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Spectators: 7672 (Terracing: 5872, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 0) Kurts Zemturs made the kick off and thus started the match. When Lukas Tidén fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FK Buiva's protests and gave Lukas Tidén a yellow card for diving instead. Lukas Tidén hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. If Runar Bjørgen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Digmārs Gribulis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kurts Zemturs in the 16th minute of play. Omiros Iakovakos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ādolfs Berlands went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After 26 minutes, Valdis Tērauds mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FK Buiva and the Rēzeknes SK Blāzma players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to FK Buiva getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Valdis Tērauds hit a great ball. Digmārs Gribulis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ģirts Ezers, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Aleksis Kavalis kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. When Runar Bjørgen came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Rēzeknes SK Blāzma 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 Runar Bjørgen couldn't finish the play. Ādolfs Berlands kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. A collision led to FK Buiva getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Ādolfs Berlands hit a great ball. Rēzeknes SK Blāzma's Kaspars Polijs was substituted for Ģirts Ezers. In the 44th minute of the match Rēzeknes SK Blāzma got a corner. FK Buiva's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Martin Goyo ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Lev Nemets almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FK Buiva's Digmārs Gribulis did a great save. In the 46th minute, Kurts Zemturs left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rēzeknes SK Blāzma fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aleksis Kavalis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A hard shot 53 in the game by Kurts Zemturs from a close distance when the talented Digmārs Gribulis managed to make a qualified save. FK Buiva's players were relieved. Aleksejs Sters kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Rēzeknes SK Blāzma made a substitution. Nauris Badovskis replaced Mariss Lagzdonis. Aleksejs Sters kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Omiros Iakovakos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksis Kavalis, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Kurts Zemturs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 66th minute, Santis Oto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Digmārs Gribulis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aleksejs Sters went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. FK Buiva's Digmārs Gribulis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurts Zemturs in the 74th minute of play. The supporters of FK Buiva booed when Rēzeknes SK Blāzma was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivars Bērzups didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Aleksis Kavalis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Omiros Iakovakos was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. After having played for 85 minutes, Runar Bjørgen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rēzeknes SK Blāzma's supporters crossed their fingers, but Runar Bjørgen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zigmārs Strautkalns hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Digmārs Gribulis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uldis Laurics in the 90th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the match, Rēzeknes SK Blāzma's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksis Kavalis came free, but Omiros Iakovakos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, Aleksejs Sters dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Digmārs Gribulis, 1-3. Rēzeknes SK Blāzma's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.