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Match Report
Market Harborough
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Davit Khatiashvili started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute, Liparit Jachvadze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Liparit Jachvadze hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Uta Urushadze kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Liparit Jachvadze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 18 minutes into the match, Southall's goal looked a bit too open when Liparit Jachvadze came free, but Gocha Torotadze reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valiko Pilievi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Gocha Torotadze made a huge save. Southall's Gocha Torotadze proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Southall from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Liparit Jachvadze took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Gocha Torotadze to make any attempt to save it. 33 minutes into the match, Market Harborough's Liparit Jachvadze sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gocha Torotadze narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gocha Torotadze was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Mirian Pachalia. Valiko Pilievi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mikhail Cheishvili's late challenge caught a Market Harborough's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mikhail Cheishvili helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Market Harborough booed when Southall was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikhail Cheishvili didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute, Valiko Pilievi 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. Valiko Pilievi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Southall's Gocha Torotadze played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liparit Jachvadze in the 43rd minute of play. Valiko Pilievi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Liparit Jachvadze to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Liparit Jachvadze shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gocha Torotadze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th minute, Valiko Pilievi 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. Gocha Torotadze came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Market Harborough's Liparit Jachvadze. But to his dismay, Liparit Jachvadze quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Market Harborough's Valiko Pilievi got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 68 minutes into the match, Market Harborough's Liparit Jachvadze sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gocha Torotadze narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Market Harborough's Liparit Jachvadze got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 70th minute, Filipp Gvaramadze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Davit Khatiashvili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nikolaj Bitsadze having to interfere. After 83 minutes, Valiko Pilievi made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Southall's Gocha Torotadze tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valiko Pilievi in the 87th minute of play forced Southall's goalkeeper Gocha Torotadze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Davit Khatiashvili sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Valiko Pilievi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Gocha Torotadze tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 93rd minute Liparit Jachvadze shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gocha Torotadze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. There was no doubt that Market Harborough were the better team. Market Harborough's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.
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