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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Gastons Elksnavnieks hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Karmo Pahapill fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miķelis Somass having to interfere. When Aivars Rudzis came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Latvia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aivars Rudzis couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aivars Rudzis in the 15th minute of play forced Estonia's goalkeeper Johannes Adamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miķelis Somass showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jass Allika, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. When Estonia's Karmo Pahapill in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Latvia's goalie prevented a goal. Latvia were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after Estonia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Osvalds Jaundzelzis took the corner. After taking down the ball on Latvia's corner Osvalds Jaundzelzis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Johannes Adamson quite easily take care of the ball. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Latvia's goalkeeper Miķelis Somass, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Johannes Adamson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arvils Kivliņš in the 31st minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, Latvia's Arvils Kivliņš sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Johannes Adamson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Miķelis Somass showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jass Allika in the 35th minute of the match. Miķelis Somass showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jass Allika in the 35th minute of the match. Miķelis Somass made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jass Allika in the 36th minute of play. In the 39th minute Aivars Rudzis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johannes Adamson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Johannes Adamson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andžs Bilders in the 44th minute of the match. In the 44thth minute of the game Aivars Rudzis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Estonia's Johannes Adamson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Karmo Pahapill to make the kick off. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Karmo Pahapill put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Miķelis Somass. Andžs Bilders received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Johannes Adamson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Osvalds Jaundzelzis made in the 59th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Estonia's Ander Ott. With a little luck, Latvia's Miķelis Somass got control of the ball when Karmo Pahapill tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arvils Kivliņš blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Johannes Adamson having to make a save. Latvia made a substitution. Aļģirts Mirbahs replaced Renārs Deglis. Estonia made a substitution. Kalju Videvik replaced Karmo Pahapill. Estonia's Magnus Ööpik was substituted for Jass Allika. Estonia's Georg Viin was substituted for Aare Raidmets. In the 70th minute Henrihs Bludēns shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johannes Adamson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 74 played minutes Latvia got a freekick which was hit by Gastons Elksnavnieks. Johannes Adamson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aivars Rudzis, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 77 minutes into the match, Latvia's goal looked a bit too open when Kalju Videvik came free, but Miķelis Somass reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Estonia's goal looked a bit too open when Anvars Straders came free, but Johannes Adamson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ats Nuume kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Kalju Videvik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miķelis Somass having to interfere. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Estonia had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.