League Play-Off

Lencmuiza
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Pavils Pauss fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aidis Spars having to interfere. When Tretjaks Saubergs in the 12th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Juris Dirveiks kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 1-0 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. Pavils Pauss sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aidis Spars showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dags Juskens, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Tretjaks Saubergs came free with the goalkeeper in the 26th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Juris Dirveiks could save by the left post. Juris Dirveiks made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Tretjaks Saubergs sent off a good shot on target. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Kalnasati fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 29th minute. Penalty! Pavils Pauss fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aidis Spars having to interfere. Aidis Spars made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dags Juskens in the 40th minute of play. Gregors Samtins hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Pavils Pauss scored 2-1 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aidis Spars, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mareks Mazins to make the kick off. Tretjaks Saubergs might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Juris Dirveiks. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tretjaks Saubergs ran back to his position shaking his head. When Dags Juskens came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the FC Kalnasati 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 Dags Juskens couldn't finish the play. Dags Juskens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juris Dirveiks showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mareks Mazins, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Tretjaks Saubergs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juris Dirveiks having to interfere. After having played for 67 minutes, Dags Juskens managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Kalnasati's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dags Juskens was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. FC Kalnasati's Pavils Pauss got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pavils Pauss got free with Aidis Spars in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 77 minutes into the game, Censonis Simtnieks was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lencmuiza's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Kalnasati the free kick. Juris Dirveiks showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tretjaks Saubergs, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. When Lencmuiza's Tretjaks Saubergs in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Kalnasati's goalie prevented a goal. In the 84th minute Mareks Mazins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juris Dirveiks saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juris Dirveiks showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mareks Mazins in the 88th minute of the match. Mareks Mazins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Juris Dirveiks tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 93rd minute, Tretjaks Saubergs 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. If Mareks Mazins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.