League Play-Off

Crinkley Bottom
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Shoshita Londaridze started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Shoshita Londaridze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Beka Aragvsky tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 6th minute, Bondo Pachalia fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Nodari Pilievi's late challenge caught a Clapham's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nodari Pilievi helped the player get up and apologised. Nodari Pilievi kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Takha Andrzheevskiy during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 13th match minute, Crinkley Bottom was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Takha Andrzheevskiy to maneuver through the defense. Otar Arveladze took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 14th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Beka Aragvsky. Crinkley Bottom's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Tsotne Magalov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bondo Pachalia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Crinkley Bottom's zone, Dimitry Neparidze stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Beka Aragvsky came out of the goal and Dimitry Neparidze tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Crinkley Bottom fans' excitement grew in the 26th match minute when Crinkley Bottom's Kakhi Gabelia looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Crinkley Bottom's Beka Aragvsky played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bichiko Sordia in the 33rd minute of play. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bondo Pachalia to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rdth minute of the game Bondo Pachalia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Clapham's Tsotne Magalov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Kakhi Gabelia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tsotne Magalov was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. In the 58th match minute, Clapham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimitry Neparidze to maneuver through the defense. Crinkley Bottom's Roland Aragvsky couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 59th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Clapham. 65 minutes into the game, Clapham's Bichiko Sordia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Beka Aragvsky made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Shoshita Londaridze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Beka Aragvsky tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 76 played minutes Clapham got a freekick which was hit by Dimitry Neparidze. 85 minutes into the match, Crinkley Bottom's goalkeeper Beka Aragvsky had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bichiko Sordia. If Bondo Pachalia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Beka Aragvsky showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shoshita Londaridze, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.