Seaford
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Seaford's Djoto Neparidze started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Iveri Sulakvidze managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gosport's supporters rose to their feet, but Iveri Sulakvidze was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tshalkhia Pachalia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Seaford's zone, Nikoloz Machaidze stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tshalkhia Pachalia came out of the goal and Nikoloz Machaidze tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Nikoloz Machaidze's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tshalkhia Pachalia was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabir Bitsadze in the 10th minute of play forced Seaford's goalkeeper Tshalkhia Pachalia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute Gosport were awarded a corner. Nikoloz Machaidze went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 13th minute, Nikoloz Machaidze got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Djoto Neparidze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Valiko Bitsadze kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Sabir Bitsadze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabir Bitsadze in the 26th minute of play forced Seaford's goalkeeper Tshalkhia Pachalia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Seaford's zone, Iveri Sulakvidze stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tshalkhia Pachalia came out of the goal and Iveri Sulakvidze tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nikoloz Machaidze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Tshalkhia Pachalia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dato Pulishvili charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dato Pulishvili the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 33 played minutes Seaford got a freekick which was hit by Dato Pulishvili. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Seaford's goalkeeper Tshalkhia Pachalia , but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nikoloz Machaidze took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tshalkhia Pachalia . Tshalkhia Pachalia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Valeri Neparidze managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gosport's supporters rose to their feet, but Valeri Neparidze was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tshalkhia Pachalia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nukri Sagharadze in the 45th minute of play forced Seaford's goalkeeper Tshalkhia Pachalia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sabir Bitsadze recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.
The wind increased when Nikoloz Machaidze made the kick off in the second half. Nikoloz Machaidze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Davit Londaridze during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 53 played minutes Seaford got a freekick which was hit by Davit Londaridze . In the 59th minute of the match Naskhida Paghava shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tshalkhia Pachalia showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Valiko Bitsadze was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 60 minutes into the match. After 59 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Gosport! With a little luck, Seaford's Tshalkhia Pachalia got control of the ball when Sabir Bitsadze tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 67 played minutes Seaford got a freekick which was hit by Davit Londaridze . After a rather tough play, Gosport's Ignatiy Pulishvili got a free kick in the 69th minute. Djoto Abesadze took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dato Pulishvili, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Sabir Bitsadze had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Dato Pulishvili was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 74 minutes had been played. Tshalkhia Pachalia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sabir Bitsadze in the 76th minute. After a rather tough play, Seaford's Aydin Mamporia got a free kick in the 77th minute. When Sabir Bitsadze came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Gosport 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 Sabir Bitsadze couldn't finish the play. When Eldar Tsitsishvili came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Seaford 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 Eldar Tsitsishvili couldn't finish the play. Iveri Sulakvidze fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tshalkhia Pachalia having to interfere. In the 89th minute Eldar Tsitsishvili shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Djoto Abesadze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Seaford's zone, Nukri Sagharadze stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tshalkhia Pachalia came out of the goal and Nukri Sagharadze tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tshalkhia Pachalia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iveri Sulakvidze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 96 minutes, Eldar Tsitsishvili managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Seaford's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eldar Tsitsishvili was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Seaford players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.
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