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Alderley Edge Stadiu
Spectators: 6867 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1867, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Djvebe Anghelache made the kick off which started today's match. When Djoto Gabelia fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alderley Edge AFC's protests and gave Djoto Gabelia a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Alderley Edge AFC's Djoto Gabelia got a free kick in the 7th minute. When Arsen Levidze came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Whittlesey 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 Arsen Levidze couldn't finish the play. In the 10th match minute, Alderley Edge AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anatoly Khatiashvili to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Djvebe Anghelache's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kakhi Zabelin was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Takha Andrzheevskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. After having played for 20 minutes, Djvebe Anghelache managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alderley Edge AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Djvebe Anghelache was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Alderley Edge AFC's Djvebe Anghelache slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Kakhi Zabelin. That made the score 1-0 after 25 minutes of play. Bukhuti Bitsadze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bukhuti Bitsadze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the Alderley Edge AFC defense, Shoshita Babadishev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Naskhida Shalikashvili . The Alderley Edge AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Naskhida Shalikashvili should have stopped the shot. If Djvebe Anghelache had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40th match minute, Whittlesey was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sabir Dzotsenidze to maneuver through the defense. Eldar Sulaberidze fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kakhi Zabelin having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Djvebe Anghelache in the 45th minute of play forced Whittlesey's goalkeeper Kakhi Zabelin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Naskhida Shalikashvili showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shoshita Babadishev , who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Semen Gabelia in the 63rd minute of play forced Whittlesey's goalkeeper Kakhi Zabelin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Djvebe Anghelache struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Kakhi Zabelin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alderley Edge AFC. Semen Gabelia scored 2-2 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kakhi Zabelin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Semen Gabelia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Kakhi Zabelin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Semen Gabelia, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 76 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Kakhi Zabelin was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 83 minutes into the match, Semen Gabelia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kakhi Zabelin. Whittlesey's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Semen Gabelia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Naskhida Shalikashvili showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shoshita Babadishev in the 93rd minute of the match. Takha Andrzheevskiy hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Uta Gogava, 97 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Alderley Edge AFC had played much better football throughout.