Friendly League

Nairo Quintana
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Efrain Lordi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience was convinced that Efrain Lordi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Miķelis Pavārs was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. From close distance Efrain Lordi pressed in the 1-0 goal high up into nets stiches in the right cross 7 minutes into the game. Miķelis Pavārs made an important save on a dangerous shot by Efrain Lordi in the 10th minute. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Efrain Lordi sped through SK Annenieki's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Miķelis Pavārs. 17 minutes into the game, Celestino Raymon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. United.SF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SK Annenieki the free kick. After a rather tough play, United.SF's Celestino Raymon got a free kick in the 17th minute. Miķelis Pavārs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tobias Montez, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Feliberto Brun charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Feliberto Brun the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 24 played minutes United.SF got a freekick which was hit by Feliberto Brun. It was beautiful to see SK Annenieki's Gatis Āboliņš in action when he in the 25th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 30th minute Reinis Rodiks shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Faustino Vermudo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Faustino Vermudo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zigmunds Lasmans in the 32nd minute of play. Faustino Vermudo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inārs Ozolkalns in the 37th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Markuss Reliņš in the 44th minute of play forced United.SF's goalkeeper Faustino Vermudo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute Reinis Rodiks shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Faustino Vermudo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute, Zigmunds Lasmans left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SK Annenieki fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Markuss Reliņš to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to United.SF getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Feliberto Brun hit a great ball. Sarmis Rasa took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Faustino Vermudo. United.SF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The nice shot from Markuss Reliņš in the 54thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Faustino Vermudo had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. 62 minutes into the match, Markuss Reliņš dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Faustino Vermudo, 2-2. In the 69th match minute, SK Annenieki was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gatis Āboliņš to maneuver through the defense. Efrain Lordi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Reinis Rodiks managed to get in a good position for a shot. SK Annenieki's supporters rose to their feet, but Reinis Rodiks was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Faustino Vermudo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Miķelis Pavārs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efrain Lordi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute, Efrain Lordi made a precise shot to the right of Miķelis Pavārs. SK Annenieki's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Tobias Montez hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Zigmunds Lasmans could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Faustino Vermudo made a huge save. Efrain Lordi struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Miķelis Pavārs didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for United.SF. When United.SF's Efrain Lordi 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 SK Annenieki's goalie prevented a goal. Miķelis Pavārs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tobias Montez in the 95th minute of play. Miķelis Pavārs stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Efrain Lordi's shot from short distance in the 98th minute. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.