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Zviadi Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) FC Zviadi's Takha Urushadze 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. In the 3rdth minute of the game Djvebe Topnikov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Zviadi's Otar Cholokaev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Sk tbilisi getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Djondo Levidze hit a great ball. Kvarkvare Robakidze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Zviadi's Otar Cholokaev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anatoly Nad in the 14th minute of play. Tshalkhia Goloviznin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Otar Cholokaev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Otar Cholokaev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anzor Kamadadze went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. If Kvarkvare Robakidze had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 25 minutes into the match, Sk tbilisi's goal looked a bit too open when Nodar Labadze came free, but Davit Gadaevi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Khobuli Kikalishvili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Otar Cholokaev having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kvarkvare Robakidze in the 29th minute of play forced FC Zviadi's goalkeeper Otar Cholokaev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Djvebe Topnikov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Otar Cholokaev having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tshalkhia Goloviznin in the 32nd minute of play forced FC Zviadi's goalkeeper Otar Cholokaev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, FC Zviadi's goal looked a bit too open when Anatoly Nad came free, but Otar Cholokaev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Otar Cholokaev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tshalkhia Goloviznin in the 36th minute of play. Anatoly Nad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Anzor Kamadadze came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Sk tbilisi fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Anzor Kamadadze couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anzor Kamadadze in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Otar Cholokaev saved FC Zviadi from getting behind. 41 minutes into the match, Djondo Levidze notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of FC Zviadi's Otar Cholokaev. Otar Cholokaev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Djvebe Topnikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The FC Zviadi players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sk tbilisi were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Djondo Levidze to make the kick off. If Djondo Levidze had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tshalkhia Goloviznin got free with Otar Cholokaev in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Otar Cholokaev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Djvebe Topnikov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute Tshalkhia Goloviznin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Otar Cholokaev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nodar Labadze charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nodar Labadze the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nodar Labadze kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Djondo Levidze's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Otar Cholokaev was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Kvarkvare Robakidze blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Otar Cholokaev having to make a save. Shoshita Nad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Davit Gadaevi having to interfere. FC Zviadi's Otar Cholokaev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save FC Zviadi from getting a goal against them. When Nodar Labadze was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 72 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, FC Zviadi's Nodar Labadze got a free kick in the 73rd minute. In the 77th minute Sk tbilisi were awarded a corner. Amiran Mingrelsky went to the cornerflag to take it. Otar Cholokaev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Djondo Levidze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anatoly Nad got free with Otar Cholokaev in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Otar Cholokaev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Djondo Levidze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Djondo Levidze in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Otar Cholokaev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 87 minutes into the game, Otar Sulakvidze was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Zviadi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sk tbilisi the free kick. If Djvebe Topnikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Otar Cholokaev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Djondo Levidze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The FC Zviadi fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Sk tbilisi were clearly better and deserved to take the win.