Raichuk 6 - 2 Death_rabbits (381557856)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 12000 at Sēņu pasaule... today. Grzegorz Szwarocki was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Koos Pon and Torben Standesherren. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Raichuk. The following players took the field: Andersons - Virbulis, Galviņš, Kokotkin, Amoliņš - Bandonis, Lapaev, Grumslis, Gutarev - Streņģis, Dedelis.

Death_rabbits tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Starters: Skuju - Ķīsis, Safronau, Freimanis, Kuzņecovs - Treicis, Vītoliņš, Gustiņš, Knillis - Pilichev, Pīle.

E. Treicis was the first to reach the corner kick, but his header was blocked by the keeper. However, Death_rabbits's Ģ. Freimanis managed to get hold of the rebound and tucked the ball into the empty net. 0 - 1 After 23 minutes, L. Streņģis made a dash down the middle past the away team's defenders to score the goal that made it 1 - 1. Raichuk broke through on the left 24 minutes into the game, with I. Lapaev firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 2 - 1 lead. 36 minutes in, Death_rabbits's D. Gustiņš received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Cheers filled the stadium as I. Lapaev broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 3 - 1 to Raichuk. 3 - 1 was the halftime score. Raichuk enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.

After 48 minutes, Raichuk sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached K. Amoliņš, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 4 - 1. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Raichuk to 5 - 1 as K. Amoliņš finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. The Raichuk free kick 81 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 M. Grumslis, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 6 - 1! The players of Raichuk now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. Death_rabbits's D. Ķīsis got himself booked for a foul. Death_rabbits managed to reduce the score to 6 - 2 as A. Pīle finished off a well-played combination from the left, easily carving through the defence. Possession in this half belonged to Raichuk, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

Raichuk's top performer was clearly L. Streņģis. Ē. Galviņš turned in a dismal performance, however. Death_rabbits's best player was D. Gustiņš. M. Safronau on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 6 - 2.