League Play-Off

Street
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bukhuti Alania got the match started through his kick off. Bukhuti Alania received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Mirian Goraniskov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sergey Kobiashvili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mirian Goraniskov having to interfere. Roland Levidze kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Roman Mingrelsky sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Street AFC's Mirian Goraniskov didn't even have to move. In the 17th minute, Roland Levidze left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Street AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bidzina Pozharskiy during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bidzina Pozharskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Khvicha Sulaberidze made an important save on a dangerous shot by Khobuli Arveladze in the 22nd minute. Mirian Goraniskov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bukhuti Alania, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute, Sergey Kobiashvili 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. After 26 minutes of play, P H O E N I X's Sergey Kobiashvili made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mirian Goraniskov was left in no man's land by his defense there! P H O E N I X's Bukhuti Alania got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Sese Bitsadze came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Street AFC 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 Sese Bitsadze couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Merab Sordia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Street AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Merab Sordia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Khvicha Sulaberidze breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Street AFC's Mirian Goraniskov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bukhuti Alania in the 42nd minute of play. Sergey Kobiashvili received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Mirian Goraniskov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Merab Sordia to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Street AFC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Sese Bitsadze hit a great ball. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Street AFC's goalkeeper Mirian Goraniskov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bukhuti Alania received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Mirian Goraniskov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Bukhuti Alania managed to get in a good position for a shot. P H O E N I X's supporters rose to their feet, but Bukhuti Alania was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mirian Goraniskov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mirian Goraniskov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bukhuti Alania, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Mirian Goraniskov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bukhuti Alania in the 72nd minute of play. Bukhuti Alania fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mirian Goraniskov having to interfere. Bukhuti Alania recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sergey Kobiashvili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mirian Goraniskov having to interfere. The supporters of P H O E N I X booed when Street AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Merab Sordia didn't get a good kick on the ball. P H O E N I X's Roman Mingrelsky shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 86th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Mirian Goraniskov but with some difficulty. Merab Sordia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Khvicha Sulaberidze having to make a save.