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Spectators: 9215 (Terracing: 6913, Seating: 2119, VIP seats: 183) F.C. VALENSIE's Tsotne Gvaramadze got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nikolaj Urushadze charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nikolaj Urushadze the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 4th minute, Nikolaj Urushadze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute, Rioni Kutaisi AFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Mindia Magalov fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Naskhida Sulaberidze showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tsotne Gvaramadze, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Naskhida Sulaberidze showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tsotne Gvaramadze in the 14th minute of the match. Semen Sordia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gia Gogava in the 15th minute of play. After 18 played minutes F.C. VALENSIE got a freekick which was hit by Paata Shalikashvili. Naskhida Sulaberidze made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tsotne Gvaramadze in the 21st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paata Shalikashvili got free with Naskhida Sulaberidze in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to F.C. VALENSIE getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Bichiko Labadze hit a great ball. After having played for 31 minutes, Khristesia Kikalishvili managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rioni Kutaisi AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Khristesia Kikalishvili was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Arsen Jandieri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to F.C. VALENSIE getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Giorgi Mkheidze hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paata Shalikashvili got free with Naskhida Sulaberidze in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 42nd minute, Amiran Andrzheevskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Paata Shalikashvili scored 1-0 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Naskhida Sulaberidze, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 60th minute, Mindia Magalov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind F.C. VALENSIE's goalkeeper Semen Sordia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 63rd match minute, F.C. VALENSIE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mindia Magalov to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th match minute, F.C. VALENSIE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bichiko Labadze to maneuver through the defense. If Gia Gogava had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Semen Sordia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gia Gogava went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Naskhida Sulaberidze showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paata Shalikashvili, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Naskhida Sulaberidze showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paata Shalikashvili in the 76th minute of the match. Naskhida Sulaberidze didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mindia Magalov went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. When Khristesia Kikalishvili fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rioni Kutaisi AFC's protests and gave Khristesia Kikalishvili a yellow card for diving instead. In the 82nd minute, Khristesia Kikalishvili hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tsotne Gvaramadze fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Naskhida Sulaberidze having to interfere. The supporters of F.C. VALENSIE booed when Rioni Kutaisi AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Khristesia Kikalishvili didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Rioni Kutaisi AFC's Ignatiy Mamporia got a free kick in the 91st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Rioni Kutaisi AFC's zone, Tsotne Gvaramadze stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Naskhida Sulaberidze 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. Gia Gogava received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Semen Sordia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rioni Kutaisi AFC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.