On Thursday, September 11 Dinamo Tbilisi will compete with FC Metalurgi Rustavi in national championship IV round match at Poladi stadium. The match in Rustavi will start at 16:30. Traditionally official web-page of our team will offer text and video live of the match.
Our Rival
FC Metalurgi Rustavi was established in 1948. The club has changed its title for several times during its history. After 2011 Rustavi football club plays with initial name. It plays home matches at Poladi stadium which is for 6 200 spectators. The main symbols of the club are in red and white colors. FC Metalurgi Rustavi became champion of Georgia twice in 2006/2007 and 2009/2010 seasons. In 2007 the club won Georgian Super Cup.
Coach and Metalurgi
Varlam Kilasonia is the head coach of FC Metalurgi Rustavi since the first stage of last championship. Our rival finished the last championship on the fifth place. In the current championship Metalurgi played two draws and won one match and shares fourth and fifth place with FC Shukura Kobuleti.
Before Dinamo…
FC Metalurgi started the new championship with the match against FC Dinamo Batumi-2:1. The team played draw-0:0 against Zugdidi and the last match against Guria-0:0. Metalurgi played 1:1 against Sasco on Georgian Cup.
Metalurgi VS Dinamo-Head to head
Dinamo Tbilisi has competed with FC Metalurgi Rustavi for 50 times in national championship. From these matches our team has won for 31 times, lost 9 matches and 10 matches finished with draw. The goal difference is 98/38 in favor of Dinamo. On June 3, 1993 Dinamo Tbilisi defeated FC Gorda Rustavi with the score 12:4. The most popular result of these teams is 2:0. 9 matches finished with such score and all in favor of Dinamo. Dinamo Tbilisi and Metalurgi Rustavi have competed with each other on May 17 for the last time and the match finished with the victory of our team-2:0. Xisco Munoz performed double.
Disqualified footballers
Mate Tsintsadze will miss tommorow match..
Metalurgi VS Dinamo-Referee
Giorgi Kruashvili will judge the Metalurgi VS Dinamo which will take place tomorrow at 16:30 at Poladi stadium in Rustavi. Z. Pipia and G. Elikashvili will be his assistants. B. Ninua will be the fourth official. For the last time Giorgi Kruashvili judged the match with the participation of our team was Dinamo 3:1 Guria on December 4, 2013. He showed three yellow cards in this match.
Presumable lineup of FC Metalurgi
We suppose that tomorrow FC Metalurgi will play with the following lineup:
Bediashvili-Khizaneishvili, kakashvili, V. Kilasonia, Ekvtimishvili-Khabelashvili, Toronjadze, Tsnobiladze, Kiteishvili-Kavtaradze, Sikharulidze