Friendly League

Centrs Annenieki
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Jānis Lielais came out of the goal in the 2nd minute to try and stop a shot by Savage Hippo's Kim Lekberg. But to his dismay, Kim Lekberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After 8 played minutes Savage Hippo got a freekick which was hit by Augustinas Ginaitis. Kim Lekberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jānis Lielais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kim Lekberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Jāzeps Picss short, quick shot in the 20thth minute got Bengt-Arne Askstedt to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 24 minutes into the match, SK Annenieki's goal looked a bit too open when Kim Lekberg came free, but Jānis Lielais reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aigars Builis kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. In the 27th minute Kim Lekberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jānis Lielais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Kim Lekberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jānis Lielais. SK Annenieki's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kim Lekberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 35th minute Indris Tomass shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bengt-Arne Askstedt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kim Lekberg in the 37th minute of play forced SK Annenieki's goalkeeper Jānis Lielais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute of the match Savage Hippo got a corner. SK Annenieki's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eddie Bjurström ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Saulius Pilipavičius got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jānis Lielais quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Jānis Lielais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vilmantas Magdišauskas in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Indris Tomass to make the kick off. After 53 minutes Savage Hippo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Reinholds Jaunzems who took care of the corner kick. In the 55th minute Kim Lekberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jānis Lielais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the game, Jāzeps Pics cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Bengt-Arne Askstedt was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jāzeps Pics in the 62nd minute of the match. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jāzeps Pics in the 63rd minute of the match. SK Annenieki's Jānis Lielais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kim Lekberg in the 65th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Savage Hippo's goal looked a bit too open when Aivils Aiza came free, but Bengt-Arne Askstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SK Annenieki's Donats Rudmalis was substituted for Drosmis Kalnaiza. SK Annenieki made a substitution. Vilis Lettlands replaced Indris Tomass. The supporters of SK Annenieki booed when Savage Hippo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Augustinas Ginaitis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Vilmantas Magdišauskas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Savage Hippo's supporters rose to their feet, but Vilmantas Magdišauskas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jānis Lielais breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vilis Lettlands in the 86th minute of play forced Savage Hippo's goalkeeper Bengt-Arne Askstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bengt-Arne Askstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reinholds Jaunzems, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jāzeps Pics in the 92nd minute of the match. Bengt-Arne Askstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vilis Lettlands in the 93rd minute of play. Bengt-Arne Askstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reinholds Jaunzems in the 94th minute of play. There was no doubt that SK Annenieki were the better team. SK Annenieki's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.