National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Goderdzi Pawletko made the kick off and thus started the match. Galon Kedushim was a little too slow when Merdan Abesadze got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 4th minute. The score was now 1-0. After 8 played minutes, Georgia's Paata Gagnidze shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Galon Kedushim came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Georgia reached it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Goderdzi Pawletko in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Galon Kedushim prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 12th minute Gili Nadler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taka Levidze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Galon Kedushim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Merdan Abesadze, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Gili Nadler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Georgia getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Marat Beroshvili hit a great ball. Goderdzi Pawletko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Galon Kedushim made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Merdan Abesadze's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Galon Kedushim was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Merdan Abesadze spun around in front of the goal 24 minutes in the game and got away a good shot, but Galon Kedushim grabbed the ball before it went up in top right corner. Taka Levidze took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gili Nadler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gili Nadler in the 29th minute of play forced Georgia's goalkeeper Taka Levidze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Israel's Shaul Melekh managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jarji Jachvadze in the 34 minute of the game. 39 minutes into the match, Georgia's goal looked a bit too open when Gili Nadler came free, but Taka Levidze reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gili Nadler recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Goderdzi Pawletko scored 2-0 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Galon Kedushim, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jarji Jachvadze kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. When Taka Kobiashvili fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Georgia's protests and gave Taka Kobiashvili a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Georgia getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Taka Kobiashvili hit a great ball. Taka Levidze showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cain Londoner in the 49th minute of the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jaydon Efrati made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Merdan Abesadze managed to get in a good position for a shot. Georgia's supporters rose to their feet, but Merdan Abesadze was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Galon Kedushim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 58th minute, Georgia's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Abram Efgon fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Georgia made a substitution. Illarion Aragvsky replaced Bakhar Mkheidze. 61 minutes into the game, Jaydon Efrati recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Taka Levidze. Jaydon Efrati showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. Abram Efgon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Israel's Arvad Zroya was substituted for Ayalon Shem. Galon Kedushim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Merdan Abesadze, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Eliav Grozner made in the 67th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Georgia's Djoto Bitsadze. After a rather tough play, Georgia's Djoto Bitsadze got a free kick in the 69th minute. In the 72nd minute, Gocha Torotadze left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Georgia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. In the 74th minute, Arvad Zroya hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute, Djoto Bitsadze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jaydon Efrati could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Taka Levidze made a huge save. Djoto Bitsadze charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Djoto Bitsadze the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Israel booed when Georgia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Djoto Bitsadze didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87thth minute of the game Merdan Abesadze who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Israel's Galon Kedushim was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 88th minute, Merdan Abesadze left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Georgia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Djoto Bitsadze hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Taka Levidze made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Jaydon Efrati sent off a good shot on target. 93 minutes into the match, Israel's goal looked a bit too open when Gocha Torotadze came free, but Galon Kedushim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Georgia had played much better football throughout.