League Play-Off

Kennington Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jaba Aragvsky started the match with the kick off. Jarji Alania received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Anatoly Kikalishvili tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 7 minutes into the game, Yate FC's Jaba Aragvsky nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anatoly Kikalishvili made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. When Jaba Aragvsky, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 15 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Anatoly Kikalishvili was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Ignatiy Sordia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shota Paghava in the 18th minute of the match. When Yate FC's Bidzina Anghelache in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kennington United's goalie prevented a goal. Jarji Alania sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bakhar Kobiashvili's late challenge caught a Yate FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bakhar Kobiashvili helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Kennington United getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Bakhar Kobiashvili hit a great ball. Ignatiy Sordia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nikolaj Gadaevi in the 30th minute. The audience was convinced that Jarji Alania's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anatoly Kikalishvili was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Yate FC's goalkeeper Ignatiy Sordia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Yate FC's zone, Shota Paghava stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ignatiy Sordia came out of the goal and Shota Paghava tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Jarji Alania came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Yate FC 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 Jarji Alania couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Yate FC booed when Kennington United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bakhar Kobiashvili didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anatoly Kikalishvili took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jarji Alania, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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.

Sachino Machaidze kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Kennington United's zone, Jaba Aragvsky stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anatoly Kikalishvili came out of the goal and Jaba Aragvsky tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nikolaj Gadaevi scored 1-1 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ignatiy Sordia, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Shota Paghava received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Ignatiy Sordia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 65 minutes, Jaba Aragvsky made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Kennington United's Anatoly Kikalishvili tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Shota Paghava received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Ignatiy Sordia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75th match minute, Yate FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emiriev Andrzheevskiy to maneuver through the defense. Anatoly Kikalishvili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaba Aragvsky in the 77th minute of play. Nikolaj Gadaevi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Ignatiy Sordia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bidzina Anghelache charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bidzina Anghelache the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 82nd match minute, Yate FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bidzina Anghelache to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shota Paghava in the 84th minute of play forced Yate FC's goalkeeper Ignatiy Sordia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shota Paghava recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Valiko Abesadze fell near the penalty area in the 97th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Yate FC's protests and gave Valiko Abesadze a yellow card for diving instead. Valiko Abesadze kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. The Yate FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.