Jurmala 0 - 8 niknie (381517688)

Clouds darkened the skies at Jurmala Stadium as 7000 spectators turned up for the match. Davor Škoda was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Roland Büchner and Romain Poulidor. Jurmala decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Veselis - Rimskiy, Auders, Eihenbergs, Sirsniņš - Veiss, Bilāns, Vaivaris, Tabaks - Trīcvaidziņš, Pihlajisto.

niknie started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Via - Furrer, Elferink, Motiekaitis, Panigo - Karampatsos, Dziļums, Szendrei, Dellitsch - Tibilov, Moltedo.

niknie used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. The visiting A. Dziļums was booed thoroughly by the home crowd 2 minutes into the game, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 0 - 1 was the score. Given a free kick close to the byline, niknie tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let D. Moltedo slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 0 - 2, 19 minutes into the game. Jurmala's L. Rimskiy was shown a yellow card after 21 minutes for slicing down an opponent. niknie were forced into a substitution as S. Via couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing E. Gudaitis to come in off the bench. After 23 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave R. Elferink a chance to increase the lead for niknie, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 3. By now, the players in niknie felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. G. Szendrei received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 29 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 4. The niknie fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. I. Veselis got a fingertip on D. Moltedo's shot from the left 31 minutes in, and managed to keep the visitors from going up another goal. 0 - 4 was the score after the first half. niknie enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 79 percent of possession.

After 47 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for D. Moltedo who increased niknie's lead to 0 - 5. With 64 minutes played, niknie put themselves up 0 - 6 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was D. Tibilov. niknie players heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their wing attacks to the middle instead. After 81 minutes, niknie's D. Moltedo burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 7. This third goal completed a hattrick for D. Moltedo. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave G. Tabaks from Jurmala a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 86 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Central attacks were the recipe of the day for niknie, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. The visitors' D. Tibilov took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 88 minutes into the match. 0 - 8 for niknie. niknie claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 80 percent.

Jurmala's best player was H. Trīcvaidziņš. I. Veselis on the other hand, had a terrible day. D. Moltedo performed admirably for niknie. On the other hand, E. Gudaitis's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 8.