Barca_18 2 - 1 kataKLIZMA (250871111)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 37615 that came out to Catalonia. Samuel Larsson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Carlos Manuel Ortuno García and Tore Håkansson. People from all over Liepāja had joined up for the derby. Barca_18 tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Tortolero - Nyffenegger, Di Gennaro, Emborg - Jokdaris, Šparovec, Apfelbauer, Lövhult, Skubida - Agra, Sandgård.

kataKLIZMA decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. They fielded: Duval - Joy, Rimkevičius, Bergwitz - Aitken, Pelage, Cerbara, MacCraken - Puma, Chavet, Vecchi.

0 - 1 was the score with 2 minutes played, after B. MacCraken cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for kataKLIZMA. With 23 minutes played, after a good run down the left, A. Skubida went down looking for a penalty after a challenge from the visitors' right fullback, but the referee waved play on, and later warned him for diving. kataKLIZMA's G. Cerbara got himself booked for a foul. 35 minutes in, and Barca_18 were able to score the equalising goal to make it 1 - 1 when T. Emborg picked up a pass coming in from the right and chipped it past the away team's keeper. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. Barca_18 had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.

Down the middle came C. Chavet, making a fantastic play that nearly had kataKLIZMA take the lead after 48 minutes, but A. Tortolero preserved the tie. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave J. Šparovec from Barca_18 a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 52 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Barca_18 took the lead 58 minutes into the game by 2 - 1, as U. Lövhult elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. Coming from the right, F. Agra almost managed to score another goal for Barca_18, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. As usual, D. Joy tried to use his strength and hard work for the benefit of the team, but the heat hit him hard and he couldn't keep pace at all. Barca_18 claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 60 percent.

U. Lövhult performed admirably for Barca_18. A. Jokdaris turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important kataKLIZMA player was B. MacCraken. E. Rimkevičius on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 1.