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Marske-by-the-Sea
Spectators: 9174 (Terracing: 6882, Seating: 2110, VIP seats: 182) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Charilaos Mouzakis got the match started through his kick off. After 3 played minutes Workington got a freekick which was hit by Sabir Sulakvidze. Charilaos Mouzakis was extremely unlucky when he, in the 4th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. If Charilaos Mouzakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nikolaj Kamadadze in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vaja Sulakvidze saved Marske-by-the-Sea from getting behind. Workington's defense didn't have a chance, in the 12th minute, when Charilaos Mouzakis scored to the left of an out of position Mindia Tsitsishvili, making the score, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Charilaos Mouzakis got free with Mindia Tsitsishvili in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 17 minutes, Bondo Salia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Marske-by-the-Sea and the Workington players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Marske-by-the-Sea's Bondo Salia got a free kick in the 17th minute. The supporters of Marske-by-the-Sea booed when Workington was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sabir Sulakvidze didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vaja Sulakvidze took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikolaj Kamadadze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vaja Sulakvidze took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shota Gvaramadze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 28th minute of the game. One of Workington:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Marske-by-the-Sea:s goal. Workington's defense didn't have a chance, in the 32nd minute, when Aydin Bitsadze scored to the left of an out of position Mindia Tsitsishvili, making the score, 2-0. Marske-by-the-Sea's Vaja Sulakvidze played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shota Gvaramadze in the 36th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Charilaos Mouzakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mindia Tsitsishvili was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Charilaos Mouzakis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Shota Gvaramadze to make the kick off. Enzo Diaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mindia Tsitsishvili having to interfere. When Bondo Salia came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Marske-by-the-Sea 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 Bondo Salia couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Marske-by-the-Sea's Vaja Sulakvidze got control of the ball when Nikolaj Kamadadze tried to sneak it across the goal line. 59 minutes into the game, Aydin Bitsadze cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Mindia Tsitsishvili was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Uta Kamadadze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Workington's Shota Gvaramadze got a free kick in the 66th minute. After having played for 68 minutes, Charilaos Mouzakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Marske-by-the-Sea's supporters crossed their fingers, but Charilaos Mouzakis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mindia Tsitsishvili stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Charilaos Mouzakis's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. In the 76th minute, Nikolaj Kamadadze ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vaja Sulakvidze was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. 81 minutes into the match, Aydin Bitsadze notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Workington's Mindia Tsitsishvili. Mindia Tsitsishvili was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match clock showed 85 minutes, the score became 5-1 when Charilaos Mouzakis sped through Workington's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mindia Tsitsishvili. In the 90thth minute of the game Charilaos Mouzakis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Workington's Mindia Tsitsishvili was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.