League

Taunton
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Bichiko Chebaevskiy made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gogita Babadishev in the 6th minute of play forced Red Bull Tbilisi's goalkeeper Merab Anghelache to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Egos Londaridze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Egos Londaridze managed to get in a good position for a shot. Red Bull Tbilisi's supporters rose to their feet, but Egos Londaridze was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lukhum Gabelia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bichiko Chebaevskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lukhum Gabelia having to interfere. A collision led to Taunton getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Pavel Mkheidze hit a great ball. If Bichiko Chebaevskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Taunton booed when Red Bull Tbilisi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Davit Goloviznin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pavel Mkheidze fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Merab Anghelache having to interfere. After 34 minutes, Pavel Mkheidze mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Taunton and the Red Bull Tbilisi players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 34th minute, Pavel Mkheidze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Taunton's Lukhum Gabelia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bichiko Chebaevskiy in the 35th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Egos Londaridze managed to get in a good position for a shot. Red Bull Tbilisi's supporters rose to their feet, but Egos Londaridze was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lukhum Gabelia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gogita Babadishev might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Merab Anghelache. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gogita Babadishev ran back to his position shaking his head. Lukhum Gabelia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bichiko Chebaevskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lukhum Gabelia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bichiko Chebaevskiy went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After the first half Red Bull Tbilisi were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Pavel Mkheidze made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bichiko Chebaevskiy in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lukhum Gabelia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Davit Goloviznin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Red Bull Tbilisi's supporters rose to their feet, but Davit Goloviznin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lukhum Gabelia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 65 minutes into the match, Taunton's goal looked a bit too open when Bichiko Chebaevskiy came free, but Lukhum Gabelia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Red Bull Tbilisi's goal looked a bit too open when Pavel Mkheidze came free, but Merab Anghelache reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bichiko Chebaevskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Taunton's goalkeeper Lukhum Gabelia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 76th minute, Aydin Babadishev 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bichiko Chebaevskiy in the 78th minute of play forced Taunton's goalkeeper Lukhum Gabelia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bichiko Chebaevskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lukhum Gabelia having to interfere. 87 minutes into the match, Taunton's goal looked a bit too open when Bichiko Chebaevskiy came free, but Lukhum Gabelia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Taunton's goal looked a bit too open when Egos Londaridze came free, but Lukhum Gabelia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Egos Londaridze might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lukhum Gabelia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Egos Londaridze ran back to his position shaking his head. Bichiko Chebaevskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Red Bull Tbilisi's Davit Goloviznin got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pavel Mkheidze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Merab Anghelache tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Red Bull Tbilisi left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Taunton.