League

Gagra Arena
Spectators: 9198 (Terracing: 7032, Seating: 2156, VIP seats: 10) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Roman Shalikashvili took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Nodar Anghelache 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 7th match minute, FC GAGRA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tariel Pulishvili to maneuver through the defense. When Amiran Tsitsishvili fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC GAGRA's protests and gave Amiran Tsitsishvili a yellow card for diving instead. If Roman Shalikashvili had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nodar Anghelache sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nodar Anghelache fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sabir Chebaevskiy having to interfere. The supporters of Ullesthorpe booed when FC GAGRA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iveri Bitsadze didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nodar Anghelache fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sabir Chebaevskiy having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Nodar Anghelache's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sabir Chebaevskiy was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Sabir Chebaevskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tariel Pulishvili in the 35th minute of play. Illarion Sordia lost his temper 36 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 35th minute of the game. One of Ullesthorpe:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC GAGRA:s goal. Okhoropir Labadze walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Semen Dzotsenidze charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Semen Dzotsenidze the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Ullesthorpe getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Semen Dzotsenidze hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Ullesthorpe's zone, Liparit Andrzheevskiy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sabir Chebaevskiy came out of the goal and Liparit Andrzheevskiy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ullesthorpe's Sabir Chebaevskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nodar Anghelache in the 46th minute of play. Bichiko Sulaberidze kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Nodar Anghelache in the 51st minute of play forced Ullesthorpe's goalkeeper Sabir Chebaevskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Nodar Anghelache managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC GAGRA's supporters rose to their feet, but Nodar Anghelache 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. If Otar Mingrelsky had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 66 minutes into the match, FC GAGRA's Nodar Anghelache sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sabir Chebaevskiy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sabir Chebaevskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tariel Pulishvili in the 71st minute of the match. The attack was good, but when Nodar Anghelache in the 77th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Nodar Anghelache sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 82nd minute, Otar Mingrelsky 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. In the 84th match minute, Ullesthorpe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Semen Dzotsenidze to maneuver through the defense. If Nodar Anghelache had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 87 minutes into the match, Ullesthorpe's goal looked a bit too open when Shota Torotadze came free, but Sabir Chebaevskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Ullesthorpe's Semen Dzotsenidze got a free kick in the 89th minute. Nodar Anghelache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Sabir Chebaevskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC GAGRA's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.