League

Warwick Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vladimir Sulaberidze got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Jarji Pilievi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barca's supporters rose to their feet, but Jarji Pilievi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nukri Kobiashvili breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. East Keal's Teimuraz Salia got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 19th minute, Teimuraz Salia 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. A collision led to Barca getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Valiko Urushadze hit a great ball. Teimuraz Salia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anatoly Torotadze having to interfere. If Teimuraz Salia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 37 minutes, Teimuraz Salia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. East Keal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Teimuraz Salia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 38th minute Teimuraz Lekov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anatoly Torotadze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anatoly Torotadze stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Teimuraz Salia's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vladimir Sulaberidze in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nukri Kobiashvili saved East Keal from getting behind. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

0-2 became the score in the 52nd minute when Teimuraz Salia elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. A hard shot by Paata Andrzheevskiy from long distance, 55 minutes into the match, got Anatoly Torotadze's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Egos Paghava charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Egos Paghava the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Egos Paghava kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. 59 minutes in the game, Teimuraz Lekov 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vaja Nad in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nukri Kobiashvili saved East Keal from getting behind. In the 64th minute, Teimuraz Salia fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Teimuraz Lekov succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-3 in the 65th playminute. An unexpected shot in the 71st minute by Teimuraz Lekov got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. With a little luck, Barca's Anatoly Torotadze got control of the ball when Teimuraz Lekov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Anatoly Torotadze took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teimuraz Salia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Barca's Vladimir Sulaberidze in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye East Keal's goalie prevented a goal. East Keal's Nukri Kobiashvili played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimir Sulaberidze in the 78th minute of play. Vaja Nad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nukri Kobiashvili having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teimuraz Salia in the 85th minute of play forced Barca's goalkeeper Anatoly Torotadze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teimuraz Salia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anatoly Torotadze having to interfere. Barca's Anatoly Torotadze proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Barca from getting a goal against them. 91 minutes into the game, East Keal's Teimuraz Salia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anatoly Torotadze made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. East Keal's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.