Friendly League

Doggo Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Mareks Blumbergs started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Mareks Blumbergs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aníbal Albarran having to interfere. Izidors Boldāns showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 邱寒骏, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 8th minute, Mareks Blumbergs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amerigo Maranzano shot from long distance in the 10th minute, but Izidors Boldāns was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Aivils Burss's late challenge caught a Lulina FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aivils Burss helped the player get up and apologised. FC Nereta's Izidors Boldāns played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sahat Levandy in the 14th minute of play. Izidors Boldāns took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sahat Levandy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the match, FC Nereta's goal looked a bit too open when Sahat Levandy came free, but Izidors Boldāns reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaspars Budavs in the 20th minute of play forced Lulina FC's goalkeeper Aníbal Albarran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Izidors Boldāns made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dave Astolfi in the 28th minute. After a rather tough play, FC Nereta's Godfrīds Piksis got a free kick in the 30th minute. After 33 played minutes Lulina FC got a freekick which was hit by Flavio Di Piazza. After 37 minutes, Dave Astolfi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lulina FC and the FC Nereta players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Lulina FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Dave Astolfi hit a great ball. After 40 minutes, Mareks Blumbergs mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Nereta and the Lulina FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Nereta's Mareks Blumbergs got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 46th minute Kaspars Budavs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aníbal Albarran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aivils Burss got his second yellow card in the match during the 47th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Lulina FC booed when FC Nereta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aivils Burss didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

After 54 played minutes FC Nereta got a freekick which was hit by Raimonds Vitals. After recieving a nice pass, Lulina FC's Donato Napoleone tried to score from far away in the 55th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Izidors Boldāns showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dave Astolfi in the 57th minute of the match. 邱寒骏 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dave Astolfi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Lulina FC's 邱寒骏 in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Nereta's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 67 minutes, Dave Astolfi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lulina FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dave Astolfi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With his leg Aníbal Albarran managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when FC Nereta's Mareks Blumbergs fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Ēriks Mincis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Izidors Boldāns took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 邱寒骏, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Lulina FC's Dave Astolfi in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Nereta's goalie prevented a goal. After 80 minutes of play, Lulina FC's Sahat Levandy made it 2-0 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! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mareks Blumbergs in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aníbal Albarran prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Antons Pētersons hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. When Lulina FC's 邱寒骏 in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Nereta's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 89 minutes, Mareks Blumbergs managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Nereta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mareks Blumbergs was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Toninelli in the 92nd minute of play forced FC Nereta's goalkeeper Izidors Boldāns to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Nereta's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.