League

Pirton
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. Djondo Levidze started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, University of Toronto's Vaja Kikalishvili got a free kick in the 2nd minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 4 minutes into the game, when Valeri Pulishvili put in a rough tackle. 4 minutes into the game, one of University of Toronto:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. With his leg Valeri Alania managed to avoid a goal in the 10thth minute, when Sk tbilisi's Djondo Levidze fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Valeri Alania showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Djondo Levidze in the 12th minute of the match. Djvebe Topnikov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valeri Alania having to interfere. Valeri Alania took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Djondo Levidze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. University of Toronto's defense didn't have a chance, in the 18th minute, when Kvarkvare Robakidze scored to the left of an out of position Valeri Alania, making the score, 2-0. After 21st play minutes Tshalkhia Goloviznin shot 3-0, a short shot which went by Valeri Alania and just under the crossbar into goal. Djondo Levidze received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Valeri Alania came out and tried to block the shot, but Djondo Levidze slotted it home off the left post making it 4-0 in the 27th minute. After 31 played minutes Sk tbilisi got a freekick which was hit by Kvarkvare Robakidze. Valeri Alania made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tshalkhia Goloviznin in the 39th minute. Djvebe Topnikov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valeri Alania having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kvarkvare Robakidze got free with Valeri Alania in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The wind increased when Iveri Tsitsishvili made the kick off in the second half. Sk tbilisi's Davit Gadaevi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Sk tbilisi from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tshalkhia Goloviznin in the 54th minute of play forced University of Toronto's goalkeeper Valeri Alania to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 56 minutes, Vaja Kikalishvili managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. University of Toronto's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vaja Kikalishvili was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Iveri Tsitsishvili received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Davit Gadaevi came out and tried to block the shot, but Iveri Tsitsishvili slotted it home off the left post making it 5-1 in the 58th minute. 74 minutes into the match, University of Toronto's goal looked a bit too open when Djvebe Topnikov came free, but Valeri Alania reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 75 played minutes, Sk tbilisi's Dato Aragvsky shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Valeri Alania came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Sk tbilisi reached it. Sk tbilisi's Anatoly Nad got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 81 played minutes University of Toronto got a freekick which was hit by Illarion Robakidze. If Djondo Levidze had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anatoly Nad's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Valeri Alania read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. In the 86th match minute, Sk tbilisi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Khobuli Kikalishvili to maneuver through the defense. 88 minutes into the match, Sk tbilisi's goalkeeper Davit Gadaevi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Iveri Tsitsishvili. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kvarkvare Robakidze in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valeri Alania saved University of Toronto from getting behind. In the 93rd minute, University of Toronto's Vaja Kikalishvili ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Davit Gadaevi. Davit Gadaevi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 5-2. Sk tbilisi walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.