League

Warwick Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Uta Babadishev kicked off to start the match. After 3 played minutes REKORDMEISTER got a freekick which was hit by Akim Arveladze. Soso Salia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Uta Babadishev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. REKORDMEISTER's Soso Salia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uta Babadishev in the 8th minute of play. Soso Salia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uta Babadishev in the 10th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Samir Mingrelsky notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of REKORDMEISTER's Soso Salia. Soso Salia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gia Jachvadze in the 16th minute of play forced Barca's goalkeeper Anatoly Torotadze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute Gia Jachvadze shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anatoly Torotadze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iveri Cheishvili sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Uta Babadishev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Soso Salia having to interfere. If Uta Babadishev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Iveri Cheishvili came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the REKORDMEISTER fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Iveri Cheishvili couldn't finish the play. In the 43rd minute, Nukri Aragvsky hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gia Jachvadze made a kick off. In the 52nd minute of the game, Sergey Tsitsishvili landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. When Avtandil Salia fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Barca's protests and gave Avtandil Salia a yellow card for diving instead. When Gogita Jandieri came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the REKORDMEISTER fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gogita Jandieri couldn't finish the play. Iveri Cheishvili who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 59thth minute tested the skills of Anatoly Torotadze when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Soso Salia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Uta Babadishev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Soso Salia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samir Mingrelsky in the 63rd minute of play. Gia Jachvadze kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Soso Salia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samir Mingrelsky, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Uta Babadishev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Soso Salia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samir Mingrelsky, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Akim Arveladze's late challenge caught a Barca's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Akim Arveladze helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, REKORDMEISTER's Akim Arveladze got a free kick in the 74th minute. After 76 minutes, Emiriev Pulishvili mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the REKORDMEISTER and the Barca players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in REKORDMEISTER fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 75th minute. Penalty! A collision led to Barca getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Beka Sagharadze hit a great ball. 84 minutes into the game, Barca's Uta Babadishev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Soso Salia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Barca's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.