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Match Report
P H O E N I X
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. Semen Sagharadze made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Sergey Kobiashvili sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Little Harrowden's zone, Sergey Kobiashvili stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Semen Sagharadze came out of the goal and Sergey Kobiashvili tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Sergey Kobiashvili came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the P H O E N I X 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 Sergey Kobiashvili couldn't finish the play. Khvicha Sulaberidze made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iveri Gvaramadze in the 22nd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Little Harrowden's goalkeeper Semen Sagharadze had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sergey Kobiashvili. A collision led to Little Harrowden getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Uta Gvaramadze hit a great ball. Semen Sagharadze 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 30th minute. In the 35th 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. 37 minutes into the match, P H O E N I X's Sergey Kobiashvili sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Semen Sagharadze narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bukhuti Alania fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Semen Sagharadze having to interfere. Semen Sagharadze was a little too slow when Amiran Khatiashvili got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 46th minute. The score was now 1-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Iveri Gvaramadze made a kick off. Tariel Arveladze fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khvicha Sulaberidze having to interfere. A hard shot 59 in the game by Tariel Arveladze from a close distance when the talented Khvicha Sulaberidze managed to make a qualified save. P H O E N I X's players were relieved. When the match clock showed 70 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Bukhuti Alania sped through Little Harrowden's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Semen Sagharadze . In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind P H O E N I X's goalkeeper Khvicha Sulaberidze, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, P H O E N I X's Amiran Khatiashvili got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 76th minute, Little Harrowden's Iveri Gvaramadze dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. In the 80th minute, P H O E N I X's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Tariel Arveladze fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 91 minutes into the game, Iveri Gvaramadze recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Khvicha Sulaberidze. Iveri Gvaramadze showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. The Little Harrowden players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented P H O E N I X from taking control. The game ends in a draw.
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