On May 3 FC Dinamo Tbilisi will compete with FC Zestafoni in Umaghlesi Liga XXIX round match at Abashidze stadium in Zestafoni. The match will start at 19:00 and traditionally official web-page of our team will offer text and video live of the match.
Our rival
FC Zestafoni was established on June 18, 2004 and started to participate in XIV national championship from the same year. After that FC Zestafoni hasn’t left Umaghlesi Liga. Zestafoni plays home matches at Davit Abashidze stadium which is for 4 600 spectators. The main symbols of the club are mainly in blue and white. Zestafoni took the first trophy in 2007/2008 season when FC Zestafoni defeated FC Ameri Tbilisi with the score 2:1 in the final at Boris Paichadze national stadium and became the winners of Davit Kipiani Cup. In 2010/2011 season FC Zestafoni became Georgian champion and won the Super Cup in the same season. FC Zestafoni became champion of Georgia for the second and last time in 2011/2012.
Coach and Zestafoni
Gia Geguchadze is the head coach of Zestafoni from November, 2013. Our rival has played many successful seasons under his leadership. Together with Geguchadze FC Zestafoni has won 12 matches, lost 4 and one match finished with draw.
Before Dinamo…
Zetsafoni has played 11 matches in the new season and won 9 of them. Our rival lost 2 matches with Dinamo-0:1 and Sioni 1:2. The team played 3:0 against Spartak, 3:0 against Zugdidi, 0:2 against Wit Georgia, 2:0 against Merani, 0:1against Sioni and 2:0 against Metalurgi.1:0 with Guria, 2:1 with Chikhura and 1:0 with Metalurgi.
Zestafoni VS Dinamo
Dinamo Tbilisi and FC Zestafoni have played 32 matches during the history. Dinamo has won for 18 times, Zestafoni succeeded for 8 times and 6 matches ended in draw. The goal difference is 46/28 in favor of our team.
Dinamo-Zestafoni matches with the score 1:0 for 10 times. Many goals were scored in 4 matches. On May 18, 2013 in the last round of XXIV championship Dinamo defeated Zestafoni with the score 6:1. On April 10, 2009 Dinamo scored 4 unanswered goals in Zestafoni. In the same year Dinamo was defeated with Margveti with the score 1:4. On December 14, 2012 Dinamo lost the away match against FC Zestafoni with the score 1:5.
Dinamo has also played with Margveti and Metalurgi. Tbilisian footballers won this matches with big score. From 21 matches Zestafoni footballers won only 2 matches and lost 16. 3 matches ended in draw. The goal difference is 82:15 in favor of Dinamo. On October 15, 1994 Dinamo won with the biggest score. On November 17, 1996 Dinamo scored 8 unanswered goals against Margveti. Dinamo won with the score 6:0 and 6:1 for three times.
The last match between these teams took place on March 29 in Tbilisi in XXIV round and finished with the victory of our team-1:0. Otar Martsvaladze scored in this match.
Disqualified footballers
Today nobody will miss the match because of disqualification.
Zestafoni VS Dinamo-Referee
Otar Khetadze will judge national championship 29 round match in which Dinamo will compete with FC Zestafoni in Zestafoni. I. Ukleba and G. Chigogidze will be his assistants. A. Nonikashvili and G. Kruashvili will be additional assistants. G. Kikacheishvili will be the fourth official.
The last match Otar Khetsadze judged with the participation of Dinamo took place on March 20 when Dinamo defeated Metalurgi with the score 4:1 in the second leg of Georgian Cup quarter final match. The referee showed 3 yellow cards in the match which was held in Tbilisi.
Presumable lineup of FC Zestafoni
We suppose that Zestafoni will play with the following lineup tomorrow:
Pavlovich-Ghonghadze, Chelidze, Guruli,Dolidze-Rene, Getsadze, Endeladze, Kukhianidze-Sabanadze, Tatanashvili