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Kurzemes katls
Spectators: 9344 (Terracing: 7000, Seating: 2158, VIP seats: 186) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rūsiņs Tračevskis started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Andris Freimentāls hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 4 minutes of play, Rise of Empires ♕Ottoman♕'s Romualds Rozenblats made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dāgs Budreckis was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 7th minute of the match, Adrians Girs tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Smuidris Vāvers saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Sentis Smuidris sped through Fk Kurzeme's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dāgs Budreckis. Aysan Taykara scored 0-3 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dāgs Budreckis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rise of Empires ♕Ottoman♕'s Smuidris Vāvers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Rise of Empires ♕Ottoman♕ from getting a goal against them. Fk Kurzeme's Dāgs Budreckis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sentis Smuidris in the 22nd minute of play. With a little luck, Rise of Empires ♕Ottoman♕'s Smuidris Vāvers got control of the ball when Andris Freimentāls tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 28th match minute, Fk Kurzeme was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Māris Bumburs to maneuver through the defense. Romualds Rozenblats, 29 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olof Bruin in the 31st minute of play forced Fk Kurzeme's goalkeeper Dāgs Budreckis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Fk Kurzeme's Marģers Gaubšteins got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Dāgs Budreckis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sentis Smuidris in the 35th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andris Freimentāls got free with Smuidris Vāvers in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dāgs Budreckis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aysan Taykara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Fk Kurzeme defense, Rūsiņs Tračevskis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dāgs Budreckis. The Fk Kurzeme fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dāgs Budreckis should have stopped the shot. Disappointed in the 0-6 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 54th minute Andris Freimentāls shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Smuidris Vāvers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Ilmārs Kopāns had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Smuidris Vāvers. Rise of Empires ♕Ottoman♕'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ilmārs Kopāns was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. 62 minutes into the game, Rise of Empires ♕Ottoman♕'s Sentis Smuidris nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dāgs Budreckis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-7. After 69 minutes of play, Fk Kurzeme's Ilmārs Kopāns made it 2-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Smuidris Vāvers was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rūsiņs Tračevskis's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dāgs Budreckis firmly grabbed it by the left post. When Maksis Simins fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rise of Empires ♕Ottoman♕'s protests and gave Maksis Simins a yellow card for diving instead. Fk Kurzeme's Dāgs Budreckis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sentis Smuidris in the 81st minute of play. Dāgs Budreckis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Romualds Rozenblats in the 84th minute. Smuidris Vāvers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andris Freimentāls, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Andris Freimentāls, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 85 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Smuidris Vāvers was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. The throw-in from Tadeusz Kostrzewa in the 90th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Fk Kurzeme's Charlie Gardel. Andris Freimentāls took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Smuidris Vāvers. Smuidris Vāvers dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-7. The Fk Kurzeme supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Rise of Empires ♕Ottoman♕'s performance. The match ended with a win for Rise of Empires ♕Ottoman♕.