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Spectators: 8065 (Terracing: 6050, Seating: 1855, VIP seats: 160) Valda's Valdis Līkums 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. A collision led to FC Seals getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Jēkabs Šmaugais hit a great ball. Valda's Artis Modernieks played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Krists Jupenieks in the 7th minute of play. In the 8th minute, Dailis Ekšteins hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valdis Līkums fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Smuidris Danovičs having to interfere. Valdis Līkums sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Krists Jupenieks fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artis Modernieks having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, Valda's goal looked a bit too open when Krists Jupenieks came free, but Artis Modernieks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdis Līkums in the 25th minute of play forced FC Seals's goalkeeper Smuidris Danovičs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kristofers Judziks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valdis Līkums in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Smuidris Danovičs saved FC Seals from getting behind. In the 38th minute, Kristofers Judziks 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. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Seals fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 40th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Valda a penalty, 42 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Emanuels Kārkliņš, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Seals's Smuidris Danovičs. 0-1. Kristofers Judziks received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Smuidris Danovičs tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Toms Tuklers made a kick off. Smuidris Danovičs made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberts Nīkulis in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute, Ādams Nīmanis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alberts Nīkulis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Smuidris Danovičs read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Seals's goalkeeper Smuidris Danovičs, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kristofers Judziks's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Smuidris Danovičs read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. Valdis Līkums sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Toms Tuklers managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Seals's supporters rose to their feet, but Toms Tuklers was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Artis Modernieks breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Artis Modernieks made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toms Tuklers in the 67th minute of play. Kristofers Judziks could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Smuidris Danovičs made a huge save. Smuidris Danovičs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdis Līkums in the 70th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute Toms Tuklers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artis Modernieks saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute Valdis Līkums shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Smuidris Danovičs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Seals's Smuidris Danovičs proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save FC Seals from getting a goal against them. If Kristofers Judziks had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Kristofers Judziks had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valda's Valdis Līkums got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 90 minutes into the match, Valda's goal looked a bit too open when Toms Tuklers came free, but Artis Modernieks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Kristofers Judziks came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Valda 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 Kristofers Judziks couldn't finish the play.