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Spectators: 9190 (Terracing: 6894, Seating: 2113, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Illarion Nad started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the game, Tsotne Gvaramadze recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Mindia Tsitsishvili. Tsotne Gvaramadze showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. After 10 minutes, Tsotne Chebaevskiy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Workington and the F.C. VALENSIE players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tsotne Gvaramadze in the 12th minute of play forced Workington's goalkeeper Mindia Tsitsishvili to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mindia Tsitsishvili made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Paata Shalikashvili sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Workington's zone, Tsotne Gvaramadze stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mindia Tsitsishvili came out of the goal and Tsotne Gvaramadze tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mindia Tsitsishvili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tsotne Gvaramadze in the 27th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Illarion Nad managed to get in a good position for a shot. Workington's supporters rose to their feet, but Illarion Nad was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Semen Sordia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mindia Magalov during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 32nd minute, Mindia Magalov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Semen Sordia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jondo Goloviznin, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Paata Shalikashvili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mindia Tsitsishvili having to interfere. Tsotne Gvaramadze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Mindia Tsitsishvili tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Workington's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Tsotne Gvaramadze fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Mindia Tsitsishvili showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tsotne Gvaramadze in the 46th minute of the match. Semen Sordia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jondo Goloviznin's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tsotne Gvaramadze made a kick off. Workington's Filipp Lekov got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Illarion Nad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Semen Sordia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bichiko Labadze struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Mindia Tsitsishvili didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F.C. VALENSIE. In the 73rd minute Paata Shalikashvili shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mindia Tsitsishvili saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When F.C. VALENSIE's Paata Shalikashvili in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Workington's goalie prevented a goal. Paata Shalikashvili received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Mindia Tsitsishvili tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Illarion Nad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Paata Shalikashvili blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mindia Tsitsishvili having to make a save. 90 minutes into the match, Tsotne Gvaramadze had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mindia Tsitsishvili. Workington's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tsotne Gvaramadze was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tsotne Gvaramadze in the 97th minute of play forced Workington's goalkeeper Mindia Tsitsishvili to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. F.C. VALENSIE had played much better football throughout.