National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Bosnia And Hercegovina's Fejzo Sova got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 5 minutes into the match, Bosnia And Hercegovina's goal looked a bit too open when Aivars Rudzis came free, but Bogdan Bijedić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oļģerts Volbergs stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nećko Vasilj's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Aivars Rudzis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Bogdan Bijedić made a huge save. In the 12th minute Aivars Rudzis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Bijedić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Latvia's Bogdan Bijedić threw himself towards the right post 13 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Henrihs Bludēns, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Bogdan Bijedić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrihs Bludēns in the 16th minute of the match. In the 18th minute Latvia were awarded a corner. Valentīns Rumanis went to the cornerflag to take it. After 19 minutes Bosnia And Hercegovina's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Valentīns Rumanis who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aivars Rudzis in the 27th minute of play forced Bosnia And Hercegovina's goalkeeper Bogdan Bijedić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bogdan Bijedić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aivars Rudzis in the 29th minute of play. Arvils Kivliņš could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Bogdan Bijedić made a huge save. In the 33rd minute, Latvia's Henrihs Bludēns dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 39th minute Aivars Rudzis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Bijedić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Bosnia And Hercegovina's goal looked a bit too open when Aivars Rudzis came free, but Bogdan Bijedić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Latvia getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Aivars Rudzis hit a great ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aivars Rudzis made a kick off. Bogdan Bijedić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrihs Bludēns in the 50th minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, Bosnia And Hercegovina's goal looked a bit too open when Anvars Straders came free, but Bogdan Bijedić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Bosnia And Hercegovina defense, Aivars Rudzis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bogdan Bijedić. The Bosnia And Hercegovina fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bogdan Bijedić should have stopped the shot. Bogdan Bijedić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aivars Rudzis, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Aivars Rudzis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Latvia's supporters rose to their feet, but Aivars Rudzis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bogdan Bijedić breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Latvia's Gastons Elksnavnieks was substituted for Valentīns Rumanis. Latvia made a substitution. Helvijs Birmans replaced Arvils Kivliņš. After having played for 67 minutes, Nećko Vasilj managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bosnia And Hercegovina's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nećko Vasilj was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aivars Rudzis scored 4-0 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bogdan Bijedić, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 75 minutes into the match, Bosnia And Hercegovina's goal looked a bit too open when Anvars Straders came free, but Bogdan Bijedić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bogdan Bijedić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aivars Rudzis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 79 minutes of play, Latvia's Henrihs Bludēns made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bogdan Bijedić was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bosnia And Hercegovina's Bogdan Bijedić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Helvijs Birmans in the 85th minute of play. In the 85th minute Helvijs Birmans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Bijedić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th match minute, Bosnia And Hercegovina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Taksim Dragutinović to maneuver through the defense. Bogdan Bijedić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrihs Bludēns in the 90th minute of play. Bogdan Bijedić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aivars Rudzis in the 95th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Latvia had won after a very even match.