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Match Report
Little Harrowden
Spectators: 6867 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1867, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bondo Pozharskiy made the kick off which started today's match. When Bondo Pozharskiy came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Wellesbourne United 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 Bondo Pozharskiy couldn't finish the play. Sachino Londaridze might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Semen Sagharadze . Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sachino Londaridze ran back to his position shaking his head. Semen Sagharadze took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bondo Pozharskiy , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tariel Arveladze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Takha Topnikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sachino Londaridze recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bondo Pozharskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 28th minute Sachino Londaridze shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Semen Sagharadze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wellesbourne United's Bondo Pozharskiy got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Semen Sagharadze showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bondo Pozharskiy in the 37th minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 46th minute by Tariel Arveladze got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Takha Topnikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iveri Gvaramadze, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Iveri Gvaramadze made a kick off. Wellesbourne United's Sachino Londaridze got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 59thth minute of the game Iveri Gvaramadze who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Wellesbourne United's Takha Topnikov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Iveri Gvaramadze had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Takha Topnikov. Wellesbourne United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Iveri Gvaramadze was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 67 minutes into the game, Bondo Pozharskiy recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Semen Sagharadze . Bondo Pozharskiy showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Little Harrowden's goalkeeper Semen Sagharadze , but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Takha Topnikov came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by Little Harrowden's Tariel Arveladze. But to his dismay, Tariel Arveladze quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. After a rather tough play, Wellesbourne United's Zviadi Gadaevi got a free kick in the 81st minute. Takha Topnikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iveri Gvaramadze, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Takha Topnikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tariel Arveladze, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Little Harrowden's Tariel Arveladze got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 94th minute, Sachino Londaridze 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. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.
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