U18 League

Centrs Annenieki
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edvard Puuk started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edvard Puuk in the 4th minute of play forced SK Annenieki's goalkeeper Andrejs Sinders to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the match, Edvīns Mallers had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rando Aruväli. SK Kalev Pärnu's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edvīns Mallers was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edvard Puuk in the 8th minute of play forced SK Annenieki's goalkeeper Andrejs Sinders to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Edvard Puuk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With an all-out effort, SK Annenieki's Rando Aruväli threw himself towards the right post 11 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Markuss Reliņš, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 15thth minute of the game Markuss Reliņš who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SK Kalev Pärnu's Rando Aruväli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Andrejs Sinders took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edvard Puuk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SK Kalev Pärnu's Rando Aruväli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save SK Kalev Pärnu from getting a goal against them. SK Annenieki's Markuss Reliņš was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 25th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Rando Aruväli made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Zigmunds Lasmans sent off a good shot on target. In the 30th minute Markuss Reliņš shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rando Aruväli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rando Aruväli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donats Nosals in the 31st minute of the match. Rando Aruväli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edvīns Mallers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Markuss Reliņš received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rando Aruväli came out and tried to block the shot, but Markuss Reliņš slotted it home off the left post making it 4-0 in the 33rd minute. After 37 minutes, Donats Nosals mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SK Annenieki and the SK Kalev Pärnu players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 37th match minute, SK Annenieki was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donats Nosals to maneuver through the defense. Peedu Pärn took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 38th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Andrejs Sinders. SK Annenieki's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Markuss Reliņš sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 5-0 became the score in the 42nd minute when Markuss Reliņš elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Rando Aruväli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Markuss Reliņš, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Markuss Reliņš fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rando Aruväli having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zigmunds Lasmans to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, SK Kalev Pärnu's goal looked a bit too open when Markuss Reliņš came free, but Rando Aruväli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikolajs Vorkals in the 58th minute of play forced SK Kalev Pärnu's goalkeeper Rando Aruväli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rando Aruväli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Markuss Reliņš in the 60th minute of the match. Kalle Näkk hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Markuss Reliņš recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 68th minute Zigmunds Lasmans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rando Aruväli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the SK Kalev Pärnu defense, Markuss Reliņš kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rando Aruväli. The SK Kalev Pärnu fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rando Aruväli should have stopped the shot. Rando Aruväli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edvīns Mallers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 7-0 when Zigmunds Lasmans sped through SK Kalev Pärnu's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rando Aruväli. After some careless play in the SK Kalev Pärnu defense, Zigmunds Lasmans kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rando Aruväli. The SK Kalev Pärnu fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rando Aruväli should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kalle Näkk in the 84th minute of play forced SK Annenieki's goalkeeper Andrejs Sinders to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute, Markuss Reliņš left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SK Annenieki fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. SK Kalev Pärnu's Rando Aruväli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zigmunds Lasmans in the 90th minute of play. Siim Marja charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Siim Marja the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 91 played minutes, SK Annenieki's Renāts Becītis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rando Aruväli came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in SK Annenieki reached it. Siim Marja kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match.