National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Filimon Lepehin kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Ilya Eschin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gocha Torotadze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 6 minutes of play, Russia's Konstantin Ponomarev made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Taka Levidze was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ilya Eschin made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Jarji Jachvadze sent off a good shot on target. Georgia's Taka Levidze played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstantin Ponomarev in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstantin Ponomarev in the 12th minute of play forced Georgia's goalkeeper Taka Levidze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilya Eschin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gocha Torotadze in the 15th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute Stanislav Telezhkin 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. Russia's Ilya Eschin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Russia from getting a goal against them. Russia's Ilya Eschin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gocha Torotadze in the 29th minute of play. Taka Levidze made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislav Telezhkin in the 32nd minute of play. With an all-out effort, Georgia's Ilya Eschin threw himself towards the right post 45 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gocha Torotadze, which otherwise would have been placed in the net.

After a rather tough play, Georgia's Illarion Aragvsky got a free kick in the 50th minute. After a rather tough play, Georgia's Giorgi Kutsia got a free kick in the 51st minute. Stanislav Telezhkin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Taka Levidze read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gocha Torotadze in the 55th minute of play forced Russia's goalkeeper Ilya Eschin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Denis Domogarov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Taka Levidze showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Domogarov in the 59th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Denis Domogarov in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Taka Levidze saved Georgia from getting behind. Stanislav Telezhkin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Taka Levidze tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Russia made a substitution. Dmitriy Malakhov replaced Konstantin Ponomarev. Georgia made a substitution. Taka Kobiashvili replaced Samir Bitsadze. 65 minutes into the match, Georgia's goal looked a bit too open when Dmitriy Malakhov came free, but Taka Levidze reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Denis Domogarov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Taka Levidze, 0-2. Bakhar Torotadze kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. In the 71st minute of the match Vyacheslav Izvolskiy shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Taka Levidze showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ilya Eschin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vaja Khatiashvili in the 75th minute of the match. Giorgi Kutsia hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Georgia made a substitution. Bakhar Bitsadze replaced Shota Jandieri. In the 76th minute, Giorgi Kutsia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Georgia's goalkeeper Taka Levidze, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Vaja Khatiashvili sped through Russia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ilya Eschin. Ilya Eschin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Illarion Aragvsky in the 87th minute of play. Georgia's Goderdzi Pawletko was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ilya Eschin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Taka Levidze showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Domogarov in the 91st minute of the match. Rostislav Talankin charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rostislav Talankin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rostislav Talankin hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. 95 minutes into the match, Georgia's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Domogarov came free, but Taka Levidze reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Vyacheslav Izvolskiy fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Russia's protests and gave Vyacheslav Izvolskiy a yellow card for diving instead. In the 96th minute, Vyacheslav Izvolskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.