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Nereta
Spectators: 7892 (Terracing: 6134, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 91) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mārtiņs Vilks took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mārtiņs Vilks in the 4thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ādolfs Lastovskis, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Mārtiņs Vilks in the 5thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ādolfs Lastovskis, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 8th minute, Bērtulis Rusmanis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vladimirs Strupulis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Tadenava's Ādolfs Lastovskis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Einārs Soprāns in the 10th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Tadenava's Anatols Ķirsīts got a free kick in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mārtiņs Vilks in the 12th minute of play forced Tadenava's goalkeeper Ādolfs Lastovskis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the game, Mārtiņs Vilks cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Ādolfs Lastovskis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Slepenā biedrība's Vladimirs Strupulis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bērtulis Rusmanis in the 16th minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Edvīns Lidmanis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vladimirs Strupulis quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Anatols Ķirsīts sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mārtiņs Vilks in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ādolfs Lastovskis saved Tadenava from getting behind. 26 minutes into the game, Dainis Rampāns was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tadenava's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Slepenā biedrība the free kick. Dainis Rampāns hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. If Einārs Soprāns had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mārtiņs Vilks's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 29thth minute, Ādolfs Lastovskis skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a defensive mix-up in Slepenā biedrība's zone, Anatols Ķirsīts stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vladimirs Strupulis came out of the goal and Anatols Ķirsīts tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 34 minutes, Mārtiņs Vilks made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Tadenava's Ādolfs Lastovskis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 42 minutes of play, Tadenava's Anatols Ķirsīts made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vladimirs Strupulis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vladimirs Strupulis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anatols Ķirsīts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vladimirs Strupulis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bērtulis Rusmanis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bērtulis Rusmanis to make the kick off. When Slepenā biedrība's Mārtiņs Vilks 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 Tadenava's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Tadenava's zone, Einārs Soprāns stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ādolfs Lastovskis came out of the goal and Einārs Soprāns tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tadenava's Ādolfs Lastovskis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mārtiņs Vilks in the 64th minute of play. Tadenava's Ādolfs Lastovskis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mārtiņs Vilks in the 65th minute of play. During the 66th minute of the match Anatols Ķirsīts completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Anatols Ķirsīts a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Everts Pļavinieks could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Vladimirs Strupulis made a huge save. 79 minutes into the game, Tadenava's Everts Pļavinieks nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vladimirs Strupulis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-3. The supporters of Slepenā biedrība booed when Tadenava was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bērtulis Rusmanis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 84 minutes into the match, Mārtiņs Vilks had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ādolfs Lastovskis. Tadenava's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mārtiņs Vilks was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-3. Ādolfs Lastovskis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mārtiņs Vilks's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. In the 91st minute Mārtiņs Vilks shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ādolfs Lastovskis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 96 minutes, Mārtiņs Vilks managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Slepenā biedrība's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mārtiņs Vilks was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Slepenā biedrība walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.