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Match Report
Stokenchurch
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mirian Bitsadze took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Merdan Alania 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. When Vano Tsitsishvili fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Stokenchurch's protests and gave Vano Tsitsishvili a yellow card for diving instead. In the 6th match minute, Stokenchurch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vano Tsitsishvili to maneuver through the defense. Torgva Pozharskiy blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Andrey Gabelia having to make a save. Mirian Bitsadze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Mirian Bitsadze came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Stokenchurch 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 Mirian Bitsadze couldn't finish the play. Merdan Alania sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mirian Bitsadze fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valeri Londaridze having to interfere. In the 23rd minute Mirian Bitsadze shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valeri Londaridze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Blewbury's goalkeeper Valeri Londaridze had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Merdan Alania. Andrey Gabelia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Torgva Pozharskiy's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Valeri Londaridze took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Takha Kobiashvili, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Torgva Pozharskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrey Gabelia having to interfere. In the 46th minute, Botchia Levidze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valeri Londaridze showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mirian Bitsadze, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
60 minutes into the match, Stokenchurch's goalkeeper Andrey Gabelia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Torgva Pozharskiy. Valeri Londaridze took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mirian Bitsadze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the match, Stokenchurch's goal looked a bit too open when Botchia Levidze came free, but Andrey Gabelia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mirian Bitsadze in the 70th minute of play forced Blewbury's goalkeeper Valeri Londaridze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the game, Botchia Levidze recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Andrey Gabelia. Botchia Levidze showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. Andrey Gabelia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Botchia Levidze in the 83rd minute of play. When Takha Kobiashvili fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Stokenchurch's protests and gave Takha Kobiashvili a yellow card for diving instead. In the 87th match minute, Stokenchurch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Takha Kobiashvili to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Stokenchurch's zone, Botchia Levidze stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andrey Gabelia came out of the goal and Botchia Levidze tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Blewbury's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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