Wrexham’s debut European marketing campaign got here to an finish after a 4-1 defeat towards Latvian aspect Riga FC within the Ladies’s Champions League qualifying second spherical.
The Adran Premier champions had led 1-0 till the fiftieth minute after Lili Jones scored her second European aim to present them an early lead on the Racecourse.
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However Latvian title holders Riga turned the primary qualifying spherical remaining of their favour with quickfire objectives from Minami Oi and Kumba Brima after the restart.
Laura Kallase and Shiori Kato added additional objectives because the dominant Latvian champions ensured development to the second spherical.
It was Wrexham, who 4-2 of their Champions League debut on Wednesday, that began brightest.
Jones, scorer of Wrexham’s second within the semi-final, reacted quickest to Riga’s half-clearance and volleyed the hosts forward within the ninth minute.
Riga FC’s Kumba Brima scored twice as they beat Glentoran on Wednesday [Getty Images]
Riga had been a risk down the wings after falling behind towards the run of play and almost levelled when Nikola Preijere fizzed previous the publish.
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But, it was Wrexham that went closest to a second first-half aim as Faye Knox and Natasha Thomas almost prolonged their lead earlier than the break.
Riga’s wide-area risk did repay quickly after the restart when Japanese midfielder Oi ventured ahead and beat Maria Francis-Jones to go house.
The turnaround was full 4 minutes later. Sierra Leone’s Brima rolled by way of the onrushing legs of Liz Craven.
Riga received all 24 of their league video games in 2025, and that high quality shone by way of as teenage substitute Kallase and Kato added a 3rd and fourth aim respectively.
