Incredible 0 - 9 Tukuma (364716034)

12000 spectators arrived at FK Incredible Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Carlo Evangelisti was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Danny Alling and Rafi Haviv. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Tukums derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. Incredible started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Celms - Kamenis, Krūmiņš, Bērziņš, Żukiewicz - Rudzītis, Kankars, Shmotin, Doniks - Dobis, Harmsens.

Tukuma decided to use a 5-4-1 set up. Lineup: Byskov - Jacquinet, Iepure, Tamayo Arce, Evrard, Sulkowski - Krūmiņš, Ouwehand, Routledge, Ionescu - Siebente.

15 minutes into the game, K. Ouwehand was a hair's breadth away from giving Tukuma the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by A. Celms saved the home team that time. The guests took the lead 36 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in P. Siebente scoring to make it 0 - 1. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 40 minutes, Tukuma did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, P. Siebente was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 0 - 2. F. Routledge was, after 42 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball had looped into the centre, but the home side's keeper A. Celms made the save. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave I. Krūmiņš from Tukuma a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 43 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! T. Bērziņš received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly 44 minutes into the match, probably out of lack of experience, and almost let an opponent score. With 44 minutes played, Tukuma put themselves up 0 - 3 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was F. Routledge. 0 - 3 was the halftime score. Tukuma claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 80 percent.

The visitors' F. Routledge took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 49 minutes into the match. 0 - 4 for Tukuma. By now, the players in Tukuma felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. A drive down the left side allowed F. Jacquinet to get in close and score another goal for Tukuma after 72 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 5. In a rapid move 78 minutes into the match, C. Ionescu of Tukuma lost his man and passed the ball to the unmarked P. Siebente who easily hit it home to make it 0 - 6. Luckily the ref didn't see him taunting the opposing fans in celebration - naughty boy! At that, P. Siebente was noted down for a hat trick! After 80 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for D. Iepure who increased Tukuma's lead to 0 - 7. After 87 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave M. Evrard a chance to increase the lead for Tukuma, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 8. The home keeper was stunned 87 minutes into the match when he misjudged the free kick by K. Ouwehand and dived in the wrong direction. The visitors increased the lead to 0 - 9. A late sliding challenge from I. Krūmiņš was deemed to be his second yellow card offence by the referee, resulting in him being sent off, and Tukuma left a man down. Tukuma had most of the ball, with 85 percent of possession.

R. Rudzītis performed admirably for Incredible. However, A. Celms made a disastrous appearance. Tukuma's best player was P. Siebente. K. Ouwehand on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 9.