League Play-Off

Bacup Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Bidzina Jandieri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Semen Andrzheevskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Botchia Machaidze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Illarion Nad made an important save on a dangerous shot by Botchia Machaidze in the 11th minute. Botchia Machaidze might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Illarion Nad. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Botchia Machaidze ran back to his position shaking his head. 18 minutes into the match, Goderdzi Mingrelsky had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Illarion Nad. Chester-le-Street's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Goderdzi Mingrelsky was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Illarion Nad made an important save on a dangerous shot by Botchia Machaidze in the 22nd minute. Marat Aragvsky sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 30 played minutes Bacup got a freekick which was hit by Valiko Gvaramadze. Marat Aragvsky blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bidzina Jandieri having to make a save. Samir Mamporia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Bidzina Jandieri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 38 minutes, Irakli Pulishvili managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chester-le-Street's supporters crossed their fingers, but Irakli Pulishvili was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bidzina Jandieri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marat Aragvsky, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. The supporters of Chester-le-Street booed when Bacup was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nukri Anghelache didn't get a good kick on the ball. Samir Mamporia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Samir Mamporia made a kick off. Samir Mamporia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Bidzina Jandieri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Sese Kikalishvili fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bacup's protests and gave Sese Kikalishvili a yellow card for diving instead. Bidzina Jandieri went to the wrong direction when Takha Gvaramadze was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Bacup's Bidzina Jandieri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samir Mamporia in the 67th minute of play. If Samir Mamporia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 71 minutes into the match, Bacup's goalkeeper Bidzina Jandieri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marat Aragvsky. Goderdzi Mingrelsky fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Illarion Nad having to interfere. Marat Aragvsky might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bidzina Jandieri. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marat Aragvsky ran back to his position shaking his head. Illarion Nad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Goderdzi Mingrelsky, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute Goderdzi Mingrelsky shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Illarion Nad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 90 played minutes Chester-le-Street got a freekick which was hit by Emiriev Bitsadze . Bacup's Botchia Machaidze got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Botchia Machaidze had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.