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FC Riga Arena
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The supporters of FC Riga booed when BumboTava was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elói Siqueira didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Kaspars Ketris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 7 minutes into the match, BumboTava's goalkeeper Zigrīds Paupers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Olof Hegg. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vents Ovdaks in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Saivis Kikals saved FC Riga from getting behind. Zigrīds Paupers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kip Bout, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saivis Kikals showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tabb Bornes in the 13th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, BumboTava's goalkeeper Zigrīds Paupers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kaspars Ketris. After 16 played minutes Kaspars Ketris rounded BumboTava's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Saivis Kikals took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vents Ovdaks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, BumboTava's goalkeeper Zigrīds Paupers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kip Bout. In the 24th minute of the match, Olof Hegg tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Zigrīds Paupers saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Saivis Kikals showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vents Ovdaks in the 27th minute of the match. In the 28th minute Vents Ovdaks shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saivis Kikals saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saivis Kikals made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vents Ovdaks in the 31st minute of play. FC Riga's Saivis Kikals played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tabb Bornes in the 33rd minute of play. If Kaspars Ketris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 37 played minutes FC Riga got a freekick which was hit by Voldemārs Cariņš. Saivis Kikals showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tabb Bornes, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Saivis Kikals showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tabb Bornes in the 40th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tabb Bornes in the 46th minute of play forced FC Riga's goalkeeper Saivis Kikals to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Riga's Saivis Kikals played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vents Ovdaks in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Claudio Frances's late challenge caught a FC Riga's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Claudio Frances helped the player get up and apologised. In the 51st match minute, BumboTava was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudio Frances to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vents Ovdaks in the 53rd minute of play forced FC Riga's goalkeeper Saivis Kikals to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Riga's Saivis Kikals proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save FC Riga from getting a goal against them. When BumboTava's Tabb Bornes in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Riga's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olof Hegg in the 59th minute of play forced BumboTava's goalkeeper Zigrīds Paupers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Riga's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Voldemārs Cariņš in the 61st minute. Tabb Bornes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Saivis Kikals made a huge save. Saivis Kikals made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vents Ovdaks in the 65th minute of play. When FC Riga's Kip Bout in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BumboTava's goalie prevented a goal. Saivis Kikals made an important save on a dangerous shot by Claudio Frances in the 74th minute. In the 75thth minute of the game Kip Bout who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BumboTava's Zigrīds Paupers was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Saivis Kikals made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tabb Bornes in the 77th minute of play. BumboTava were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after FC Riga's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Elói Siqueira took the corner. Elói Siqueira made a great header on BumboTava's corner, it was just that FC Riga's Saivis Kikals managed to reach the ball for a save. Krzysztof Soliwoda hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. FC Riga made a substitution. Vismants Kukurudzjaks replaced Marin Ailenei. Krzysztof Soliwoda hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. A collision led to FC Riga getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Olof Hegg hit a great ball. In the 88th minute BumboTava were awarded a corner. Elói Siqueira went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Elói Siqueira almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Riga's Saivis Kikals did a great save. With a little luck, FC Riga's Saivis Kikals got control of the ball when Tabb Bornes tried to sneak it across the goal line. BumboTava's Zigrīds Paupers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kaspars Ketris in the 91st minute of play. In the 93rd minute Vents Ovdaks shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saivis Kikals saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tabb Bornes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Saivis Kikals made a huge save. In the 95th match minute, FC Riga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luisão Linares to maneuver through the defense. FC Riga's Saivis Kikals proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save FC Riga from getting a goal against them. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC Riga fans cheered their team off the field, for while BumboTava had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.