Little Harrowden
Spectators: 6867 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1867, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Khvicha Bitsadze started the match with the kick off. Marat Bitsadze kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Nodari Andrzheevskiy charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nodari Andrzheevskiy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After recieving a nice pass, Little Harrowden's Tariel Zabelin tried to score from far away in the 9th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After having played for 10 minutes, Iveri Gvaramadze managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Little Harrowden's supporters crossed their fingers, but Iveri Gvaramadze was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jondo Gabelia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 20 minutes into the game, Taka Goloviznin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Little Harrowden's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Marden the free kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Khvicha Bitsadze in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Semen Sagharadze prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vladimir Neparidze made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Tariel Arveladze sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tariel Arveladze got free with Vladimir Neparidze in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Little Harrowden's Semen Sagharadze played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jondo Gabelia in the 30th minute of play. After 33 minutes of play, Marden's Khvicha Bitsadze made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Semen Sagharadze was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nodari Andrzheevskiy got his second yellow card in the match during the 36th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Nodari Andrzheevskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Semen Sagharadze didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Khvicha Bitsadze went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. During the 46th minute of the match Taka Goloviznin completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Taka Goloviznin a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.
Tariel Arveladze blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vladimir Neparidze having to make a save. If Jondo Gabelia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Khvicha Bitsadze fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Semen Sagharadze having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Jondo Gabelia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Marden's supporters rose to their feet, but Jondo Gabelia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Semen Sagharadze breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gia Andrzheevskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Jondo Gabelia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Semen Sagharadze tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andrey Khatiashvili kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Tariel Arveladze fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Neparidze having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jondo Gabelia got free with Semen Sagharadze in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 74 minutes into the game, Andrey Khatiashvili was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Little Harrowden's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Marden the free kick. The supporters of Marden booed when Little Harrowden was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrey Khatiashvili didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jondo Gabelia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Semen Sagharadze having to interfere. Samir Beroshvili scored 0-3 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Semen Sagharadze , who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Jondo Gabelia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Semen Sagharadze was a little too slow when Akim Burduli got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 81st minute. The score was now 0-4. Marat Bitsadze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 87 minutes, Gia Andrzheevskiy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Little Harrowden and the Marden players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 88 played minutes Little Harrowden got a freekick which was hit by Gia Andrzheevskiy . Semen Sagharadze acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 88th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Taka Chebaevskiy. In the 89th match minute, Little Harrowden was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gia Andrzheevskiy to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute, Jondo Gabelia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Semen Sagharadze was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Marat Bitsadze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Semen Sagharadze tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Little Harrowden fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Marden were clearly better and deserved to take the win.
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