On May 17 Dinamo Tbilisi will host FC Metalurgi Rustavi in XXV national championship last -32nd round. The match will start at 20:00 at Dinamo Arena. 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 was appointed as the head coach of FC Metalurgi Rustavi. The team played 8 matches in the second stage under his leadership. From these matches our rival won for 4 times, lost 3 and one finished with draw. Metalurgi lost Georgian Cup quarter final matches with Dinamo Tbilisi. Our team defeated the rival with the score 2:0; 4:1.
Before Dinamo
After winter holidays FC Metalurgi lost Georgian Cup quarter final matches with Dinamo Tbilisi. Our team defeated the rival with the score 2:0. Then Metalurgi defeated Wit Georgia in national championship-2:0, played draw with Merani-0:0 and lost with Sioni 0:2. Dinamo lost with Rustavi with the score 1:0 in championship and 1:4 on Georgian Cup. FC Metalurgi lost with Zestafoni-0:2, Sioni-0:2 and gained victory with Chikhura -2:0 and Guria-3:1. After that our rival lost with Dinamo-0:2, Zestafoni-0:1 and Chikhura-1:4. Metalurgi won the last two matches with Sioni 2:0 and Guria 1:0.
Dinamo VS Metalurgi-Head to head
Dinamo Tbilisi has competed with FC Metalurgi Rustavi for 49 times in national championship. From these matches our team has won for 30 times, lost 9 matches and 10 matches finished with draw. The goal difference is 96:38 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. 8 matches finished with such score and all in favor of Dinamo. Dinamo Tbilisi and Metalurgi Rustavi have competed with each other on April 19 for the last time and the match finished with the victory of our team-2:0. Xisco and Papunashvili scored.
Disqualified footballers
There are not disqualified footballers in any of these teams. Both teams will play tomorrow with optimal lineup
Dinamo VS Metalurgi-Referee
Arsen Nonikashvili will judge Umaghlesi Liga 32 round match in which Dinamo Tbilisi will compete with FC Metalurgi on may 17 at Dinamo Arena. Z. Menteshashvili and I. Ukleba will be his assistants. D. Kharitonashvili will be the fourth official.
The last match Arsen Nonikashvili judged with the participation of Dinamo was on October 31, 2012. Dinamo defeated Metalurgi with the score 3:0. Arsen Nonikashvili booked the players for 6 times in this match.
Presumable lineup of FC Metalurgi
We suppose that tomorrow FC Metalurgi will play with the following lineup:
Sepiashvili-Makhviladze, Seturidze, Kilasonia, Sajaia- Gigauri, Dobrovolski, Kavtaradze, Mikaberidze-Chimakadze, Chirgadze