Latvija		Īrān
5+5	Tactics	sokers 1
59%	Possession	41%
31%	Play in the half	69%
22	Shots	3
4	Fouls	2
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	1
0	Offsides	0
77.6	average mark	65.1
outstanding	Shooting	excellent
incredible	Passing	very good
formidable	Defending	outstanding

8 minute.
Deglavs makes an instep pass. Štrauss just manages to reach the ball first. Benhalima trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Benhalima is cautioned.

13 minute.
Laviņš cleverly intercepts the pass. Laviņš plays the ball through. Kārtībnieks makes a sublime pass. Štrauss takes over possession. Štrauss takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

24 minute.
Plicis plays the ball through. Kārtībnieks takes over possession. Kārtībnieks makes a one-touch pass. Štrauss just manages to reach the ball first. Štrauss has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

26 minute.
Freibergs takes over possession. Thabet just manages to reach the ball first. Freibergs trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Freibergs is cautioned.

28 minute.
Benhalima centers. Vobo takes over possession. Tūters brutally fouls the opponent. Tūters is cautioned.

29 minute.
Sharudi passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Frabianeri just manages to reach the ball first. Thabet takes over possession. Thabet shoots. Donskis hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Latvija - Īrān 0:1

31 minute.
Mumtazi approaches the ball. Plicis cleverly intercepts the pass. Plicis makes an instep pass. Deglavs has problems with catching the ball. Deglavs shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

42 minute.
Freibergs cleverly intercepts the pass. Freibergs plays the ball through. Štrauss just manages to reach the ball first. Deglavs takes over possession. Deglavs has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Latvija - Īrān 1:1

45 minute.
Throw-in. Dzerviņš comes on to the pitch.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Latvija 29%, Īrān 71%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Latvija - Īrān 1:1

50 minute.
Plicis passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Tūters attempts to pass. Štrauss just manages to reach the ball first. Štrauss takes a swing and hits it... Khamenei hopelessly throws himself behind the ball. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Latvija - Īrān 2:1

56 minute.
Kārtībnieks makes a sublime pass. Plicis approaches the ball. Plicis makes an instep pass. Štrauss just manages to reach the ball first. Štrauss takes a swing and hits it... Post!

61 minute.
Deglavs approaches the ball. Mehani approaches the ball. Deglavs wins the ball from behind. Deglavs takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Latvija - Īrān 3:1

63 minute.
Štrauss takes over possession. Plicis plays the ball through. Kārtībnieks makes a sublime pass. Deglavs approaches the ball. Deglavs has a fantastic effort at goal. Khamenei palms the ball clear.

64 minute.
Mumtazi takes over possession. Štrauss cleverly intercepts the pass. Štrauss makes an instep pass. Deglavs takes over possession. Deglavs has a fantastic effort at goal. Khamenei palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

68 minute.
Štrauss plays the ball through. Deglavs has problems with catching the ball. Haliwa just manages to reach the ball first. Deglavs wins the ball from behind. Deglavs has a fantastic effort at goal.
It was close.

70 minute.
Vobo just manages to reach the ball first. Tūters wins the ball from behind. We are going to have another corner. Shirazi takes the corner. Frabianeri rises up and heads the ball.
Missed by few inches.

73 minute.
Here comes Štrauss, having a little trouble catching the ball. Mumtazi cleverly intercepts the pass. Mumtazi attempts to pass. Thabet takes over possession. Thabet has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball hits the bar.
Missed by few inches.

75 minute.
Plicis makes a sublime pass. Štrauss just manages to reach the ball first. Benhalima trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Benhalima gets a second booking and as a consequence, the red card. He has to leave the pitch.

81 minute.
Štrauss passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Gavars just manages to reach the ball first. Gavars makes a one-touch pass. Štrauss just manages to reach the ball first. Štrauss has a fantastic effort at goal.
It was close.

85 minute.
Štrauss just manages to reach the ball first. Gavars approaches the ball. Gavars attempts to pass. Deglavs takes over possession. Deglavs takes a swing and hits it...
Missed by few inches.

89 minute.
Tūters lobs the ball high into the air. Here comes Haliwa, having a little trouble catching the ball. Haliwa attempts to pass. Deglavs approaches the ball. Deglavs shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Latvija 34%, Īrān 66%.
Latvija - Īrān 3:1