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Spectators: 6857 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1857, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daumants Baltainieks got the match started through his kick off. Ritvaldis Panis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daumants Baltainieks's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Artūrs Pavinksnis put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ritvaldis Panis. The audience was convinced that Daumants Baltainieks's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ritvaldis Panis was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Artūrs Pavinksnis struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Ritvaldis Panis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ranki. Ritvaldis Panis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artūrs Pavinksnis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18thth minute of the game Daumants Baltainieks who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sems1986's Ritvaldis Panis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ritvaldis Panis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daumants Baltainieks went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 23 minutes into the game, Elvis Dolenieks was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sems1986's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ranki the free kick. In the 23rd match minute, Sems1986 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elvis Dolenieks to maneuver through the defense. 26 minutes into the match, Sems1986's goal looked a bit too open when Daumants Baltainieks came free, but Ritvaldis Panis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elvis Dolenieks hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Ritvaldis Panis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artūrs Pavinksnis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Sems1986's Elvis Dolenieks got a free kick in the 29th minute. If Artūrs Pavinksnis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ritvaldis Panis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daumants Baltainieks in the 37th minute of the match. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sems1986's goalkeeper Ritvaldis Panis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Mairis Stripkāns's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gatis Mankops was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Ritvaldis Panis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daumants Baltainieks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mairis Stripkāns to make the kick off. In the 54th minute of the match, Daumants Baltainieks tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ritvaldis Panis saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ziedonis Vadamans kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Sems1986's goalkeeper Ritvaldis Panis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Sems1986 booed when Ranki was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emīls Uzulis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th minute of the match Aldis Einiks sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gatis Mankops skillfully saved the ball. In the 66th minute, Artūrs Pavinksnis fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After having played for 73 minutes, Kaspars Ertmanis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ranki's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kaspars Ertmanis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daumants Baltainieks in the 75th minute of play forced Sems1986's goalkeeper Ritvaldis Panis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oto Zettiņš recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ritvaldis Panis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daumants Baltainieks's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sems1986's goalkeeper Ritvaldis Panis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 91 minutes, Daumants Baltainieks managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ranki's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daumants Baltainieks was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Daumants Baltainieks's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ritvaldis Panis was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. When Aldis Einiks fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sems1986's protests and gave Aldis Einiks a yellow card for diving instead. Ranki played a much better game than Sems1986 and deserved their victory. The Sems1986 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.