League

Hildenborough
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Leigh United's Khristesia Arveladze 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. Valeri Khatiashvili received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Naskhida Gadaevi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 8th minute, Djvebe Sulakvidze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Djvebe Sulakvidze kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. In the 15th minute, Valeri Khatiashvili got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 17thth minute of the game Valeri Khatiashvili who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hildenborough's Naskhida Gadaevi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Valeri Andrzheevskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Leigh United's Takha Sulakvidze proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Leigh United from getting a goal against them. Valeri Khatiashvili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Naskhida Gadaevi having to interfere. Naskhida Gadaevi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valeri Khatiashvili in the 30th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Leigh United's Valeri Pulishvili tried to score from far away in the 35th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Shavleg Neparidze kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Khristesia Arveladze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute Valeri Khatiashvili shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naskhida Gadaevi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Valeri Andrzheevskiy made a kick off. 1-0 became the score in the 53rd minute when Valeri Andrzheevskiy elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Valeri Andrzheevskiy came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Hildenborough 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 Valeri Andrzheevskiy couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Leigh United getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Nikoloz Salia hit a great ball. Hildenborough's Marat Abesadze got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Shavleg Neparidze's late challenge caught a Leigh United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Shavleg Neparidze helped the player get up and apologised. The goalkeeper, Naskhida Gadaevi, was totally fooled by Leigh United's Valeri Pulishvili, who 79 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Khristesia Arveladzes short, quick shot in the 86thth minute got Naskhida Gadaevi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 87th minute, Khristesia Arveladze fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Naskhida Gadaevi, passed just outside the right post. Naskhida Gadaevi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khristesia Arveladze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 95 minutes into the match, Hildenborough's goal looked a bit too open when Khristesia Arveladze came free, but Naskhida Gadaevi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 96 minutes, Djvebe Sulakvidze mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hildenborough and the Leigh United players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 96 played minutes Hildenborough got a freekick which was hit by Djvebe Sulakvidze.