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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) 3 minutes into the match, Latvia's goal looked a bit too open when Feliksas Jučas came free, but Miķelis Somass reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Latvia's Jēkabs Stiprais slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Virgilijus Stackevičius. That made the score 1-0 after 4 minutes of play. In the 10th minute Hugo Zmilusēvičs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Virgilijus Stackevičius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miķelis Somass showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilis Černiauskas, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Virgilijus Stackevičius made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Jēkabs Stiprais sent off a good shot on target. Latvia's Miķelis Somass played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feliksas Jučas in the 14th minute of play. Latvia's Miķelis Somass played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feliksas Jučas in the 15th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 18 minutes, Virgilijus Stackevičius successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Miķelis Somass came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Lithuania's Feliksas Jučas. But to his dismay, Feliksas Jučas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Miķelis Somass made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliksas Jučas in the 24th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Gatis Biezmanis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Virgilijus Stackevičius, 4-1. The audience was convinced that Feliksas Jučas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Miķelis Somass was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Lithuania's Alvydas Semaška got a free kick in the 42nd minute. After a rather tough play, Lithuania's Emilis Černiauskas got a free kick in the 44th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hugo Zmilusēvičs to make the kick off. When Latvia's Gatis Biezmanis in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lithuania's goalie prevented a goal. Miķelis Somass took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feliksas Jučas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 53 minutes into the match, Lithuania's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Zmilusēvičs came free, but Virgilijus Stackevičius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Virgilijus Stackevičius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jēkabs Stiprais, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Lithuania's Virgilijus Stackevičius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gatis Biezmanis in the 61st minute of play. Vilmārs Everts hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Lithuania made a substitution. Darijus Matolis replaced Ignas Batavičius. Latvia's Oto Rožukalns was substituted for Gatis Biezmanis. In the 65th minute, Feliksas Jučas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Miķelis Somass was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oto Rožukalns in the 68th minute of play forced Lithuania's goalkeeper Virgilijus Stackevičius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Lithuania's Emilis Černiauskas got a free kick in the 68th minute. Virgilijus Stackevičius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gundars Peisatijs in the 72nd minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Lithuania's goal looked a bit too open when Oto Rožukalns came free, but Virgilijus Stackevičius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lithuania's Virgilijus Stackevičius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gundars Peisatijs in the 74th minute of play. Virgilijus Stackevičius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oto Rožukalns, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute Gundars Peisatijs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Virgilijus Stackevičius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Jēkabs Stiprais left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Latvia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-2. Virgilijus Stackevičius stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gundars Peisatijs's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. Lithuania's Emilis Černiauskas got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 91 minutes into the game, Artūrs Bernics threw the ball into play from the sideline. Lithuania's Aurelijus Plekavičius quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. A collision led to Latvia getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Oto Rožukalns hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emilis Černiauskas got free with Miķelis Somass in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gundars Peisatijs in the 95th minute of play forced Lithuania's goalkeeper Virgilijus Stackevičius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Latvia's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.