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Match Report
Godmanchester
Spectators: 9170 (Terracing: 6879,
Seating: 2109, VIP seats: 182) Godmanchester's Ignatiy Sulaberidze started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Mxedrioni's Avtandil Alania got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Vano Cheishvili fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mxedrioni's protests and gave Vano Cheishvili a yellow card for diving instead. Vano Cheishvili hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute, Anatoly Mingrelsky hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Mxedrioni getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Okhoropir Jandieri hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ignatiy Sulaberidze in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vaja Cheishvili prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A sloppy throw-in by Goderdzi Gabelia in the 17th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Mxedrioni's Kakhi Urushadze. In the 28th match minute, Godmanchester was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arsen Lekov to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 28 minutes, Archil Pulishvili managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mxedrioni's supporters crossed their fingers, but Archil Pulishvili was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Uta Gagnidze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Tshalkhia Londaridze tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 37th match minute, Mxedrioni was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Archil Pulishvili to maneuver through the defense. Archil Pulishvili kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Uta Gagnidze made a kick off. Tshalkhia Londaridze made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Uta Gagnidze sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Mxedrioni getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Okhoropir Jandieri hit a great ball. Archil Pulishvili's late challenge caught a Godmanchester's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Archil Pulishvili helped the player get up and apologised. In the 59th match minute, Mxedrioni was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Archil Pulishvili to maneuver through the defense. Godmanchester's Tshalkhia Londaridze proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Godmanchester from getting a goal against them. Tshalkhia Londaridze was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Uta Gagnidze capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Uta Gagnidze really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. In the 70th match minute, Godmanchester was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arsen Lekov to maneuver through the defense. Tshalkhia Londaridze made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Archil Pulishvili sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Mxedrioni getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Archil Pulishvili hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Godmanchester's zone, Archil Pulishvili stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tshalkhia Londaridze came out of the goal and Archil Pulishvili tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 87th minute, Arsen Lekov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Archil Pulishvili managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mxedrioni's supporters rose to their feet, but Archil Pulishvili was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tshalkhia Londaridze breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Mxedrioni getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Avtandil Alania hit a great ball. Tsotne Pozharskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. 1-1 came in the 96th minute when Mindia Shalikashvili all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Vaja Cheishvili. Godmanchester were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Mxedrioni to leave the ground with a draw.
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