League

Hove Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gia Sagharadze took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 12 played minutes, Hove AFC's Nodari Cheishvili shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Anton Videanu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Hove AFC reached it. The supporters of Hove AFC booed when Okko was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bukhuti Gadaevi didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Gia Sagharadze had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gia Sagharadze in the 20th minute of play forced Okko's goalkeeper Anton Videanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anton Videanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gia Sagharadze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute Fahri Acarsoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Archil Jachvadze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hove AFC's Semen Topnikov got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 37th minute, Gia Sagharadze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st minute of the match Nodari Cheishvili sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Anton Videanu skillfully saved the ball. Gia Sagharadze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fahri Acarsoy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fahri Acarsoy to make the kick off. A throw-in in the 51st minute of the game was made by Nodari Cheishvili with Goderdzi Babadishev as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. A collision led to Hove AFC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Nodari Cheishvili hit a great ball. In the 58th match minute, Hove AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Djoto Levidze to maneuver through the defense. After 64 minutes of play, Okko's Roman Alania made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Archil Jachvadze was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hove AFC's Archil Jachvadze proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Hove AFC from getting a goal against them. Okko's Merab Sulaberidze was substituted for Fahri Acarsoy. Hove AFC's attack was well implemented in the 79th minute, but when Naskhida Pozharskiy was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Anton Videanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gia Sagharadze in the 88th minute of play. Roland Pawletko made in the 95th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Goderdzi Babadishev however managed to control. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Okko had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.