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Spectators: 7783 (Terracing: 5838, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Aldis Sausiņš made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, FC Liepaja's goal looked a bit too open when Flavinho Martins came free, but Laimis Rācenis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mintauts Miemelis in the 7th minute of play forced FC Liepaja's goalkeeper Laimis Rācenis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, FC Liepaja's goal looked a bit too open when Flavinho Martins came free, but Laimis Rācenis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Flavinho Martins charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Flavinho Martins the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 11 played minutes FC Barca got a freekick which was hit by Flavinho Martins. In the 11th minute, Muntis Viestards hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Guntis Cehovskis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 24 minutes into the match, FC Barca's goal looked a bit too open when Guntis Cehovskis came free, but Håkan Sjöberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Håkan Sjöberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aldis Sausiņš in the 27th minute of play. Håkan Sjöberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guntis Cehovskis in the 28th minute of play. Håkan Sjöberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aldis Sausiņš in the 34th minute of the match. FC Barca's Håkan Sjöberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldis Sausiņš in the 35th minute of play. After 40 played minutes FC Barca got a freekick which was hit by Mintauts Miemelis. Håkan Sjöberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aldis Sausiņš in the 41st minute of play. In the 42nd minute Guntis Cehovskis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Håkan Sjöberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Håkan Sjöberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Guntis Cehovskis's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. The FC Barca players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC Liepaja were winning 0-1.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Aldis Sausiņš in the 52nd minute of play forced FC Barca's goalkeeper Håkan Sjöberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute Mintauts Miemelis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laimis Rācenis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavinho Martins in the 59th minute of play forced FC Liepaja's goalkeeper Laimis Rācenis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, Mintauts Miemelis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kalvis Taurētājs hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Mintauts Miemelis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Laimis Rācenis. FC Liepaja's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Laimis Rācenis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavinho Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Andulis Vilcēns managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Liepaja's supporters rose to their feet, but Andulis Vilcēns was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Håkan Sjöberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Guntis Cehovskis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zintis Zilaucis was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 79th minute. FC Liepaja's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. With an all-out effort, FC Liepaja's Håkan Sjöberg threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Andulis Vilcēns, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Håkan Sjöberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aldis Sausiņš in the 86th minute of the match. It was beautiful to see FC Barca's Bernt Vikström in action when he in the 90th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! After having played for 96 minutes, Zintis Zilaucis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Liepaja's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zintis Zilaucis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.