Friendly League

Nereta
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marc Ahlstedt kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC Nereta's zone, Marc Ahlstedt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Izidors Boldāns came out of the goal and Marc Ahlstedt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 8 minutes into the game, Marc Ahlstedt cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Izidors Boldāns was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Izidors Boldāns took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Gai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Miguel Gai in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Izidors Boldāns prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 21st minute, Miguel Gai ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Izidors Boldāns was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 26th minute, Godfrīds Piksis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 27 minutes of play, Näshulta FK's Marc Ahlstedt made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Izidors Boldāns was left in no man's land by his defense there! Izidors Boldāns showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Gai, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Marc Ahlstedt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Izidors Boldāns took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Franco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 35 minutes FC Nereta's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luís Franco who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Luís Franco got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Izidors Boldāns quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 37 minutes into the match, Näshulta FK's goal looked a bit too open when Ilgvars Ledgrauzis came free, but Erland Spetz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Franco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Gai in the 41st minute of play forced FC Nereta's goalkeeper Izidors Boldāns to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Raimonds Vitals during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FC Nereta getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Raimonds Vitals hit a great ball. In the 48th minute of the match Luís Franco shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Izidors Boldāns showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Andrejs Unbolds was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Eriksson in the 52nd minute of play forced FC Nereta's goalkeeper Izidors Boldāns to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Izidors Boldāns took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Eriksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karl-Ove Sandström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Izidors Boldāns having to interfere. Staffan Hjortsberg hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. 72 minutes into the match, Kaspars Budavs notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Näshulta FK's Erland Spetz. Erland Spetz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 77th match minute, FC Nereta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aivils Burss to maneuver through the defense. Raimonds Vitals was shown his second yellow card after 87 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, FC Nereta's Raimonds Vitals got a free kick in the 87th minute. Erland Spetz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ēriks Mincis, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Eriksson in the 93rd minute of play forced FC Nereta's goalkeeper Izidors Boldāns to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the match, Näshulta FK's Edward Eriksson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Izidors Boldāns narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Marc Ahlstedt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Näshulta FK had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.