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Nereta
Spectators: 10825 (Terracing: 8120, Seating: 2489, VIP seats: 216) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Arkādijs Vietnieks made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the game, FC Nereta's Ilie Slătineanu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sigit Sulaksana made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arkādijs Vietnieks in the 8th minute of play forced FC Nereta's goalkeeper Muammer Taşcıoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Muammer Taşcıoğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from He Chen Xi in the 13th minute of the match. Ilie Slătineanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Sigit Sulaksana made a huge save. The referee felt a red card was in order, 16 minutes into the game, when Felix Schuhmacher put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 16th minute of the game. One of FC Nereta:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FK Tornado:s goal. FC Nereta:s Muammer Taşcıoğlu showed great skill when he stopped Agris Kiegelis:s penalty. FK Tornado were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after FC Nereta's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Agris Kiegelis took the corner. FK Tornado's Sigit Sulaksana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavel Tankovich in the 21st minute of play. FC Nereta were awarded a corner in the 22th minute after FK Tornado's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ernests Ķirsīts took the corner. The corner led FC Nereta's Ernests Ķirsīts to fire away a dangerous shot which Sigit Sulaksana despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A collision led to FC Nereta getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Rune Kapstad hit a great ball. Muammer Taşcıoğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arkādijs Vietnieks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th minute, Pavel Tankovich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Muammer Taşcıoğlu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arkādijs Vietnieks's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. When FK Tornado's He Chen Xi in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Nereta's goalie prevented a goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When He Chen Xi came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the FK Tornado 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 He Chen Xi couldn't finish the play. Xavi Scholes hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Muammer Taşcıoğlu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of He Chen Xi's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. After 57 played minutes FK Tornado got a freekick which was hit by Xavi Scholes. Muammer Taşcıoğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from He Chen Xi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the match, FC Nereta's goalkeeper Muammer Taşcıoğlu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arkādijs Vietnieks. FK Tornado's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Agris Kiegelis in the 62nd minute. Sebastijans Spars hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Arkādijs Vietniekss short, quick shot in the 66thth minute got Muammer Taşcıoğlu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 67thth minute of the game He Chen Xi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Nereta's Muammer Taşcıoğlu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 68thth minute of the game He Chen Xi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Nereta's Muammer Taşcıoğlu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. He Chen Xi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Santos Cerilo hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 73 minutes, Muammer Taşcıoğlu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 75th minute, Arkādijs Vietnieks left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FK Tornado fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. He Chen Xi had several of the FC Nereta's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 77 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-2 score and a disappointed Muammer Taşcıoğlu as he didn't even see the shot coming. Muammer Taşcıoğlu made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Arkādijs Vietnieks sent off a good shot on target. Arkādijs Vietnieks's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 85thth minute, Muammer Taşcıoğlu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 87th minute, Xavi Scholes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Muammer Taşcıoğlu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arkādijs Vietnieks in the 90th minute. Rune Kapstad kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Rune Kapstad's late challenge caught a FK Tornado's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rune Kapstad helped the player get up and apologised. He Chen Xi in the 95thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Muammer Taşcıoğlu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The FK Tornado players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.