League Play-Off

Long Crendon 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. Mindia Andrzheevskiy started the match with the kick off. In the 5th match minute, Liverno Brothers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vano Londaridze to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Dove Holes's Djojiki Pozharskiy tried to score from far away in the 6th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 10 minutes into the match, Dove Holes's Nukri Goraniskov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Takha Abesadze narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Nukri Goraniskov got the opportunity to take care of a free kick it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball went too high, a missed opportunity for Dove Holes. Nukri Goraniskov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Takha Abesadze tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 21 minutes, Vano Beroshvili mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dove Holes and the Liverno Brothers players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tsotne Aragvsky took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mindia Andrzheevskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Semen Pilievi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Takha Abesadze tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nukri Goraniskov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tsotne Aragvsky was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mindia Andrzheevskiy showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 29 minute of play. When Torgva Babadishev fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dove Holes's protests and gave Torgva Babadishev a yellow card for diving instead. Torgva Babadishev hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. In the 40th minute, Filipp Nad fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Tsotne Aragvsky, passed just outside the right post. Okhoropir Jandieri might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tsotne Aragvsky. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Okhoropir Jandieri ran back to his position shaking his head. Mindia Andrzheevskiy struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Tsotne Aragvsky didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Liverno Brothers. 46 minutes into the game, Mindia Andrzheevskiy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Liverno Brothers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dove Holes the free kick. After 47 played minutes Liverno Brothers got a freekick which was hit by Mindia Andrzheevskiy.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nukri Goraniskov was the one to do the kick off. If Vano Beroshvili had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 53 played minutes Liverno Brothers got a freekick which was hit by Okhoropir Jandieri. In the 55th minute, Khvicha Kobiashvili hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Nukri Goraniskov came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Dove Holes 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 Nukri Goraniskov couldn't finish the play. 59 minutes into the match, Liverno Brothers's goalkeeper Takha Abesadze had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nukri Goraniskov. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nukri Goraniskov got free with Takha Abesadze in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nukri Goraniskov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Takha Abesadze came out and tried to block the shot, but Nukri Goraniskov slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 65th minute. After having played for 68 minutes, Irakli Jandieri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dove Holes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Irakli Jandieri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tsotne Aragvsky came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Liverno Brothers's Filipp Nad. But to his dismay, Filipp Nad quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. After 76 minutes of play, Dove Holes's Nukri Goraniskov made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Takha Abesadze was left in no man's land by his defense there! Filipp Nad blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tsotne Aragvsky having to make a save. Mindia Andrzheevskiy might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tsotne Aragvsky. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mindia Andrzheevskiy ran back to his position shaking his head. Mindia Andrzheevskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Filipp Nad's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tsotne Aragvsky read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Dove Holes's goal looked a bit too open when Filipp Nad came free, but Tsotne Aragvsky reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.