League

Workington
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Illarion Nad started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Naskhida Pozharskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute Djoto Levidze shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mindia Tsitsishvili saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gia Sagharadze in the 16th minute of play forced Workington's goalkeeper Mindia Tsitsishvili to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tsotne Chebaevskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Gia Sagharadze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Mindia Tsitsishvili tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mindia Tsitsishvili showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Naskhida Pozharskiy in the 22nd minute of the match. Gia Sagharadze recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mindia Tsitsishvili showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Naskhida Pozharskiy in the 35th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Workington's goal looked a bit too open when Naskhida Pozharskiy came free, but Mindia Tsitsishvili reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mindia Tsitsishvili came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Hove AFC's Gia Sagharadze. But to his dismay, Gia Sagharadze quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1.

The wind increased when Gia Sagharadze made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Hove AFC's zone, Tsotne Chebaevskiy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Archil Jachvadze came out of the goal and Tsotne Chebaevskiy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 55 minutes into the game, Roman Robakidze was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Workington's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hove AFC the free kick. Roman Robakidze hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. 56 minutes into the game, one of Workington:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Mindia Tsitsishvili had in the 58thth minute some difficulties stopping Nodari Cheishvili's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After 58 minutes of play, Hove AFC's Nodari Cheishvili made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mindia Tsitsishvili was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet as Hove AFC's Gia Sagharadze slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mindia Tsitsishvili. That made the score 1-3 after 61 minutes of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Gia Sagharadze managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hove AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gia Sagharadze was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mindia Tsitsishvili breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 70th minute of the match Nodari Cheishvili sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mindia Tsitsishvili skillfully saved the ball. Gia Sagharadze fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mindia Tsitsishvili having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Naskhida Pozharskiy made a precise shot to the right of Mindia Tsitsishvili. Workington's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. After 78 played minutes Hove AFC got a freekick which was hit by Djoto Levidze. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Illarion Nad in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Archil Jachvadze saved Hove AFC from getting behind. 82 minutes into the match, Naskhida Pozharskiy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mindia Tsitsishvili. Workington's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Naskhida Pozharskiy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. In the 88th minute, Illarion Nad 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. 91 minutes into the match, Workington's Jondo Goloviznin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Archil Jachvadze narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gia Sagharadze fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mindia Tsitsishvili having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Naskhida Pozharskiy got free with Mindia Tsitsishvili in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marat Mkheidze's late challenge caught a Workington's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marat Mkheidze helped the player get up and apologised. After 97 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Hove AFC! Hove AFC played a much better game than Workington and deserved their victory. The Workington players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.