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Warrington Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Naskhida Alania made the kick off which started today's match. Archil Aragvsky's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Giorgi Pozharskiy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Naskhida Alania got in the 5th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Avtandil Goraniskov handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. If Sabir Mkheidze had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 11thth minute of the game Sabir Mkheidze who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Warrington's Giorgi Pozharskiy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Giorgi Pozharskiy came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by Leiston's Sabir Mkheidze. But to his dismay, Sabir Mkheidze quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Warrington's Giorgi Pozharskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikhail Pachalia in the 18th minute of play. Giorgi Pozharskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikhail Pachalia in the 22nd minute of play. With his leg Avtandil Goraniskov managed to avoid a goal in the 24thth minute, when Warrington's Nukri Neparidze fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 33rd match minute, Warrington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimitry Cholokaev to maneuver through the defense. Sabir Mkheidze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 37th minute, Mikhail Pachalia 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. After 41 played minutes, Leiston's Egos Torotadze shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Giorgi Pozharskiy came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Leiston reached it. Mikhail Pachalia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 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 Mikhail Pachalia to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Mikhail Pachalia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giorgi Pozharskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mikhail Pachalia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Giorgi Pozharskiy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. Giorgi Cholokaev was shown his second yellow card after 58 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Giorgi Cholokaev hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. After having played for 63 minutes, Nukri Neparidze managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Warrington's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nukri Neparidze was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mikhail Pachalia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mikhail Pachalia might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Giorgi Pozharskiy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mikhail Pachalia ran back to his position shaking his head. Avtandil Goraniskov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nukri Neparidze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 74 minutes into the match, Warrington's goal looked a bit too open when Mikhail Pachalia came free, but Giorgi Pozharskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giorgi Pozharskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikhail Pachalia, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 86th minute, Bichiko Burduli 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. Giorgi Pozharskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikhail Pachalia, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Leiston eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.