Official Cup

Karigavas Bloda
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) After 3 played minutes, DINAMO's Remus Elisei shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Austris Uškurs came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in DINAMO reached it. The audience was convinced that Saivis Rogs's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcel Anisie was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Marcel Anisie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saivis Rogs, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 18 minutes into the match, DINAMO's goalkeeper Marcel Anisie had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Saivis Rogs. 21 minutes into the game, Saivis Rogs was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BumboTava's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DINAMO the free kick. After a rather tough play, BumboTava's Saivis Rogs got a free kick in the 21st minute. Gustavs Cunculis received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marcel Anisie came out and tried to block the shot, but Gustavs Cunculis slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 24th minute. Maxim Doinaș hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. The long shot by Jānis Mežāris in the 27th minute really tested Marcel Anisie'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. Saivis Rogs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 33rd minute, Basarab Bâlea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DINAMO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. With his leg Marcel Anisie managed to avoid a goal in the 36thth minute, when BumboTava's Saivis Rogs fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 38th match minute, DINAMO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Basarab Bâlea to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute, Jānis Mežāris 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Saivis Rogs got free with Marcel Anisie in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Ovidiu Crăciun hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. BumboTava's Saivis Rogs got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Saivis Rogs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Marcel Anisie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcel Anisie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saivis Rogs in the 58th minute of play. If Saivis Rogs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, BumboTava's Rinalds Babulis got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Austris Uškurs acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 64th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Adam Rednic. 68 minutes into the game, Saivis Rogs cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Marcel Anisie was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marcel Anisie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavs Cunculis, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Șerban Damian during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 84thth minute of the game Saivis Rogs who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DINAMO's Marcel Anisie was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 88 minutes, Saivis Rogs made it 5-1 with a short kick to the right side. DINAMO's Marcel Anisie tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Austris Uškurs came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by DINAMO's Șerban Damian. But to his dismay, Șerban Damian quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-2. Austris Uškurs was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Remus Elisei. For all the effort they put into the match, the DINAMO players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for BumboTava.