League Play-Off

FC BALTINAVA ARENA
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Severīns Pirtslāva in the 3rd minute of play forced FC BALTINAVA's goalkeeper Oskars Jurjānis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the match, Severīns Pirtslāva notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FC BALTINAVA's Oskars Jurjānis. Oskars Jurjānis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mareks Vārpiņš took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aldis Krumholds, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teofilo Cucao in the 11th minute of play forced FC BALTINAVA's goalkeeper Oskars Jurjānis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oskars Jurjānis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teofilo Cucao, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Mareks Vārpiņš showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksandrs Zaluckis in the 15th minute of the match. Mareks Vārpiņš came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by FC BALTINAVA's Aleksandrs Zaluckis. But to his dismay, Aleksandrs Zaluckis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Oskars Jurjānis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severīns Pirtslāva in the 18th minute of play. Oskars Jurjānis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Luís Fantini, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teofilo Cucao in the 24th minute of play forced FC BALTINAVA's goalkeeper Oskars Jurjānis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mareks Vārpiņš took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksandrs Zaluckis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute, Severīns Pirtslāva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC BALTINAVA's Oskars Jurjānis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Luís Fantini in the 32nd minute of play. Mariuss Knutiņš kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. In the 40th minute Batu Ağaverdi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oskars Jurjānis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 41 minutes of play, Insane Raccoons FC's Severīns Pirtslāva made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oskars Jurjānis was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC BALTINAVA's Oskars Jurjānis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severīns Pirtslāva in the 44th minute of play. In the 47th match minute, Insane Raccoons FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Batu Ağaverdi to maneuver through the defense. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Severīns Pirtslāva to strike the kick off in the second half. If Teofilo Cucao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Oskars Jurjānis was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Pedro Luís Fantini capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Pedro Luís Fantini really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Oskars Jurjānis made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Isak Krontoft sent off a good shot on target. Severīns Pirtslāva scored 1-4 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Oskars Jurjānis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the FC BALTINAVA defense, Severīns Pirtslāva 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. Oskars Jurjānis made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Severīns Pirtslāva sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to FC BALTINAVA getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Denver Mayo hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Aleksandrs Zaluckis 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. If Aleksandrs Zaluckis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Frank Löfdahl lost his temper 74 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 74th minute, Frank Löfdahl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 78th minute, Carolo Franco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mareks Vārpiņš was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-5. Through an outstanding action, after 82 minutes, Oskars Jurjānis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 84th minute, Carolo Franco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mareks Vārpiņš was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-5. In the 89th minute Severīns Pirtslāva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oskars Jurjānis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aldis Krumholds kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. The FC BALTINAVA fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Insane Raccoons FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.