Official Cup

Liberty Stadium
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jose-Juan Galdamez took the kick off in the first half of the match. Fk Kurzeme were furious when Alfons Kursītis was red carded, 4 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Alfons Kursītis kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After 8 played minutes Fk Kurzeme got a freekick which was hit by Augusts Ligers. 18 minutes into the game, Arnis Birkmanis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gavica Enderica was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dāgs Budreckis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mendoza Joseph in the 22nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mendoza Joseph got free with Dāgs Budreckis in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mendoza Joseph could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Dāgs Budreckis made a huge save. Fk Kurzeme's Dāgs Budreckis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mendoza Joseph in the 40th minute of play. Ponce Mudarra charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ponce Mudarra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 43 played minutes FC Philotimo got a freekick which was hit by Ponce Mudarra. In the 48th minute, Hurtado Espejo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Philotimo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Anatols Skalbergs made the kick off in the second half. Dāgs Budreckis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mendoza Joseph, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 58th minute Mendoza Joseph shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dāgs Budreckis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Modris Smukais came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Fk Kurzeme 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 Modris Smukais couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, FC Philotimo's Gavica Enderica got control of the ball when Modris Smukais tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to FC Philotimo getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Samaniego Guerrez hit a great ball. Samaniego Guerrez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dāgs Budreckis having to interfere. FC Philotimo's Gavica Enderica proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save FC Philotimo from getting a goal against them. 90 minutes into the match, Modris Smukais notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of FC Philotimo's Gavica Enderica. Gavica Enderica was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 98th match minute, FC Philotimo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mendoza Joseph to maneuver through the defense. The Fk Kurzeme supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Fk Kurzeme would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.