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Verveli
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Lielkangari's Radomir Bochynski got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Oskar Skarkman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 11 minutes of play, Lielkangari's Kaspars Biezeks made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Boriss Smukums was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 15th match minute, Lielkangari was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ritvaldis Bražģis to maneuver through the defense. FC Pallma's Klaudijs Pasils couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 16th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Lielkangari. The supporters of FC Pallma booed when Lielkangari was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ritvaldis Bražģis didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Vilmārs Goldsmits came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the FC Pallma 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 Vilmārs Goldsmits couldn't finish the play. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Lielkangari's goalkeeper Ermo Kaldvee, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Boriss Smukums showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radomir Bochynski in the 30th minute of the match. Ojārs Vācietis hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Elmārs Lubāns managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Pallma's supporters rose to their feet, but Elmārs Lubāns was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ermo Kaldvee breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lielkangari's defense didn't have a chance, in the 35th minute, when Elmārs Lubāns scored to the left of an out of position Ermo Kaldvee, making the score, 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Radomir Bochynski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lielkangari's supporters rose to their feet, but Radomir Bochynski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Boriss Smukums breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 43rd minute Kaspars Biezeks shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boriss Smukums saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Boriss Smukums made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kaspars Biezeks in the 45th minute of play. Ermo Kaldvee took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elmārs Lubāns, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The wind increased when Elmārs Lubāns made the kick off in the second half. 50 minutes into the game, Ritvaldis Bražģis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lielkangari's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Pallma the free kick. A collision led to Lielkangari getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Ritvaldis Bražģis hit a great ball. Kaspars Biezeks blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Boriss Smukums having to make a save. If Raimonds Subačs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Pallma's goalkeeper Boriss Smukums, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to FC Pallma getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Ēvalds Struzanovs hit a great ball. If Kaspars Biezeks had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 74 minutes into the match, Lielkangari's goal looked a bit too open when Elmārs Lubāns came free, but Ermo Kaldvee reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, FC Pallma's Boriss Smukums got control of the ball when Kaspars Biezeks tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Boriss Smukums managed to avoid a goal in the 76thth minute, when Lielkangari's Kaspars Biezeks fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Radomir Bochynski received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Boriss Smukums came out and tried to block the shot, but Radomir Bochynski slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 83rd minute. An unexpected shot in the 92nd minute by Kaspars Biezeks got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 95th minute Vilmārs Goldsmits shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ermo Kaldvee saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The FC Pallma fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Lielkangari were clearly better and deserved to take the win.