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Vecozoli
Spectators: 8045 (Terracing: 6035, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 160) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Stefans Vagals made the kick off which started today's match. Stefans Vagals fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ardis Kuzītis having to interfere. If Klaudijs Kolerts had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 7 minutes, Pauls Kovals mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Stiene and the Vecozoli players grew even worse after the yellow card. Stefans Vagals received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Ardis Kuzītis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ardis Kuzītis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stefans Vagals, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Rūdolfs Bukums sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Einārs Jesnovskis 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Albīns Berkmanis during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Vecozoli's Albīns Berkmanis got a free kick in the 26th minute. After 29 minutes, Rūdolfs Bukums made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Vecozoli's Sebastians Kuzmanis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Sebastians Kuzmanis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Einārs Jesnovskis in the 32nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Vecozoli's zone, Rūdolfs Bukums stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sebastians Kuzmanis came out of the goal and Rūdolfs Bukums tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 44th minute, Albīns Berkmanis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Klaudijs Kolerts might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ardis Kuzītis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Klaudijs Kolerts ran back to his position shaking his head. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Rūdolfs Bukums made the kick off in the second half. Ardis Kuzītis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justs Ceplītis in the 53rd minute of play. In the 54th match minute, FC Stiene was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Imants Ciekals to maneuver through the defense. 59 minutes into the match, FC Stiene's goal looked a bit too open when Stefans Vagals came free, but Ardis Kuzītis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Stiene's Ardis Kuzītis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Klaudijs Kolerts in the 60th minute of play. Miķelis Lomikovskis kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Ardis Kuzītis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klaudijs Kolerts, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Sebastians Kuzmanis made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Einārs Jesnovskis sent off a good shot on target. Albīns Berkmanis hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. After having played for 69 minutes, Rūdolfs Bukums managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Stiene's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rūdolfs Bukums was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 70 minutes, Einārs Jesnovskis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Stiene's supporters crossed their fingers, but Einārs Jesnovskis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 73 minutes into the match, Vecozoli's goalkeeper Sebastians Kuzmanis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Einārs Jesnovskis. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vecozoli's goalkeeper Sebastians Kuzmanis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Einārs Jesnovskis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastians Kuzmanis having to interfere. Rūdolfs Bukums sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Vecozoli's zone, Einārs Jesnovskis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sebastians Kuzmanis came out of the goal and Einārs Jesnovskis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Einārs Jesnovskis managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Stiene's supporters rose to their feet, but Einārs Jesnovskis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sebastians Kuzmanis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Miķelis Lomikovskis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Vecozoli's Sebastians Kuzmanis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rūdolfs Bukums in the 87th minute of play. In the 96th minute Klaudijs Kolerts shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ardis Kuzītis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched FC Stiene eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.