League

Dudley Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) FC SAMTREDIA's Mindia Podolyakin 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. Akim Bitsadze made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mindia Podolyakin in the 3rd minute of play. After having played for 5 minutes, Bakhar Magalov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Medani's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bakhar Magalov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Teimuraz Magalov scored 0-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Akim Bitsadze, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mindia Podolyakin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Akim Bitsadze having to interfere. After 25 minutes, Zviadi Burduli mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC SAMTREDIA and the Medani players grew even worse after the yellow card. 32 minutes into the match, Medani's goal looked a bit too open when Mindia Podolyakin came free, but Akim Bitsadze reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Medani's goal looked a bit too open when Teimuraz Magalov came free, but Akim Bitsadze reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute Teimuraz Magalov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Akim Bitsadze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Merdan Kobiashvili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mindia Magalov having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Bakhar Magalov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mindia Magalov having to interfere. If Mindia Podolyakin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Akim Bitsadze showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mindia Podolyakin, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mindia Podolyakin in the 60th minute of play forced Medani's goalkeeper Akim Bitsadze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC SAMTREDIA's goalkeeper Mindia Magalov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Medani's Akim Bitsadze got control of the ball when Teimuraz Magalov tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Merdan Kobiashvili during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 70th minute, Merdan Kobiashvili hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th minute of the match Zviadi Burduli shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Akim Bitsadze showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 75th minute, Teimuraz Magalov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Akim Bitsadze was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After having played for 79 minutes, Bakhar Magalov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Medani's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bakhar Magalov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bakhar Magalov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Mindia Magalov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Medani getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Valeri Pawletko hit a great ball. 92 minutes into the match, FC SAMTREDIA's goal looked a bit too open when Valeri Pawletko came free, but Mindia Magalov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.