Nosaukums 8 - 0 Dobele1 (381522614)

41708 spectators had come to FK Nosaukums Arena this cloudy day. Erno Glienicke was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Rex McDougall and Oliver Sturmwetter. A 4-3-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Nosaukums. Starters: Galuza - Zegarek, Lasimovicz, Roj, Giedrys - Mihálik, Mugridge, bin Ashaari - Lutsik, Pilskalns, Lazurenko.

Dobele1 started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Lineup: Lynov - Gusenkov, Vikulov, Stolnikov, Zerdickis - Glaudiņš, Dreija, Pashalov, Kaļva - Martsinkevich, Nevdachin.

After 2 minutes, A. Lazurenko came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving Nosaukums the lead. Nosaukums's A. Lazurenko increased the lead to 2 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 4 minutes. S. Mugridge of Nosaukums was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. S. Mugridge increased the lead for Nosaukums to 3 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! By now, the players in Nosaukums felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Nosaukums put in a good effort on the right, but A. Lazurenko saw his volley fly wide of the mark 24 minutes into the game. Always quick on his feet, Nosaukums's V. Lutsik sped down the field after 33 minutes, but his pass to I. Pilskalns was just a bit too far ahead for him to get a good shot off. The Nosaukums free kick 36 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of A. Lazurenko, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 4 - 0! At that, A. Lazurenko was noted down for a hat trick! 4 - 0 was the score after the first half. Nosaukums had most of the ball, with 77 percent of possession.

After 60 minutes, Nosaukums's V. Lutsik fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! Nosaukums put themselves up 5 - 0 when I. Pilskalns broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. After 66 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and S. Mugridge gave the Nosaukums supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 6 - 0. Nosaukums increased the lead as A. Lazurenko struck to make the score 7 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. Nosaukums's A. Lasimovicz refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 73 minutes. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Nosaukums scored another to make it 8 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for V. Lutsik after 74 minutes. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Nosaukums, with 77 percent of the ball.

Nosaukums's top performer was clearly V. Lutsik. I. Pilskalns on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Dobele1 player was T. Martsinkevich. A. Lynov was a disappointment, however. The match ends 8 - 0.