Friendly League

Nereta
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mareks Blumbergs kicked off to start the match. When Ilgvars Ledgrauzis fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Nereta's protests and gave Ilgvars Ledgrauzis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 4th match minute, FC Nereta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilgvars Ledgrauzis to maneuver through the defense. FC Nereta's Izidors Boldāns played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cleto Matxin in the 5th minute of play. If Ali Emir Devan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the FC Nereta defense, Froilan Ciano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Izidors Boldāns. The FC Nereta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Izidors Boldāns should have stopped the shot. 10 minutes into the match, FC Nereta's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Emir Devan came free, but Izidors Boldāns reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Izidors Boldāns made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Froilan Ciano in the 12th minute of play. After 14 minutes of play, FC Blue Twister Liberec's Froilan Ciano made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Izidors Boldāns was left in no man's land by his defense there! Izidors Boldāns took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orkun Okan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the FC Nereta defense, Cleto Matxin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Izidors Boldāns. The FC Nereta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Izidors Boldāns should have stopped the shot. In the 28th minute, Cleto Matxin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Izidors Boldāns was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Izidors Boldāns took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cleto Matxin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cleto Matxin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Izidors Boldāns tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Izidors Boldāns took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Froilan Ciano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 40 minutes into the match, Cleto Matxin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Izidors Boldāns. FC Nereta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cleto Matxin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. A collision led to FC Nereta getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Raimonds Vitals hit a great ball. 44 minutes into the match, FC Nereta's goal looked a bit too open when Cleto Matxin came free, but Izidors Boldāns reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 46 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Froilan Ciano sped through FC Nereta's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Izidors Boldāns. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-6.

In the 56th minute, Froilan Ciano 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 60th minute, Froilan Ciano made a precise shot to the right of Izidors Boldāns. FC Nereta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. When the match clock showed 64 minutes, the score became 0-9 when Cleto Matxin sped through FC Nereta's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Izidors Boldāns. Izidors Boldāns came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Blue Twister Liberec's Ali Emir Devan. But to his dismay, Ali Emir Devan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-10. 71 minutes into the game, FC Blue Twister Liberec's Ali Emir Devan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Izidors Boldāns made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-11. In the 79thth minute of the game Cleto Matxin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Nereta's Izidors Boldāns was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pavel Janis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Izidors Boldāns having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cleto Matxin in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Izidors Boldāns prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 83rd minute of the match, Cleto Matxin got a very nice opportunity to score, but Izidors Boldāns was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Izidors Boldāns was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Pavel Janis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-13 in the 85 minute of play. Cleto Matxin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Izidors Boldāns made a huge save.