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Salizi
Spectators: 6846 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 0) FK Jelgava's Valdis Amatnieks 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. Valdis Amatnieks took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Drosmis Jasēvics. Drosmis Jasēvics dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Austris Milaknis charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Austris Milaknis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Austris Milaknis hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Alvis Puidītis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Persijs Solders, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. A collision led to FK Jelgava getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Viesturs Ločmelis hit a great ball. Rodrigo Tumpelis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Alvis Puidītis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to FK Jelgava getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Umberts Cimbulīts hit a great ball. Rodrigo Tumpelis 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. 25 minutes into the match, Persijs Solders dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alvis Puidītis, 1-1. The audience was convinced that Valdis Amatnieks's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Drosmis Jasēvics was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Alvis Puidītis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Persijs Solders, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute, Ilgmārs Kvietiņš got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice moves Rodrigo Tumpelis could shoot a difficult shot in the 43rd minute, which Alvis Puidītis however easily saved by the left post. After 47 played minutes FC Salizi got a freekick which was hit by Austris Milaknis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdis Amatnieks in the 48th minute of play forced FC Salizi's goalkeeper Drosmis Jasēvics to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 48 minutes into the game, Valdis Amatnieks cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Drosmis Jasēvics was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

If Valdis Amatnieks had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FK Jelgava's Alvis Puidītis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Tumpelis in the 57th minute of play. In the 61st minute Rodrigo Tumpelis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvis Puidītis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FK Jelgava's Alvis Puidītis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Tumpelis in the 63rd minute of play. Valdis Amatnieks fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Drosmis Jasēvics having to interfere. Ilgmārs Kvietiņš's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Drosmis Jasēvics read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. Ilgmārs Kvietiņš could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Drosmis Jasēvics made a huge save. Rodrigo Tumpelis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvis Puidītis having to interfere. If Persijs Solders had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Persijs Solders fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvis Puidītis having to interfere. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. FK Jelgava had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.