League Play-Off

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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rūsiņs Tračevskis started the match with the kick off. Carolo Franco might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Smuidris Vāvers. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carolo Franco ran back to his position shaking his head. Aldis Krumholds received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Smuidris Vāvers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sentis Smuidris in the 9th minute of play forced FC BALTINAVA's goalkeeper Oskars Jurjānis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Smuidris Vāvers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldis Krumholds, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. FC BALTINAVA's Oskars Jurjānis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amador Bernard in the 14th minute of play. After 19 played minutes Rise of Empires ♕Ottoman♕ got a freekick which was hit by Amador Bernard. Oskars Jurjānis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rūsiņs Tračevskis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aldis Krumholds in the 27th minute of play forced Rise of Empires ♕Ottoman♕'s goalkeeper Smuidris Vāvers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC BALTINAVA's Oskars Jurjānis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sentis Smuidris in the 29th minute of play. Smuidris Vāvers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldis Krumholds, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. FC BALTINAVA's Oskars Jurjānis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sentis Smuidris in the 31st minute of play. Maksis Simins kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Rise of Empires ♕Ottoman♕'s goal looked a bit too open when Aleksandrs Zaluckis came free, but Smuidris Vāvers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC BALTINAVA's Oskars Jurjānis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save FC BALTINAVA from getting a goal against them. Oskars Jurjānis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amador Bernard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the FC BALTINAVA defense, Aysan Taykara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Oskars Jurjānis. The FC BALTINAVA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Oskars Jurjānis should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sentis Smuidris in the 41st minute of play forced FC BALTINAVA's goalkeeper Oskars Jurjānis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Rise of Empires ♕Ottoman♕ booed when FC BALTINAVA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Janko didn't get a good kick on the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aleksandrs Zaluckis made a kick off. Oskars Jurjānis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aysan Taykara in the 53rd minute of the match. The supporters of Rise of Empires ♕Ottoman♕ booed when FC BALTINAVA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frank Löfdahl didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oskars Jurjānis came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Rise of Empires ♕Ottoman♕'s Sentis Smuidris. But to his dismay, Sentis Smuidris quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. In the 62nd minute, Olof Bruin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Smuidris Vāvers made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Aldis Krumholds sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as FC BALTINAVA's Aleksandrs Zaluckis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Smuidris Vāvers. That made the score 2-1 after 68 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aysan Taykara in the 71st minute of play forced FC BALTINAVA's goalkeeper Oskars Jurjānis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rūsiņs Tračevskis in the 73rd minute of play forced FC BALTINAVA's goalkeeper Oskars Jurjānis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC BALTINAVA's Oskars Jurjānis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aysan Taykara in the 76th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amador Bernard in the 79th minute of play forced FC BALTINAVA's goalkeeper Oskars Jurjānis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the game, Aldis Krumholds cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Smuidris Vāvers was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Oskars Jurjānis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rūsiņs Tračevskis in the 87th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 89 minutes, Aleksandrs Zaluckis took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Smuidris Vāvers to make any attempt to save it.