League

Rawmarsh Stadium
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1450, VIP seats: 50) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Illarion Nad got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Illarion Nad cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Lukhum Jandieri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mindia Tsitsishvili made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Nikolaj Gvaramadze sent off a good shot on target. Filipp Lekov charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Filipp Lekov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Workington getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Filipp Lekov hit a great ball. With a little luck, Workington's Mindia Tsitsishvili got control of the ball when Nikolaj Gvaramadze tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gocha Gadaevi kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. In the 14th minute, Jaba Machaidze sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and FC GAGRA's Lukhum Jandieri didn't even have to move. Illarion Nad blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lukhum Jandieri having to make a save. Lukhum Jandieri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jondo Goloviznin, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Nikolaj Gvaramadze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 26 minutes into the match, Workington's goal looked a bit too open when Filipp Sulaberidze came free, but Mindia Tsitsishvili reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Nikolaj Gvaramadze put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Mindia Tsitsishvili. Mindia Tsitsishvili made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Nikolaj Gvaramadze sent off a good shot on target. Tsotne Chebaevskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Nikolaj Gvaramadze was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 45th minute. FC GAGRA's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After a defensive mix-up in Workington's zone, Filipp Sulaberidze stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mindia Tsitsishvili came out of the goal and Filipp Sulaberidze tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Filipp Sulaberidze to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jondo Goloviznin during the 50th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Workington getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Jondo Goloviznin hit a great ball. If Nikolaj Gvaramadze had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jondo Goloviznin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Lukhum Jandieri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nikolaj Gvaramadze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Mindia Tsitsishvili tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Filipp Sulaberidze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Mindia Tsitsishvili tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. During the 67th minute of the match Filipp Lekov completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Filipp Lekov a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 68th match minute, Workington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filipp Lekov to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th minute of the match Nodar Sagharadze sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mindia Tsitsishvili skillfully saved the ball. Lukhum Jandieri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tsotne Chebaevskiy in the 71st minute of play. Nikolaj Gvaramadze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Mindia Tsitsishvili tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nikolaj Gvaramadze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Filipp Sulaberidze had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Nikolaj Gvaramadze came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the FC GAGRA 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 Nikolaj Gvaramadze couldn't finish the play. Workington's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.