League

Hove Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gytis Erlickas started the match with the kick off. If Gia Sagharadze had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gytis Erlickas might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Archil Jachvadze. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gytis Erlickas ran back to his position shaking his head. Gheorghe Banica scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Archil Jachvadze, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC.EGRISI's goalkeeper Djondo Lekov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 21st minute, Semen Topnikov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edgar Offendahl took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 21st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Archil Jachvadze. Hove AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Gytis Erlickas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gytis Erlickas in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Archil Jachvadze prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gheorghe Banica's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Archil Jachvadze read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. When Bukhuti Goloviznin fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC.EGRISI's protests and gave Bukhuti Goloviznin a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 32nd minute of the game. One of FC.EGRISI:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Hove AFC:s goal. After having played for 37 minutes, Gia Sagharadze managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hove AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gia Sagharadze was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Naskhida Pozharskiy could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Djondo Lekov made a huge save. In the 42nd minute Hove AFC were awarded a corner. Nodari Cheishvili went to the cornerflag to take it. Naskhida Pozharskiy came free with the goalkeeper in the 44th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Djondo Lekov could save by the left post. Djondo Lekov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gia Sagharadze in the 45th minute of the match. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gia Sagharadze to make the kick off. Hove AFC's Djoto Levidze got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Djondo Lekov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Naskhida Pozharskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gia Sagharadze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Djondo Lekov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Djondo Lekov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Naskhida Pozharskiy in the 66th minute of play. 70 minutes in the game, Naskhida Pozharskiy dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. FC.EGRISI made a substitution. Jondo Aragvsky replaced Gytis Erlickas. Jondo Aragvsky in the 75thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Archil Jachvadze, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 76 minutes into the match, Hove AFC's goalkeeper Archil Jachvadze had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jondo Aragvsky. Gheorghe Banica received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Archil Jachvadze tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 86th minute, Djoto Levidze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.