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Ranguchi
Spectators: 8570 (Terracing: 6400, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 170) Martiniania's Druvis Vērmanis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Aleksejs Pīgoznis hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ziedonis Jauntēvs in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Indulis Leitarts saved Martiniania from getting behind. In the 10th minute Knuts Matrēvics shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Indulis Leitarts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Ziedonis Jauntēvs managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Whiskey Team's supporters rose to their feet, but Ziedonis Jauntēvs was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Indulis Leitarts breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Ziedonis Jauntēvs's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Indulis Leitarts was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Druvis Vērmanis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Martiniania's supporters rose to their feet, but Druvis Vērmanis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vilis Baturiņš breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Knuts Matrēvics sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ziedonis Jauntēvs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Indulis Leitarts showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Knuts Matrēvics, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Ainārs Spincis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ziedonis Jauntēvs in the 35th minute of play forced Martiniania's goalkeeper Indulis Leitarts to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, Knuts Matrēvics made a precise shot to the right of Indulis Leitarts. Martiniania's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After 40 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Martiniania! Indulis Leitarts stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Knuts Matrēvics's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Martiniania's zone, Ziedonis Jauntēvs stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Indulis Leitarts came out of the goal and Ziedonis Jauntēvs tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Indulis Leitarts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ziedonis Jauntēvs in the 48th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The long shot by Valdis Zadaus in the 52nd minute really tested Indulis Leitarts's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. An unexpected shot in the 66th minute by Ziedonis Jauntēvs got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Indulis Leitarts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Knuts Matrēvics, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ziedonis Jauntēvs got free with Indulis Leitarts in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Indulis Leitarts was a little too slow when Ziedonis Jauntēvs got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 83rd minute. The score was now 0-3. When the match was over FC Whiskey Team could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Martiniania throughout the match.