a/p 4 - 2 _egolav_ (381506103)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Skolotāju istaba saw a crowd turnout of 47358. Filippo Tassoni was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Hansjörg Büchi and Lazlo Creutzberg. a/p tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. Lineup: Martinello - Paschold, Dvoynishnikov - Baunis-Baune, Ziema, Dumbrs, Liepiņš, Straupe - Zitners, Sakovič, Villalba.

_egolav_ decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Valdunciel - Bets, Graudiņš, Tomlin - Díez, Finberg, Gulan, Talonen, Duarte - Cebula, Bencze.

a/p's H. Paschold got himself booked for a foul. a/p took the lead 11 minutes in, as D. Zitners broke through on the left and put the 1 - 0 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. The crowd was silenced 14 minutes into the match as the visiting team's J. Talonen came in from the left, levelling the score to 1 - 1. Many thought A. Dumbrs ought to have been awarded a penalty 18 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around F. Valdunciel after a determined run through the middle. Some great play up the middle by a/p led to a chance for G. Dvoynishnikov to score after 19 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. Halftime score was 1 - 1. a/p had most of the ball, with 60 percent of possession.

I. Baunis-Baune gave a/p the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 2 - 1 A well-executed free kick by B. Sakovič after 62 minutes made it 3 - 1 for a/p. a/p's R. Straupe swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, _egolav_'s C. Díez was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 66 minutes. J. Fermandois was given a chance to change things around. E. Bets could've grabbed a goal for _egolav_ 74 minutes in when he got a pass from the left putting him free of the home side's defence, but he was unable to take advantage of the situation. With 75 minutes played, the _egolav_ coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. V. Brusnichenko came on, Ľ. Cebula had to leave the fray. Almost all the way down to the corner flag, _egolav_'s T. Duarte somehow managed to get a perfect pass into the middle, impossible to miss for M. Bencze, who struck for 3 - 2. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of a/p to 4 - 2 as B. Sakovič finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. Possession in this half belonged to a/p, who controlled the ball 60 percent of the time.

The most dominating a/p player was without a doubt D. Zitners. However, R. Straupe made a disastrous appearance. E. Bets performed admirably for _egolav_. On the other hand, F. Valdunciel's play was disheartening. The match ends 4 - 2.