On Wednesday, Mogo/RSU suffered a 3–4 overtime loss to Liepāja in an away game of the Optibet Hockey League, ending the team’s 16-game winning streak. Goals for Mogo/RSU were scored by Deivids Sarkanis, Gatis Sprukts and Niks Feņenko.
After missing one game, Mogo/RSU’s goal was defended by Kārlis Mežsargs, while Mihaels Valenta took his place in the Liepāja net. The home team’s goaltender had to demonstrate his skills already in the first minute, when Kristaps Sotnieks took a dangerous shot from the middle of the zone. Dominiks Sadausks had a very good scoring opportunity in the first period, but the home forward shot over the net from close range. In the 14th minute, after a shot by Sotnieks, Valenta failed to catch the puck and it was already sliding into the goal, but at the last moment Sadausks knocked it back into play. The puck reached Daniels Anderssons, who entered the visitors’ zone at high speed and made an accurate shot past the near post. The referees reviewed the video for a long time, without gaining certainty that the puck had completely crossed the Liepāja goal line. As a result, Anderssons’ goal was counted. Shots on the home team’s goal were taken by Kristers Ansons, Kristaps Jākobsons, Krišjānis Rēdlihs and Deivids Sarkanis, but none managed to beat Valenta.
In the second period, after a violation by Roberts Freidenfelds, Mogo/RSU players played with a man advantage for the second time. More dangerous situations while shorthanded were created by the home team, with Mežsargs dealing with shots by Rinalds Vutkevičs and Pauls Svars. During the penalty to Rolands Vasiļjevs, Liepāja increased the goal difference — after a shot by Vutkevičs towards the goal and a deflection by Niks Zīle’s stick, the puck flew into the top corner of the net. A couple of minutes later, Gatis Sprukts broke through to the home team’s goal, and after his shot the puck remained under Valenta’s skate, with Sprukts convinced that a goal had been scored. The referees again reviewed the video, disagreed with Sprukts and did not count the goal. Meija also had a good opportunity at the home goal, and on the other side of the rink Anderssons had a chance as well, but the score did not change until the second intermission.
At the start of the third period, Liepāja scored their third goal. Sadausks skated out one-on-one against Mežsargs and, using the backhand side of his stick, accurately hit the top corner of the net. Less than two minutes later, Mogo/RSU players scored their first goal. Gatis Sprukts, while battling with opponents, passed the puck to the middle of the zone, from where Sarkanis made an accurate shot. In the 53rd minute, Sadausks left the home team shorthanded, and this time the visitors managed to take advantage of the power play. After quick passes by Sarkanis and Meija, Sprukts beat Valenta from in front of the goal. With 69 seconds left in regulation time, already playing with six skaters, Niks Feņenko equalized the score with a long-range shot.
In overtime, a timely and accurate pass by Vutkevičs allowed Svars to skate out one-on-one against Mežsargs, and the Liepāja captain scored the winning goal with a precise shot past the left post — 4–3. As a result, Mogo/RSU’s 16-game winning streak came to an end.
Gints Meija was named the best player for Mogo/RSU, while Liepāja’s best player was goaltender Mihaels Valenta.
Mogo/RSU will play their next game on Saturday, January 31, at 13:30, away against Kyiv Capitals.
Source: mogohalle.lv
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About Mogo/RSU
Founded in 2014, Mogo/RSU has become one of the strongest and most decorated hockey clubs in Latvia. The team won the Latvian championship in its very first season and repeated the achievement in 2019, 2024, and 2025. From 2016 to 2017, Mogo/LSPA claimed the Latvian Cup three years in a row, defeating HK Kurbads in each final. The founder and president of Mogo/RSU is Māris Martinsons, who is also a board member of the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation. The team’s head coach is former Latvian national team player Ģirts Ankipāns. Mogo/RSU’s general manager since the club’s first day is Elviss Želubovskis, who continues to represent the team on the ice as well.
