Selonija 1 - 4 FC-Impērija (392430477)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and C!Q! Arena saw a crowd turnout of 12000. Niels Elkjær was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Niklas Edvinsson and Sondre Oma. Selonija tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. Starters: Martel Osborne - Ķerselis, Höfingen, Preusche - Lyn, Zillner, Bory, Trops-Tiltiņš - Kokunov, Malovskiy, Enener.

FC-Impērija had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. Lineup: Jaunzems - Luter, Talke - Mladenov, Kosmaty, Illarramendi, Skiba, Jaunkalns - Lizárraga, Levashou, Fogels.

The strategy for FC-Impērija was to use their ability to press. After 9 minutes, FC-Impērija's G. Mladenov made his way through the middle and nonchalantly placed the ball out of the keeper's reach, putting the visitors up 0 - 1. 30 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 2 as F. Kosmaty finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 2. FC-Impērija enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.

FC-Impērija increased the lead to 0 - 3 as A. Jaunkalns scored from the penalty spot, putting the ball in near the top left corner. Content with how the game was proceeding, the FC-Impērija coach let C. Versluis replace M. Skiba after 55 minutes. The FC-Impērija players could smell victory in the air. J. Fogels wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for M. Ziliņš after 60 minutes. Selonija needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 65 minutes B. Bory made way for O. Veckalns. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Selonija's U. Ķerselis was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 65 minutes. M. Herne was given a chance to change things around. The bench was restless, and with 65 minutes passed Selonija's coach gave S. Zitnik the opportunity the player had been hoping for. B. Trops-Tiltiņš reluctantly left the field. The Selonija captaincy was handed to H. Martel Osborne. After 73 minutes, FC-Impērija's T. Talke burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 4. By now, the players in FC-Impērija felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. After 75 minutes of game time, B. Lizárraga had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but H. Martel Osborne was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. K. Malovskiy showed why he is feared on the counterattack, breaking through in the middle and scoring for Selonija after 76 minutes to make the score 1 - 4. A. Illarramendi of FC-Impērija received a yellow card after 79 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by FC-Impērija, with 54 percent of the ball.

O. Veckalns performed admirably for Selonija. P. Lyn turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important FC-Impērija player was B. Levashou. On the other hand, T. Talke's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 4.