League

Titchfield
Spectators: 9340 (Terracing: 7000, Seating: 2154, VIP seats: 186) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mathieu Costermans made the kick off which started today's match. Vano Cheishvili charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vano Cheishvili the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Mxedrioni getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Vano Cheishvili hit a great ball. After 4 minutes, Mathieu Costermans made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Mxedrioni's Andrey Mkheidze tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Avtandil Alania kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Mathieu Costermans who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 21stth minute tested the skills of Andrey Mkheidze when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Mirian Cholokaev fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mxedrioni's protests and gave Mirian Cholokaev a yellow card for diving instead. A hard shot by Bondo Tsitsishvili from long distance, 27 minutes into the match, got Andrey Mkheidze's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After 28 played minutes Mxedrioni got a freekick which was hit by Egos Pawletko. Okhoropir Jandieri kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Enrique Passos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mathieu Costermans who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 44thth minute tested the skills of Andrey Mkheidze when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vano Cheishvili to strike the kick off in the second half. If Enrique Passos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Titchfield's Mathieu Costermans in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mxedrioni's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathieu Costermans in the 59th minute of play forced Mxedrioni's goalkeeper Andrey Mkheidze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Mathieu Costermans's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrey Mkheidze was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Andrey Mkheidze stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mathieu Costermans's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. In the 73rd minute Mathieu Costermans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrey Mkheidze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 74 played minutes Mxedrioni got a freekick which was hit by Anatoly Kikalishvili. In the 77th match minute, Titchfield was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shoshita Urushadze to maneuver through the defense. Mxedrioni's Andrey Mkheidze played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enrique Passos in the 82nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Enrique Passos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrey Mkheidze was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mxedrioni's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bondo Tsitsishvili was slow to take the kick. During this time Titchfield's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Titchfield's corner Bondo Tsitsishvili fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Andrey Mkheidze quite easily take care of the ball. Shoshita Urushadze struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Andrey Mkheidze didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Titchfield. After 88 minutes, Tsotne Pozharskiy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mxedrioni and the Titchfield players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Mxedrioni's Tsotne Pozharskiy got a free kick in the 88th minute. Titchfield's Mathieu Costermans got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Andrey Mkheidze showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mathieu Costermans in the 96th minute of the match. There was no doubt that Titchfield were the better team. Titchfield's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.