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Spectators: 9139 (Terracing: 6918, Seating: 2121, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daumants Cinkurs got the match started through his kick off. After 2 minutes, Mintauts Ekšteins mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SKONTO FC and the Matishi players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 3rd minute, Mintauts Ekšteins hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Daumants Cinkurs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Matishi's Persijs Bērsons got a free kick in the 9th minute. Dans Kauskals might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anšlavs Pavasars. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dans Kauskals ran back to his position shaking his head. Anšlavs Pavasars made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Alfons Fausts sent off a good shot on target. Anšlavs Pavasars stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dans Kauskals's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jēkabs Pumpurs during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Matishi's Jēkabs Pumpurs got a free kick in the 18th minute. Anšlavs Pavasars made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Valts Markitāns sent off a good shot on target. Laimis Surkovs-Vāvere hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Matishi's Anšlavs Pavasars got control of the ball when Dailis Miljons tried to sneak it across the goal line. Agris Vatmanis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daumants Cinkurs in the 28th minute of the match. In the 30th minute Dans Kauskals shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anšlavs Pavasars saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Matishi's goalkeeper Anšlavs Pavasars had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dans Kauskals. The supporters of SKONTO FC booed when Matishi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nils Silaunieks didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Matishi defense, Dans Kauskals kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anšlavs Pavasars. The Matishi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anšlavs Pavasars should have stopped the shot. Dans Kauskals sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 41 minutes of play, SKONTO FC's Dailis Miljons made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anšlavs Pavasars was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Matishi booed when SKONTO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfons Fausts didn't get a good kick on the ball. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Valts Markitāns made a kick off. Jēkabs Pumpurs could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Agris Vatmanis made a huge save. After 56 minutes, Laimis Surkovs-Vāvere mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Matishi and the SKONTO FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 57th match minute, Matishi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laimis Surkovs-Vāvere to maneuver through the defense. In the 57th match minute, SKONTO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sigurds Simanskis to maneuver through the defense. Agris Vatmanis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daumants Cinkurs, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Agris Vatmanis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daumants Cinkurs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Daumants Cinkurs came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Matishi 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 Daumants Cinkurs couldn't finish the play. In the 63rd minute, Spodris Višņakovs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 69 minutes into the match, Matishi's goal looked a bit too open when Dans Kauskals came free, but Anšlavs Pavasars reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute, Alfons Fausts left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SKONTO FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. After 79 minutes, Laimiņs Sandale mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SKONTO FC and the Matishi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Agris Vatmanis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daumants Cinkurs in the 81st minute of the match. When Alfons Fausts came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the SKONTO 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 Alfons Fausts couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valts Markitāns in the 85th minute of play forced Matishi's goalkeeper Anšlavs Pavasars to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Matishi's goalkeeper Anšlavs Pavasars, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 92 minutes into the match, Matishi's goal looked a bit too open when Valts Markitāns came free, but Anšlavs Pavasars reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Matishi getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Laimis Surkovs-Vāvere hit a great ball. Valts Markitāns fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anšlavs Pavasars having to interfere. In the 96th minute Dans Kauskals shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anšlavs Pavasars saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. SKONTO FC fully deserved thier win.