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DINAMO
Spectators: 6124 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 2124, VIP seats: 0) RUSTAVI f.c.'s Emiriev Burduli started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Anatoly Kikalishvili showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Avtandil Alania, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Andrey Mkheidze stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emiriev Burduli's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. 32 minutes into the game, Uta Gagnidze was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mxedrioni's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RUSTAVI f.c. the free kick. After 32 played minutes Mxedrioni got a freekick which was hit by Uta Gagnidze. Jarji Tsitsishvili made in the 35th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by RUSTAVI f.c.'s Emiriev Burduli. In the 38th minute Emiriev Burduli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrey Mkheidze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Archil Pulishvili managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mxedrioni's supporters rose to their feet, but Archil Pulishvili was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anatoly Kikalishvili breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Anatoly Kikalishvili didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 47th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Uta Gagnidze to make the kick off. Imeda Sulaberidze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Andrey Mkheidze tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Uta Gagnidze managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mxedrioni's supporters rose to their feet, but Uta Gagnidze was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anatoly Kikalishvili breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emiriev Burduli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Andrey Mkheidze made a huge save. RUSTAVI f.c.'s Anatoly Kikalishvili played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Egos Pawletko in the 92nd minute of play. 93 minutes had been played when some careless play by RUSTAVI f.c.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Archil Pulishvili was slow to take the kick. During this time Mxedrioni's players had a chance to rest. Avtandil Alania kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Mxedrioni had won after a very even match.