League Play-Off

KuKurlandia
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rūsiņs Tračevskis got the match started through his kick off. After 3 played minutes Insane Raccoons FC got a freekick which was hit by Teofilo Cucao. The supporters of Insane Raccoons FC booed when Rise of Empires ♕Ottoman♕ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olof Bruin didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Insane Raccoons FC's Teofilo Cucao slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Smuidris Vāvers. That made the score 1-0 after 15 minutes of play. Isak Krontoft took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Smuidris Vāvers. Smuidris Vāvers dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 23rd minute, Lauris Lielais hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 23rd minute of the match Romualds Rozenblats shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mareks Vārpiņš showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pedro Luís Fantini got free with Smuidris Vāvers in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Everts Strauts hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Smuidris Vāvers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Luís Fantini in the 32nd minute of play. Smuidris Vāvers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severīns Pirtslāva in the 37th minute of play. A collision led to Rise of Empires ♕Ottoman♕ getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Everts Strauts hit a great ball. When Ojārs Juskens came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Insane Raccoons FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ojārs Juskens couldn't finish the play. Smuidris Vāvers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Luís Fantini in the 42nd minute of the match. Smuidris Vāvers made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Pedro Luís Fantini sent off a good shot on target. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Severīns Pirtslāva to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Teofilo Cucao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Smuidris Vāvers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Rise of Empires ♕Ottoman♕ getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Everts Strauts hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Rise of Empires ♕Ottoman♕ defense, Batu Ağaverdi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Smuidris Vāvers. The Rise of Empires ♕Ottoman♕ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Smuidris Vāvers should have stopped the shot. Rise of Empires ♕Ottoman♕'s Smuidris Vāvers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Luís Fantini in the 63rd minute of play. In the 69th minute, Teofilo Cucao left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Insane Raccoons FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Mareks Vārpiņš showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sentis Smuidris in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Severīns Pirtslāva made a precise shot to the right of Smuidris Vāvers. Rise of Empires ♕Ottoman♕'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Isak Krontoft sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Smuidris Vāvers didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pedro Luís Fantini went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. Smuidris Vāvers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teofilo Cucao in the 91st minute of play. There was no doubt that Insane Raccoons FC were the better team. Insane Raccoons FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.