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Lielkangari
Spectators: 6322 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 2137, VIP seats: 185) Lielkangari's Kaspars Biezeks started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Lielkangari's goal looked a bit too open when Zemgus Lakstenis came free, but Ermo Kaldvee reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carl Helström in the 6th minute of play forced Lielkangari's goalkeeper Ermo Kaldvee to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oskar Skarkman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Eskil Lövgren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 10 minutes, Igors Eidusējiņš managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Brankas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Igors Eidusējiņš was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ermo Kaldvee didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Igors Eidusējiņš went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Lielkangari's Ermo Kaldvee played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carl Helström in the 21st minute of play. Ermo Kaldvee took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zemgus Lakstenis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, Lielkangari's goal looked a bit too open when Carl Helström came free, but Ermo Kaldvee reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ermo Kaldvee didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC Brankas's Carl Helström shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Ermo Kaldvee took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igors Eidusējiņš, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carl Helström might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ermo Kaldvee. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carl Helström ran back to his position shaking his head. The FC Brankas fans' excitement grew in the 37th match minute when FC Brankas's Carl Helström looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Kaspars Biezeks had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Lielkangari booed when FC Brankas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uldis Jomants didn't get a good kick on the ball. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carl Helström to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Igors Eidusējiņš left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Brankas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. 57 minutes into the match, Lielkangari's goalkeeper Ermo Kaldvee had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Igors Eidusējiņš. Kaspars Biezeks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Lielkangari getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Oskar Skarkman hit a great ball. The supporters of Lielkangari booed when FC Brankas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Didzis Zvagūzis didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Igors Eidusējiņš got free with Ermo Kaldvee in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zemgus Lakstenis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Ermo Kaldvee tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carl Helström during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Brankas's Carl Helström got a free kick in the 79th minute. The supporters of Lielkangari booed when FC Brankas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Didzis Zvagūzis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute Kaspars Biezeks shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eskil Lövgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th match minute, Lielkangari was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kaspars Biezeks to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, one of FC Brankas:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC Brankas. In the 88th minute there was a penalty for Lielkangari. Oskar Skarkman stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Eskil Lövgren. 1-4. 92 minutes into the match, Radomir Bochynski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eskil Lövgren. FC Brankas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Radomir Bochynski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. Radomir Bochynski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eskil Lövgren having to interfere. The Lielkangari fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FC Brankas were clearly better and deserved to take the win.