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Stockwell
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tariel Torotadze took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jaba Cheishvili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samir Levidze having to interfere. FC Zestafoni's defense didn't have a chance, in the 6th minute, when Arsen Pilievi scored to the left of an out of position Samir Levidze, making the score, 1-0. Tariel Torotadze fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amiran Pilievi having to interfere. In the 12th minute, Tariel Torotadze left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Zestafoni fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. If Arsen Pilievi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd minute Arsen Pilievi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samir Levidze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amiran Pilievi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beka Jachvadze, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Arsen Pilievi was extremely unlucky when he, in the 27th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. FC Zestafoni's defense didn't have a chance, in the 29th minute, when Arsen Pilievi scored to the left of an out of position Samir Levidze, making the score, 2-1. Jaba Cheishvili received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Samir Levidze tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Amiran Pilievi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tariel Torotadze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Samir Levidze made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arsen Pilievi in the 37th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Okhoropir Magalov got free with Samir Levidze in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 3-1 became the score in the 48th minute when Arsen Pilievi elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arsen Pilievi to make the kick off. FC Zestafoni's Samir Levidze played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaba Cheishvili in the 57th minute of play. FC Zestafoni's Samir Levidze played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaba Cheishvili in the 59th minute of play. Samir Levidze showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arsen Pilievi, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After 64 played minutes FC Zestafoni got a freekick which was hit by Merdan Goloviznin. Arsen Pilievi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 67 played minutes FC Zestafoni got a freekick which was hit by Roland Dzotsenidze. In the 70thth minute of the game Jaba Cheishvili who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Zestafoni's Samir Levidze was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Arsen Pilievi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samir Levidze having to interfere. Jaba Cheishvili sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 75 minutes into the game, Jaba Cheishvili cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Samir Levidze was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 81 minutes of play, Stockwell's Arsen Pilievi made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Samir Levidze was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Arsen Pilievi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tariel Torotadze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Stockwell had played much better football throughout.