National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 5149 (Terracing: 3862, Seating: 1184, VIP seats: 103) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Allan Fitzgerald got the match started through his kick off. Cody Bennet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raivis Breinkopfs, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Auseklis Saulis made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Allan Fitzgerald sent off a good shot on target. If Allan Fitzgerald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ian Britton hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. In the 9th minute of the match, Allan Fitzgerald tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Auseklis Saulis saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Allan Fitzgerald recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 14th minute, Alens Morics hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Auseklis Saulis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Allan Fitzgerald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Allan Fitzgerald managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 England's supporters rose to their feet, but Allan Fitzgerald was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Auseklis Saulis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 20thth minute of the game Allan Fitzgerald who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Latvia's Auseklis Saulis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Auseklis Saulis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Allan Fitzgerald in the 22nd minute. Auseklis Saulis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Allan Fitzgerald in the 23rd minute of play. Cody Bennet stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elgars Maziņš's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. Auseklis Saulis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Allan Fitzgerald's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. The audience was convinced that Allan Fitzgerald's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Auseklis Saulis was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. In the 32nd minute Elgars Maziņš shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cody Bennet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd match minute, U21 England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Liam Eubank to maneuver through the defense. Elgars Maziņš's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cody Bennet read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. In the 36thth minute of the game Elgars Maziņš who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 England's Cody Bennet was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of U21 England booed when U21 Latvia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alens Morics didn't get a good kick on the ball. Allan Fitzgerald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Auseklis Saulis having to interfere. 43 minutes into the match, U21 Latvia's goalkeeper Auseklis Saulis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Allan Fitzgerald. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elgars Maziņš stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ian Britton's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Auseklis Saulis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. Auseklis Saulis came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by U21 England's Ian Britton. But to his dismay, Ian Britton quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 56th minute, Ian Britton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Allan Fitzgerald's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Auseklis Saulis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. U21 Latvia made a substitution. Pēteris Zīlītis replaced Reinis Pepiņš. U21 England's Nathan Nelthorpe was substituted for Ian Britton. The supporters of U21 England booed when U21 Latvia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elgars Maziņš didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 England made a substitution. Chris Ackroyd replaced Nathan Briggs. In the 66th match minute, U21 Latvia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elgars Maziņš to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Allan Fitzgerald in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Auseklis Saulis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 72ndth minute of the game Allan Fitzgerald who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Latvia's Auseklis Saulis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Allan Fitzgerald recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Pēteris Zīlītis came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the U21 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 Pēteris Zīlītis couldn't finish the play. After 85 played minutes U21 Latvia got a freekick which was hit by Mārtiņs Siks. Allan Fitzgerald scored 3-0 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Auseklis Saulis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Allan Fitzgerald's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Auseklis Saulis was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Allan Fitzgerald's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Auseklis Saulis was relentless in the 94th minute of the game.