League

Bay Arena
Spectators: 8480 (Terracing: 6361, Seating: 1950, VIP seats: 169) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Shoshita Gabelia started the match with the kick off. Shoshita Gabelias short, quick shot in the 6thth minute got Jarji Labadze to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 7 minutes into the match, Shota Nad had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jarji Labadze. eliafc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Shota Nad was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 10th match minute, CLOSED TEAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikhail Pozharskiy to maneuver through the defense. Shota Nad 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. eliafc's Jarji Labadze played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shoshita Gabelia in the 19th minute of play. Jarji Labadze took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shoshita Gabelia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the game, Anzor Milakiev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. eliafc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CLOSED TEAM the free kick. Amiran Khatiashvili, 24 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After a defensive mix-up in eliafc's zone, Shota Nad stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jarji Labadze came out of the goal and Shota Nad tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, eliafc's Jarji Labadze got control of the ball when Shota Nad tried to sneak it across the goal line. Shoshita Gabelia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Jarji Labadze tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Shota Nad could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Jarji Labadze made a huge save. Jarji Labadze showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignatiy Dzotsenidze in the 44th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shota Nad got free with Jarji Labadze in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The wind increased when Andrey Mkheidze made the kick off in the second half. Jarji Labadze made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shoshita Gabelia in the 52nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andrey Mkheidze during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. CLOSED TEAM's Shoshita Gabelia got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jarji Labadze took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shoshita Gabelia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, eliafc's goal looked a bit too open when Shota Nad came free, but Jarji Labadze reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute Shoshita Gabelia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jarji Labadze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. eliafc's Andrey Mkheidze got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 80th minute Shoshita Gabelia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jarji Labadze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of CLOSED TEAM booed when eliafc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Khvicha Andrzheevskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gogita Zabelin's late challenge caught a CLOSED TEAM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gogita Zabelin helped the player get up and apologised. Gogita Zabelin hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Jarji Labadze stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Shota Nad's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. Shota Nad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Jarji Labadze tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.