League

Old Clipstone
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kvarkvare Magalov kicked off to start the match. Hazel Grove's Semen Pachalia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kvarkvare Magalov in the 4th minute of play. Nodari Gadaevi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaba Burduli in the 7th minute of play. Kvarkvare Magalov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Semen Pachalia having to interfere. Semen Pachalia was a little too slow when Bidzina Machaidze got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 19th minute. The score was now 1-0. After 23 played minutes Old Clipstone got a freekick which was hit by Sabir Lekov. When Khvicha Pulishvili came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Old Clipstone fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Khvicha Pulishvili couldn't finish the play. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hazel Grove's goalkeeper Semen Pachalia , but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Hazel Grove's zone, Kvarkvare Magalov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Semen Pachalia came out of the goal and Kvarkvare Magalov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sachino Jandieri took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nodari Gadaevi. Nodari Gadaevi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kvarkvare Magalov in the 46th minute of play forced Hazel Grove's goalkeeper Semen Pachalia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sachino Jandieri to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the game, Merab Salia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hazel Grove's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Old Clipstone the free kick. In the 59th minute, Khvicha Pulishvili 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. Khvicha Pulishvili took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Semen Pachalia . Semen Pachalia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. If Kvarkvare Magalov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 73 minutes, Kvarkvare Magalov made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Hazel Grove's Semen Pachalia tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 84 minutes, Khvicha Pulishvili made it 5-1 with a short kick to the right side. Hazel Grove's Semen Pachalia tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 88 minutes into the match, Hazel Grove's goal looked a bit too open when Khvicha Pulishvili came free, but Semen Pachalia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Khvicha Pulishvili received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Semen Pachalia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Kvarkvare Magalov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Semen Pachalia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khvicha Pulishvili in the 94th minute of play. Old Clipstone's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.