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Baku Olimpic Stadium
Spectators: 8413 (Terracing: 6913, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eduards Znots made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Neftchi Baku FC booed when BFC Daugavpils was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eduards Znots didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to BFC Daugavpils getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Egīls Mankurts hit a great ball. Sentis Stromanis hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. 18 minutes into the game, Guntis Tabulevics was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Neftchi Baku FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BFC Daugavpils the free kick. The supporters of BFC Daugavpils booed when Neftchi Baku FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guntis Tabulevics didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 20 played minutes Neftchi Baku FC got a freekick which was hit by Valters Pugacs. In the 22nd match minute, BFC Daugavpils was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduards Znots to maneuver through the defense. 25 minutes into the game, Neftchi Baku FC's Raitis Bundzenieks nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Valērijs Kristolds made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 29 minutes into the game, Leonīds Cvībels threw the ball into play from the sideline. Neftchi Baku FC's Smuidris Zidelis quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 37th minute, Jēkabs Pampavs made a precise shot to the right of Valērijs Kristolds. BFC Daugavpils's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. 3-0 became the score in the 43rd minute when Jēkabs Pampavs elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 47 minutes into the game, Sentis Stromanis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BFC Daugavpils's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Neftchi Baku FC the free kick. Sentis Stromanis kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jēkabs Pampavs stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 55 played minutes BFC Daugavpils got a freekick which was hit by Rauls Dekteris. Valērijs Kristolds made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valters Pugacs in the 56th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leonīds Cvībels during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, BFC Daugavpils's Leonīds Cvībels got a free kick in the 58th minute. A collision led to Neftchi Baku FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Smuidris Zidelis hit a great ball. Leonīds Cvībels made in the 65th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Sentis Stromanis. After a rather tough play, Neftchi Baku FC's Smuidris Zidelis got a free kick in the 65th minute. Sentis Stromanis was shown his second yellow card after 74 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Neftchi Baku FC's Zandis Starpiņš was substituted for Smuidris Zidelis. Sentis Stromanis kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Leonīds Cvībels made in the 81st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Egīls Mankurts immediately put the ball in play. Valērijs Kristolds showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jēkabs Pampavs, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. If Guntis Tabulevics had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Neftchi Baku FC's Jānis Serpovskis quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Leonīds Cvībels, made in the 91st minute of the game. Neftchi Baku FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.