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Vecbirzaki
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Raimonds Bertrups kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute, Digmārs Lielkalns 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. After a rather tough play, Rūķu kodēji's Umberts Solks got a free kick in the 13th minute. After 14 played minutes, Vecbirzaki's Georgs Montvids shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vikentijs Millers came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Vecbirzaki reached it. Digmārs Lielkalns fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vikentijs Millers having to interfere. Vikentijs Millers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimonds Bertrups, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. If Zigmārs Robežupe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Vikentijs Millers managed to avoid a goal in the 34thth minute, when Vecbirzaki's Digmārs Lielkalns fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 36th minute, Raimonds Bertrups reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Vikentijs Millers. The goal made the score 1-0. With a little luck, Rūķu kodēji's Vikentijs Millers got control of the ball when Digmārs Lielkalns tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Raimonds Bertrups's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vikentijs Millers was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Raimonds Bertrups managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vecbirzaki's supporters rose to their feet, but Raimonds Bertrups was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vikentijs Millers breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 46th minute, Vecbirzaki's Raimonds Bertrups ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Vikentijs Millers. Vikentijs Millers yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eglons Lenss to make the kick off. When Auseklis Birks fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rūķu kodēji's protests and gave Auseklis Birks a yellow card for diving instead. In the 54th minute, Auseklis Birks hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 56 played minutes, Vecbirzaki's Laimnesis Plavinskis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vikentijs Millers came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Vecbirzaki reached it. In the 62nd minute, Eglons Lenss hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute, Raimonds Bertrups 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 the 66thth minute of the game Digmārs Lielkalns who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rūķu kodēji's Vikentijs Millers was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Raimonds Bertrups had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raimonds Bertrups took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vikentijs Millers. Vikentijs Millers dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Zigmārs Robežupe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Digmārs Lielkalns had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 90thth minute of the game Raimonds Bertrups who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rūķu kodēji's Vikentijs Millers was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Raimonds Zascirinskis hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Vecbirzaki had played much better football throughout.