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Spectators: 8180 (Terracing: 6137, Seating: 1881, VIP seats: 162) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nukri Anghelache started the match with the kick off. Knaresborough's Roman Nad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Otar Mkheidze in the 10th minute of play. In the 13th match minute, fc ashmalaxa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vaja Pilievi to maneuver through the defense. Bakhar Podolyakin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nodar Gabelia, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind fc ashmalaxa's goalkeeper Bakhar Podolyakin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Nodar Gabelia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bakhar Podolyakin was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nodari Tsitsishvili in the 24th minute of play forced fc ashmalaxa's goalkeeper Bakhar Podolyakin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bakhar Podolyakin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nodari Tsitsishvili in the 25th minute of the match. Nodar Gabelia 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. Bakhar Podolyakin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nodari Tsitsishvili went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Nukri Anghelache sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Knaresborough's Vladimir Milakiev got a free kick in the 34th minute. Nukri Anghelache struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Roman Nad didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for fc ashmalaxa. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Nukri Anghelache fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Nad having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nodari Tsitsishvili got free with Bakhar Podolyakin in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 68 minutes, 龙森峰 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. fc ashmalaxa's supporters crossed their fingers, but 龙森峰 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Otar Mkheidze fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Nad having to interfere. After some careless play in the Knaresborough defense, Nukri Anghelache kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roman Nad. The Knaresborough fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roman Nad should have stopped the shot. Roman Nad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Otar Mkheidze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nukri Anghelache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Roman Nad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nukri Anghelache recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nukri Anghelache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Roman Nad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nodari Tsitsishvili could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Bakhar Podolyakin made a huge save. fc ashmalaxa's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.