee United. A powerful striker who never considered himself a target man despite being much used in the role, Paatelainen spent five years with United and two at Aberdeen before heading south to England in 1994, signing for Bolton. • Helped the club to promotion to the Premier League and the English League Cup final in his first term. Although relegation followed a year later, Paatelainen won another promotion before leaving for a single season at Wolves in 1997/98. • Headed back to Scotland and Hibernian in 1998, breaking for a short and injury-plagued spell at Strasbourg in 2001/02. The final campaign of his playing days, which also featured 18 goals in 70 games for Finland, was at St Mirren in 2004/05, when he also worked as the club's assistant manager. • Took charge of Cowdenbeath in 2005, securing the side's first divisional title in 67 years in his only full season. Also a success during a solitary campaign at TPS, in January 2008 he earned his first top-flight assignment with Hibernian. Left Easter Road in May 2009, later returning to management at Kilmarnock before being appointed Finland coach in March 2011. • Having missed out on the 2014 FIFA World Cup with Finland, Paatelainen was sacked in June 2015; returned to Scotland and Dundee United that October but unable to prevent the club's relegation at the end of the campaign, prompting his departure. After a short spell in Thailand, appointed Latvia coach in May 2018. Stanimir Stoilov Date of birth: 13 February 1967 Nationality: Bulgarian Playing career: Haskovo, Levski Sofia (three times), Fenerbahçe, CSKA Sofia, Campomaiorense, Slavia Sofia Coaching career: Levski Sofia, Bulgaria (twice), Litex Lovech, Anorthosis Famagusta, Botev Plovdiv, Astana, Kazakhstan • A stellar name at Levski, Stoilov had three spells at the club, ending his senior career there after amassing four league titles plus five Bulgarian Cups. Started out as a midfielder but later moved up front and, towards the end of his career, into defence. Scored three goals in 14 international appearances for Bulgaria, two of them on his debut in September 1992 in a friendly against Turkey, where he had just arrived to play for Fenerbahçe. • Captain and assistant coach at Levski in his later years, he was appointed head coach in 2004. In four seasons in charge won two league titles, two national cups and became the first man to lead a Bulgarian club into the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. • Stood in as caretaker national team coach in June 2007 following Hristo Stoichkov's resignation. Sacked by Levski in May 2008, he joined Litex and took them to victory in the Bulgarian Cup, having in the meantime also been appointed Bulgaria coach. Left Litex in August 2009 to concentrate solely on the national side but missed out on 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and resigned in September 2010. • Took over the Botev Plovdiv reins midway through 2012/13 and led the side into the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round in 2013/14 as well as steering them to the Bulgarian Cup final. He then joined Astana in June 2014 and oversaw the club's maiden Kazakh title later that year, before navigating their route through 2015/16 UEFA Champions League qualifying to seal Kazakhstan's first ever group stage spot. • Further league titles followed in 2015, 2016 – when Astana also won the domestic cup – and 2017, when Stoilov was named Bulgaria's coach of the year; under him, Astana also reached the UEFA Europa League group stage in 2016/17 and 2017/18 round of 32. Stepped down from his club commitments at the end of 2017 to take the reins of the Kazakhstan national side. 5 Latvia - Kazakhstan Saturday 13 October 2018 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Daugava, Riga Match officials Referee Harald Lechner (AUT) Assistant referees Andreas Heidenreich (AUT) , Maximilian Kolbitsch (AUT) Additional assistant referees Alexander Harkam (AUT) , Markus Hameter (AUT) Fourth official Andreas Staudinger (AUT) UEFA Delegate Róbert Agnarsson (ISL) UEFA Referee observer Oguz Sarvan (TUR) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Harald Lechner 30/07/1982 0 51 Harald Lechner Referee since: 1998 First division: 2006 FIFA badge: 2010 Tournaments: 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, 2011 UEFA Regions' Cup Finals N/A UEFA Nations League matches between the two teams No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 22/07/2010 UEL 2QR FK Teteks FK Ventspils 3-1 Skopje 31/03/2015 FRIE. GS-FT Ukraine Latvia 1-1 Lviv 25/03/2016 FRIE. GS-FT Slovakia Latvia 0-0 Trnava 6 Latvia - Kazakhstan Saturday 13 October 2018 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Daugava, Riga Competition facts What is the background to the UEFA Nations League? The rejuvenation of national team football – and the UEFA Nations League – stems from the desire of UEFA and its 55 member associations to improve the quality and standing of national team football.