Garfildi 4 - 2 Parafīns" (381531429)

8271 punters turned up at Andalucia, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Yariv Zadok was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alexander Gerstenfeld and Robert Stees. Garfildi decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Lineup: Zeiburliņš - Savilov, Čapiņš, Pshaniszny, Ābols - Kalinin, Liepiņš, Bražuns, Arishin - Eisaks, Pētersons.

Parafīns" started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Starters: Vanifatiev - Karsums, Lyakhovetskiy, Ulmanis, Vīksna - Denisov, Tatarinov, Bausov, Irbe - Viļumanis, Vaitavs.

They were singing the praises of P. Eisaks 17 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 1 - 0 to Garfildi. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 22 minutes, Garfildi did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, M. Liepiņš was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 2 - 0. V. Arishin increased the lead for Garfildi 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! With 25 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock, Parafīns" showed some good skill and were able to reduce the score to 3 - 1 when A. Viļumanis got past the home side's central defenders right in front of the goal. After 29 minutes, K. Pshaniszny put Garfildi ahead 4 - 1 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. After 31 minutes Garfildi's K. Pshaniszny limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. It was 4 - 1 at the break. Garfildi claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

Garfildi put in a good effort on the right, but V. Pētersons saw his volley fly wide of the mark 77 minutes into the game. One of many good crosses from A. Irbe on the wing was received and skillfully taken care of by A. Viļumanis, who scored for Parafīns". 4 - 2 86 minutes into the game, Parafīns"'s attack got through on the right, but A. Bausov couldn't handle the ball and his feeble kick wound up in the keeper's arms. Garfildi enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

Most important Garfildi player was L. Savilov. However, V. Zeiburliņš made a disastrous appearance. A. Vaitavs performed admirably for Parafīns". On the other hand, N. Vanifatiev's play was disheartening. The match ends 4 - 2.