Skyforgers 2 - 2 Purvinieki (335026391)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 12000 that came out to Melna Piektdiena. Roger Kjellsson was the appointed referee. Skyforgers tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Andžāns - Desmitnieks, Eihe, Tyulnev, Smilga - Vasiļevskis, Pūga, Naglis, Galēns - Minka, Rēdlihs.

Purvinieki had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Lineup: Krasilshchikov - Lācis, Evelonis, Hauks, Strods - Zustrups, Ciguzis, Abdulganiev, Stalidzāns - Kartels, Vanadziņš.

The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of Purvinieki's O. Abdulganiev after 18 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 0 - 1 lead. It was 0 - 1 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Skyforgers, with 54 percent of the ball.

The heat made it a terrible day for A. Naglis, who seemed unable to keep up with the other players. A penalty was awarded after 63 minutes, and K. Lācis made the most of his chance to put Purvinieki up by another goal. 0 - 2 for the visitors. R. Pūga was the first to reach the corner kick, but his header was blocked by the keeper. However, Skyforgers's I. Minka managed to get hold of the rebound and tucked the ball into the empty net. 1 - 2 The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave E. Galēns from Skyforgers a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 72 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! J. Smilga's technique was perfect on this sunny day and led to some breathtaking tricks that bamboozled the defence. With the clock showing 79 minutes played, K. Desmitnieks equalised for Skyforgers after curling a free kick around the defensive wall to make the score 2 - 2. 80 minutes were showing on the scoreboard when Skyforgers's E. Galēns received his second yellow card and was sent off. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, R. Pūga got himself booked. The manager of Skyforgers was not happy. Skyforgers had most of the ball, with 51 percent of possession.

Most important Skyforgers player was J. Smilga. However, E. Andžāns made a disastrous appearance. Purvinieki's best player was R. Stalidzāns. On the other hand, M. Krasilshchikov's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 2.