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Spectators: 10893 (Terracing: 8171, Seating: 2505, VIP seats: 217) Ģirts Ozols charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ģirts Ozols the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to DZINTARS getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Ģirts Ozols hit a great ball. In the 6th minute Henrihs Linkūns shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alnis Mežavecis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edmunds Tambergs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arvīds Ancveriņš could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Pål Bergmann made a huge save. In the 10th minute FK BJSS were awarded a corner. Markuss Zitkēvičs went to the cornerflag to take it. The supporters of DZINTARS booed when FK BJSS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pēteris Laupacis didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ģirts Ozols in the 13th minute of play forced FK BJSS's goalkeeper Alnis Mežavecis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arvils Barkēvičs hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Ģirts Ozols sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FK BJSS's Alnis Mežavecis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrihs Linkūns in the 20th minute of play. Alnis Mežavecis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kārlis Dzintars, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Henrihs Linkūns put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Alnis Mežavecis. When Henrihs Linkūns came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the DZINTARS 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 Henrihs Linkūns couldn't finish the play. When DZINTARS's Henrihs Linkūns in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FK BJSS's goalie prevented a goal. After 43 minutes, Henrihs Linkūns made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. FK BJSS's Alnis Mežavecis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 46th minute, Henrihs Linkūns ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alnis Mežavecis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Henrihs Linkūns made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, FK BJSS's Arvils Barkēvičs seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Arvils Barkēvičs the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FK BJSS protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Arvils Barkēvičs had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 51 minutes into the game, one of FK BJSS:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Henrihs Linkūns shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Henrihs Linkūns in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alnis Mežavecis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ģirts Ozols struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Alnis Mežavecis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for DZINTARS. In the 68th match minute, FK BJSS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pēteris Laupacis to maneuver through the defense. Henrihs Linkūns could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Alnis Mežavecis made a huge save. After a rather tough play, DZINTARS's Ingvars Tresters got a free kick in the 79th minute. 79 minutes in the game, Ingvars Tresters got a free kick from a good position and fired away a shot. The shot didn't have enough spin and went out of bounds to the left of the goal. 81 minutes into the match, FK BJSS's goal looked a bit too open when Henrihs Linkūns came free, but Alnis Mežavecis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute Henrihs Linkūns shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alnis Mežavecis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Saulvedis Salaszemnieks during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 92nd match minute, DZINTARS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saulvedis Salaszemnieks to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, FK BJSS's Pēteris Laupacis got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Alnis Mežavecis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrihs Linkūns in the 95th minute of play. Alnis Mežavecis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Henrihs Linkūns in the 98th minute. DZINTARS's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.