League

Georgian Stadium
Spectators: 9358 (Terracing: 7020, Seating: 2152, VIP seats: 186) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Irakli Gogava started the match with the kick off. Gregory Hattendorf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bichiko Sulaberidze in the 5th minute of the match. Bichiko Sulaberidze hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. When Semen Dzotsenidze fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ullesthorpe's protests and gave Semen Dzotsenidze a yellow card for diving instead. In the 11th match minute, Ullesthorpe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Semen Dzotsenidze to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Irakli Gogava's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sabir Chebaevskiy was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 17 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Irakli Gogava sped through Ullesthorpe's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sabir Chebaevskiy. In the 20th match minute, Ullesthorpe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Otar Mingrelsky to maneuver through the defense. Irakli Gogava recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Georgian F.C. booed when Ullesthorpe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Semen Dzotsenidze didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sabir Chebaevskiy stood somewhat misplaced when Irakli Gogava came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 26 minute. In the 29thth minute of the game Irakli Gogava who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ullesthorpe's Sabir Chebaevskiy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Takha Kamadadze received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sabir Chebaevskiy came out and tried to block the shot, but Takha Kamadadze slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 31st minute. Ullesthorpe's Sabir Chebaevskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Irakli Gogava in the 34th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Irakli Gogava took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Sabir Chebaevskiy to make any attempt to save it. In the 42nd minute, Arsen Kobiashvili hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sabir Chebaevskiy was a little too slow when Irakli Gogava got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 47th minute. The score was now 5-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Roman Shalikashvili made the kick off in the second half. Nikolaj Pulishvili received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Sabir Chebaevskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Ullesthorpe's Semen Dzotsenidze got a free kick in the 55th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Irakli Gogava in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sabir Chebaevskiy saved Ullesthorpe from getting behind. In the 64th minute, Hector Lobo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Irakli Gogava had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 69th minute, Takha Kamadadze left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Georgian F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. If Irakli Gogava had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gregory Hattendorf made an important save on a dangerous shot by Otar Mingrelsky in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bichiko Sulaberidze in the 75th minute of play forced Georgian F.C.'s goalkeeper Gregory Hattendorf to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Irakli Gogava charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Irakli Gogava the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 78 played minutes Georgian F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Irakli Gogava. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikolaj Pulishvili in the 79th minute of play forced Ullesthorpe's goalkeeper Sabir Chebaevskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bichiko Sulaberidze during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 83 played minutes Ullesthorpe got a freekick which was hit by Bichiko Sulaberidze. After having played for 84 minutes, Irakli Gogava managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Georgian F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Irakli Gogava was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikolaj Pulishvili in the 92nd minute of play forced Ullesthorpe's goalkeeper Sabir Chebaevskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee ended the match the Georgian F.C. players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.