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ASCA Stadium
Spectators: 9241 (Terracing: 6932, Seating: 2125, VIP seats: 184) Gia Sagharadze made the kick off and thus started the match. Andrey Mingrelsky kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. A collision led to Canberra Raiders getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Kang Jun hit a great ball. In the 14th minute of the match Nodari Cheishvili shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Xiao Yuan Zhen showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to Hove AFC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Djoto Levidze hit a great ball. 19 minutes into the match, Hove AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Djvebe Dzotsenidze came free, but Archil Jachvadze reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the game, Djoto Levidze was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hove AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Canberra Raiders the free kick. In the 19th match minute, Hove AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Djoto Levidze to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tsotne Burduli in the 22nd minute of play forced Hove AFC's goalkeeper Archil Jachvadze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gia Sagharadze in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Xiao Yuan Zhen saved Canberra Raiders from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tsotne Burduli in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Archil Jachvadze saved Hove AFC from getting behind. In the 34th match minute, Hove AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Djoto Levidze to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th minute, Canberra Raiders's Djvebe Dzotsenidze dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Tsotne Burduli managed to get in a good position for a shot. Canberra Raiders's supporters rose to their feet, but Tsotne Burduli was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Archil Jachvadze breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gia Sagharadze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 46th minute, Tsotne Burduli made a precise shot to the right of Archil Jachvadze. Hove AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Tsotne Burduli made the kick off in the second half. 58 minutes into the game, Emiriev Milakiev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Canberra Raiders's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hove AFC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Canberra Raiders's Emiriev Milakiev got a free kick in the 59th minute. Xiao Yuan Zhen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Semen Topnikov in the 61st minute of the match. Canberra Raiders's Xiao Yuan Zhen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Canberra Raiders from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Canberra Raiders booed when Hove AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nodari Cheishvili didn't get a good kick on the ball. Canberra Raiders's Andrey Mingrelsky managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Nodari Cheishvili in the 69 minute of the game. Canberra Raiders's Xiao Yuan Zhen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Canberra Raiders from getting a goal against them. In the 75th minute Djoto Levidze shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xiao Yuan Zhen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Djoto Levidze managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hove AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Djoto Levidze was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Xiao Yuan Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hove AFC's Archil Jachvadze played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tsotne Burduli in the 83rd minute of play. In the 88th minute, Canberra Raiders's Andrey Mingrelsky seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Andrey Mingrelsky the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Canberra Raiders protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Andrey Mingrelsky had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 89th match minute, Canberra Raiders was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrey Mingrelsky to maneuver through the defense. Hove AFC's Nodari Cheishvili got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Xiao Yuan Zhen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gia Sagharadze in the 94th minute of play. Xiao Yuan Zhen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gia Sagharadze, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Canberra Raiders had won after a very even match.