FK Ogre surrendered a four-goal lead entering the final period to drop a 6-7 decision against Tallinn visitors Sparta Team Automaailm in the Latvian Men’s Floorball 1st League.
Fourth-Period Collapse Stuns FK Ogre at Home
FK Ogre held a comfortable 6-2 advantage after forty minutes of play on home turf, but a five-goal surge by the Estonian side in the final frame flipped the match entirely. Sparta Team Automaailm overcame a deficit to complete the comeback, sealing the 7-6 victory against the hosts.
Offensive Leaders and Match Statistics
Stenver Savi and Karl Oskar Vikk spearheaded the visiting attack for Tallinn, with each player registering four points behind three goals and one assist. Jaan Kukk chipped in two assists, while Joosep Perandi and Sander Suurtalu added a goal and an assist respectively. For FK Ogre, Dinārs Vaitaitis led the scoresheet with three points on two goals and one helper. Toms Dāle contributed a goal and two assists, Dāvis Bogdanovs picked up three assists, Aivis Kusiņš scored twice, and Dāvis Janovskis netted one goal.
Both teams fired 57 shots on goal throughout the contest. Period-by-period breakdowns showed Ogre taking a 15-16 shot edge in the first, matching Tallinn with 18 shots apiece in the second, and outshooting the visitors 24-23 during a frantic final period where the visitors converted their chances.
Sparta Team Automaailm Accumulates 10 Penalty Minutes
Discipline proved to be a stark contrast on the scoresheet. FK Ogre played a clean match, finishing the evening with zero penalty minutes. Sparta Team Automaailm accumulated 10 penalty minutes over the course of the sixty minutes.
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