League

Braintree
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jarji Shalikashvili kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Jarji Shalikashvili hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Egos Lekov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sachino Babadishev in the 7th minute of the match. Egos Lekov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sachino Babadishev, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Mikhail Khatiashvili hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Uta Kamadadze kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. If Taka Londaridze had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Braintree booed when Medani was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bichiko Gvaramadze didn't get a good kick on the ball. Akim Bitsadze made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Taka Londaridze sent off a good shot on target. Mirian Robakidze took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 24th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Egos Lekov. Braintree's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With his leg Akim Bitsadze managed to avoid a goal in the 26thth minute, when Braintree's Taka Londaridze fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Egos Lekov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sachino Babadishev in the 30th minute of the match. Jarji Shalikashvili received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Akim Bitsadze tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Akim Bitsadze showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jarji Shalikashvili in the 35th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Egos Sagharadze during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Medani booed when Braintree was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egos Sagharadze didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39thth minute of the game Sachino Babadishev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Braintree's Egos Lekov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Medani's zone, Jarji Shalikashvili stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Akim Bitsadze came out of the goal and Jarji Shalikashvili tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Akim Bitsadze was a little too slow when Jarji Shalikashvili got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 43rd minute. The score was now 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sachino Babadishev to make the kick off. 58 minutes into the match, Jarji Shalikashvili notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Medani's Akim Bitsadze. Akim Bitsadze was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Bakhar Magalov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jarji Shalikashvili in the 70th minute of play forced Medani's goalkeeper Akim Bitsadze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the match, Medani's goal looked a bit too open when Taka Londaridze came free, but Akim Bitsadze reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Akim Bitsadze showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taka Londaridze, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. 76 minutes into the match, Jarji Shalikashvili notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Medani's Akim Bitsadze. Akim Bitsadze was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Egos Lekov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valeri Pawletko, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Akim Bitsadze showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taka Londaridze, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Akim Bitsadze made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikhail Khatiashvili in the 85th minute of play. If Valeri Pawletko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute Vano Kikalishvili suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Valeri Pawletko's late challenge caught a Braintree's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valeri Pawletko helped the player get up and apologised. Valeri Pawletko kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. 95 minutes into the match, Medani's goal looked a bit too open when Taka Londaridze came free, but Akim Bitsadze reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Medani players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Braintree.