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Spectators: 10879 (Terracing: 8160, Seating: 2502, VIP seats: 217) After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Olavs Eliass managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Iecēni's supporters rose to their feet, but Olavs Eliass was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mareks Vārpiņš breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mareks Vārpiņš took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olavs Eliass, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Severīns Pirtslāva scored 1-0 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Genaro Ponciano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Genaro Ponciano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Severīns Pirtslāva in the 12th minute. Mareks Vārpiņš showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marek Hamšík in the 18th minute of the match. 18 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when FC Iecēni's Marek Hamšík fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. 20 minutes into the match, FC Iecēni's goal looked a bit too open when Teofilo Cucao came free, but Genaro Ponciano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mareks Vārpiņš showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olavs Eliass in the 22nd minute of the match. Lauris Lielais made in the 27th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Pedro Luís Fantini. 30 minutes into the match, Insane Raccoons FC's goal looked a bit too open when Olavs Eliass came free, but Mareks Vārpiņš reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olavs Eliass might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mareks Vārpiņš. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Olavs Eliass ran back to his position shaking his head. Mareks Vārpiņš showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olavs Eliass in the 39th minute of the match. Genaro Ponciano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teofilo Cucao in the 40th minute of play. Mareks Vārpiņš showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viktors Behmans, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. FC Iecēni's Uvis Svitiņš quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Lauris Lielais, made in the 43rd minute of the game. Olavs Eliass blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mareks Vārpiņš having to make a save. Mareks Vārpiņš showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olavs Eliass in the 44th minute of the match. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marek Hamšík to strike the kick off in the second half. FC Iecēni's attentive Uvis Svitiņš managed to snatch the ball when Lauris Lielais made a throw-in in the 53rd minute of the game. Insane Raccoons FC's Mareks Vārpiņš proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Insane Raccoons FC from getting a goal against them. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by Insane Raccoons FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gints Lielgalvis was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Iecēni's players had a chance to rest. Olavs Eliass made a great header on FC Iecēni's corner, it was just that Insane Raccoons FC's Mareks Vārpiņš managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, Insane Raccoons FC's Mareks Vārpiņš got control of the ball when Olavs Eliass tried to sneak it across the goal line. Insane Raccoons FC's Mareks Vārpiņš proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Insane Raccoons FC from getting a goal against them. If Olavs Eliass had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Insane Raccoons FC's Mareks Vārpiņš got control of the ball when Olavs Eliass tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mareks Vārpiņš made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Olavs Eliass sent off a good shot on target. FC Iecēni's Uvis Svitiņš managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Lauris Lielais in the 80 minute of the game. After 80 played minutes, FC Iecēni's Uvis Svitiņš shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mareks Vārpiņš came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Iecēni reached it. In the 81st minute Teofilo Cucao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Genaro Ponciano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Genaro Ponciano came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Insane Raccoons FC's Severīns Pirtslāva. But to his dismay, Severīns Pirtslāva quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. The throw-in from Lauris Lielais in the 89th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FC Iecēni's Viesturs Pilāns. Uvis Svitiņš received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Mareks Vārpiņš tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 93 minutes into the match, FC Iecēni's goal looked a bit too open when Severīns Pirtslāva came free, but Genaro Ponciano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 95 minutes into the game, Severīns Pirtslāva cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Genaro Ponciano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the referee ended the match the Insane Raccoons FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.