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elia Park
Spectators: 7113 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Arsen Gadaevi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jarji Labadze having to interfere. Mirian Cheishvili recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 10 played minutes eliafc got a freekick which was hit by Anzor Pachalia. FC KVALITI's Zviadi Nad couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 11th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for eliafc. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mirian Cheishvili in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jarji Labadze saved eliafc from getting behind. In the 15th minute, Andrey Mkheidze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 21 minutes of play, FC KVALITI's Mirian Cheishvili made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jarji Labadze was left in no man's land by his defense there! Taka Sulakvidze's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jarji Labadze read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. Mirian Cheishvili received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Jarji Labadze tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Khvicha Andrzheevskiy charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Khvicha Andrzheevskiy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 30 played minutes eliafc got a freekick which was hit by Khvicha Andrzheevskiy. 31 minutes into the match, Taka Sulakvidze notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of eliafc's Jarji Labadze. Jarji Labadze was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mirian Cheishvili in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jarji Labadze saved eliafc from getting behind. Jarji Labadze made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mirian Cheishvili in the 38th minute of play. Arsen Gadaevi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jarji Labadze having to interfere. 43 minutes into the match, Mirian Cheishvili had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jarji Labadze. eliafc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mirian Cheishvili was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. If Taka Sulakvidze had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Andrey Mkheidze to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mirian Kobiashvili during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 53 played minutes eliafc got a freekick which was hit by Mirian Kobiashvili. 54 minutes into the match, eliafc's goal looked a bit too open when Zviadi Nad came free, but Jarji Labadze reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as FC KVALITI's Taka Sulakvidze slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jarji Labadze. That made the score 0-4 after 55 minutes of play. Jarji Labadze took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taka Sulakvidze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Mirian Cheishvili had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Taka Sulakvidze had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Taka Sulakvidze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 79 played minutes FC KVALITI got a freekick which was hit by Taka Sulakvidze. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Mirian Cheishvili managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC KVALITI's supporters rose to their feet, but Mirian Cheishvili was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jarji Labadze breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Mirian Cheishvili had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Taka Sulakvidze struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Jarji Labadze didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC KVALITI. When the final whistle sounded FC KVALITI left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than eliafc.