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Smiltnieki
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Askolds Cvimmers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Egons Butkovskis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of PFK Smiltnieki booed when FK Tornado was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdis Nesvīds didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Askolds Cvimmers, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 7 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Egons Butkovskis was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Oskars Bertrups in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valdis Rulevics saved PFK Smiltnieki from getting behind. In the 16th match minute, PFK Smiltnieki was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zandis Zingers to maneuver through the defense. Georgs Vārpulis was extremely unlucky when he, in the 19th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Egons Butkovskis was a little too slow when Askolds Cvimmers got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 21st minute. The score was now 1-0. When the match had gone on for 30 minutes, Valts Sietiņsons took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Egons Butkovskis to make any attempt to save it. FK Tornado's Egons Butkovskis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save FK Tornado from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in FK Tornado's zone, Georgs Vārpulis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Egons Butkovskis came out of the goal and Georgs Vārpulis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Haralds Kerčs to strike the kick off in the second half. If Haralds Kerčs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Egons Butkovskis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Askolds Cvimmers in the 60th minute of play. Haralds Kerčs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdis Rulevics having to interfere. If Oskars Bertrups had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77th minute, Askolds Cvimmers ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Egons Butkovskis was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. In the 81st minute Haralds Kerčs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valdis Rulevics saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Egons Butkovskis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Georgs Vārpulis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Egons Butkovskis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Askolds Cvimmers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind PFK Smiltnieki's goalkeeper Valdis Rulevics, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, PFK Smiltnieki's Valts Sietiņsons got a free kick in the 94th minute. Valdis Rulevics made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oskars Bertrups in the 96th minute. PFK Smiltnieki's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.