Santero Cup finished in Cairo Montenotte, Italy, where Dinamo U14 team took the fourth place.
Today, our team played their first match against Genoa under the auspices of the semi-finals and lost a very tense match with the score 1-2. Sandro Mikautadze scored the goal against Genoa. These were the first two goals conceded by Dinamo throughout the entire tournament. In the end, the winner of the tournament became Genoa, that defeated Milan in the final in the penalty shootout after the match.
Our team competed with Monza for the third place. The match was tense and finished with draw 2-2. The goals were scored by Nika Dzadzamidze and Andria Ekutidze. The Italians managed the series of penalties more accurately and won 5-3.
Thus, Shalva Kvaratskhelia's team took the fourth place in the 32-team draw and left - Inter, Juventus, Napoli, Sampdoria, Augsburg, Torino, Atalanta and other teams behind.
The best players were also named at the awarding ceremony. Mate Tchelidze became the best goalkeeper of the tournament, and Andria Ekutidze (Bartishvili) was recognized as the best player of the tournament.
We remind you that Dinamo won 4-0 against Italian Akvi in the Santero Cup group stage. Then they beat Bolliasco 6-0, Inter Milan 1-0, Sanremese 2-0 in 1/8 final, and Alessandria in the quarter-final 5-4 in the penalty shoot-out series.
The full lineup of Dinamo:
Sandro Bidzinashvili, Giorgi Gorgadze, Mate Tchelidze, Sandro Mikautadze, Andria Ochigava, Giga Gigauri, Davit Tskvitaia, Nikoloz Dzadzamidze, Luka Sharikadze, Rezo Gazdeliani, Ioane Gogichaishvili, Saba Sharvashidze, Avtandil Khardzeishvili, Giorgi Gergedava, Andria Chkhaidze, Alika Getiashvili, Andria Ekutidze, Davit Kupreishvili, Erekle Dzerkorashvili and Irakli Razmadze.