League Play-Off

Buckfast Abbey Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gia Lekov kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Buckfast Abbey City's Paata Pawletko got a free kick in the 3rd minute. If Gia Lekov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bichiko Sordia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Roland Sordia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Gia Lekov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shoshita Londaridze might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roland Sordia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Shoshita Londaridze ran back to his position shaking his head. Shoshita Londaridze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bichiko Sordia struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Roland Sordia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Clapham. Roland Sordia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shoshita Londaridze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roland Sordia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bichiko Sordia in the 25th minute of the match. Roland Sordia came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Clapham's Shoshita Londaridze. But to his dismay, Shoshita Londaridze quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. If Shoshita Londaridze had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Bichiko Sordia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Shoshita Londaridze made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Illarion Jachvadze left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Buckfast Abbey City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After 54 played minutes Buckfast Abbey City got a freekick which was hit by Irakli Arveladze. After a defensive mix-up in Buckfast Abbey City's zone, Shoshita Londaridze stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roland Sordia came out of the goal and Shoshita Londaridze tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dimitry Neparidze charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dimitry Neparidze the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Buckfast Abbey City booed when Clapham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dimitry Neparidze didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th minute, Shoshita 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. In the 66th minute, Shoshita Londaridze fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Roland Sordia, passed just outside the right post. Shoshita Londaridze had several of the Buckfast Abbey City's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 72 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-2 score and a disappointed Roland Sordia as he didn't even see the shot coming. Gia Lekov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Clapham's zone, Illarion Jachvadze stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tsotne Magalov came out of the goal and Illarion Jachvadze tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 80th minute, Gia Lekov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Buckfast Abbey City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Bichiko Sordia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Clapham's supporters rose to their feet, but Bichiko Sordia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roland Sordia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 88 minutes, Shoshita Londaridze managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Clapham's supporters crossed their fingers, but Shoshita Londaridze was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Clapham getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Dimitry Neparidze hit a great ball. Clapham were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.