Asassins92 3 - 3 Sems (381546265)

Due to an all-day shower, 20230 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at FK Asassins Arena. Marten Hulskers was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Eelke Jolink and Brian Shearer. Asassins92 tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. They fielded: Omiņš - Rafikov, Andersons, Targovich, Jurgensons - Kreivėnas, Urmanis, Rozentāls, Timmanis - Sidorin, Tramdaks.

Sems decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Starters: Semjonovs - Slobodnik, Alnis, Strokach, Galvenieks - Dec, Sizenev, Bagatyrius, Przeździk - Auce, Spuris.

M. Targovich of Asassins92 was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Sems took the lead after 9 minutes making the score 0 - 1. M. Spuris placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. S. Sidorin was the first to reach the corner kick, but his header was blocked by the keeper. However, Asassins92's V. Tramdaks managed to get hold of the rebound and tucked the ball into the empty net. 1 - 1 M. Targovich gave Asassins92 the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 2 - 1 Cheers filled the stadium as S. Sidorin broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 3 - 1 to Asassins92. After this, you could see that the players of Asassins92 were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. B. Rafikov almost put Asassins92 ahead another goal when he curled a free kick over the defensive wall and almost into the net, but the visitors' keeper got there just in time to knock it wide. 37 minutes were showing on the scoreboard when Asassins92's M. Targovich received his second yellow card and was sent off. The rain made it hard for players like B. Rafikov to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Asassins92, with 54 percent of the ball.

63 minutes into the match, Sems replied and reduced the lead to 3 - 2. I. Auce scored on a marvellous cross pass coming in from the left. The home side's G. Timmanis came close to extending the lead 84 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but G. Semjonovs managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit J. Galvenieks just fine. S. Sidorin could have increased the lead after 89 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. The home team will be cursing O. Slobodnik for weeks; he finished off a great pass from the left, knocking it past the keeper without a problem. The match was level at 3 - 3 after 89 minutes. Possession in this half belonged to Asassins92, who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.

Asassins92's top performer was clearly A. Urmanis. V. Omiņš was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Sems player was without a doubt D. Przeździk. G. Semjonovs turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 3.