Today, Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga second round match was held at Dinamo Arena (the first round was postponed due to heavy snowfall in Batumi), in which Dinamo Tbilisi hosted FC Samgurali Tskaltubo.
From the very beginning, a remarkable, rare and unique fact was recorded - not only in the Georgian championship, but in football in general. Today, the blue-and-whites' squad consisted entirely of Dinamo Academy graduates. The fans saw Vladimer Kakashvili's team at the match in a playing kit specially made for this anniversary season.
Mate Vatsadze and Tsotne Berelidze were unable to help the team in the match due to disqualification, while Nikoloz Ugrekhelidze was absent due to a minor injury. As for the team's new players, they will be added to Dinamo's seasonal roster for the upcoming match.
Dinamo started the match actively and opened the score soon.O n the 10th minute, Nodar Lominadze's activity and technical play led to Irakli Iakobidze’s goal 1:0. A few minutes later, the guest team activity led to a danger and a penalty was appointed against Dinamo, which was saved by Mikheil Makatsaria. An hour after the start of the match, a second penalty was appointed against our team, which Luka Khorkheli accurately executed and equalized the score. The match was approaching a draw when, Nika Ninua kicked from about 20 meters and scored during additional time.
In this match, 6 Dinamo Academy players made their debuts - Nika Chikovani, Gela Sadghobelashvili, Otar Aptsiauri, Luka Tsulaia, Temo Odikadze and Saba Akhalkatsi spent their first minutes on the field wearing the Dinamo first team jersey.
Dinamo will play the next match on March 10 in Kobuleti, against FC Kolkheti Poti.
Match report
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