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St Annes on Sea Stad
Spectators: 6871 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1871, VIP seats: 0) Khobuli Bitsadze kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Khobuli Bitsadze's late challenge caught a St Annes on Sea City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Khobuli Bitsadze helped the player get up and apologised. Khobuli Bitsadze kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Arsen Labadze managed to get in a good position for a shot. Geographer's supporters rose to their feet, but Arsen Labadze was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Shoshita Robakidze breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Shoshita Robakidze made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dato Neparidze in the 15th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sabir Aragvsky during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Naskhida Levidze in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Djojiki Labadze saved Geographer from getting behind. A collision led to Geographer getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Khobuli Bitsadze hit a great ball. 39 minutes into the game, Sergey Torotadze was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Geographer's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave St Annes on Sea City the free kick. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Geographer's goalkeeper Djojiki Labadze, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Naskhida Levidze made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Sergey Torotadze got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 53 minutes in the game, Naskhida Levidze dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 57th minute Naskhida Levidze shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Djojiki Labadze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Naskhida Levidze came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the St Annes on Sea City 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 Naskhida Levidze couldn't finish the play. Geographer's Djojiki Labadze played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Naskhida Levidze in the 61st minute of play. Shoshita Robakidze was out of position in the 65 minute of play, and Sergey Torotadze capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sergey Torotadze really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. After 68 played minutes Geographer got a freekick which was hit by Khobuli Bitsadze. After a defensive mix-up in Geographer's zone, Gogita Gagnidze stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Djojiki Labadze came out of the goal and Gogita Gagnidze tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 81st minute Naskhida Levidze shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Djojiki Labadze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Geographer defense, Gogita Gagnidze kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Djojiki Labadze. The Geographer fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Djojiki Labadze should have stopped the shot. After having played for 94 minutes, Naskhida Levidze managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. St Annes on Sea City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Naskhida Levidze was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.