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Petersfield Park
Spectators: 9194 (Terracing: 6897, Seating: 2114, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Roman Shalikashvili started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Petersfield's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Shalikashvili came free, but Tsotne Paghava reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Semen Dzotsenidze recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Petersfield getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Valeri Labadze hit a great ball. Sabir Chebaevskiy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sergey Cheishvili in the 15th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Bichiko Sulaberidze managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ullesthorpe's supporters rose to their feet, but Bichiko Sulaberidze was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tsotne Paghava breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sabir Chebaevskiy acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 35th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Nodari Lekov. Tsotne Paghava stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Otar Mingrelsky's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. If Bichiko Sulaberidze had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lukhum Gagnidze to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Ullesthorpe getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Mindia Pozharskiy hit a great ball. In the 55th minute of the match Giorgi Labadze shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sabir Chebaevskiy showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 57th minute, Sergey Cheishvili left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Petersfield fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. The supporters of Ullesthorpe booed when Petersfield was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Imeda Tsitsishvili didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 66th minute, Otar Mingrelsky left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ullesthorpe fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Semen Dzotsenidze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Tsotne Paghava tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Ullesthorpe getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Semen Dzotsenidze hit a great ball. 80 minutes into the game, Bichiko Sulaberidze was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ullesthorpe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Petersfield the free kick. Bichiko Sulaberidze kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Sabir Chebaevskiy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sergey Cheishvili's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Ullesthorpe's Bichiko Sulaberidze got his second yellow card of the match in the 81st minute. The referee ordered Bichiko Sulaberidze off the ground. Ullesthorpe were furious when Illarion Sordia was red carded, 85 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 84th minute, one of Ullesthorpe:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ullesthorpe. In the 87th minute there was a penalty for Petersfield. Nodari Lekov stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sabir Chebaevskiy. 3-3. After a rather tough play, Ullesthorpe's Irakli Chebaevskiy got a free kick in the 90th minute. In the 91st minute of the match Semen Kamadadze sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sabir Chebaevskiy skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of Petersfield booed when Ullesthorpe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Semen Dzotsenidze didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Sergey Cheishvili managed to get in a good position for a shot. Petersfield's supporters rose to their feet, but Sergey Cheishvili was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sabir Chebaevskiy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lukhum Gagnidze took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sabir Chebaevskiy. Sabir Chebaevskiy dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-3. 97 minutes into the match, Semen Dzotsenidze notched a goal, 4-4, to the right of Petersfield's Tsotne Paghava. Tsotne Paghava was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Despite being the better team, Ullesthorpe failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.