On May 28 FC Dinamo Tbilisi will visit FC Rustavi in Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 16th round. The match at Rustavi football training ground will start at 19:00.
Our rival
FC Rustavi was established in 20015 year. Main colors of the club are red, white and black. In 2016 season FC Rustavi successfully finished Pirveli Liga and played in Erovnuli Liga-2 in 2017 year. Our rival finished the championship on the first place and moved to Erovnuli Liga. From 36 matches FC Rustavi won 26 matches, lost 5 and finished 5 matches with draw. The goal difference was 72/25. Before finishing restoration of Rustavi stadium the team will play home matches in Tbilisi at Mikheil Meskhi reserve stadium. During summer pause there were many changes in the team. Several new footballers were added to the team. The coach staff also changed. In the current Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga Badri Kvaratskhelia leads the team. Before rehabilitation of Poladi stadium our rival will play home matches at Football Technical Center stadium in Rustavi. Two footballers from Dinamo – goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili and midfielder Paata Kiteishvili are on lease in FC Rustavi. Dinamo footballer Lasha Kochladze continued career in FC Rustavi. Giorgi Papava returned to our team from Rustavi.
Coach
Varlam Kilasonia leads the team since April. At this stage our rival has 11 points gained in 15 matches and is on the 9th place in the table.
Head to Head
FC Dinamo Tbilisi and FC Rustavi competed only for 5 times. The first match was held on March 5, 2018 at Dinamo Arena finished with the victory of FC Rustavi- 2:1. Budu Zivzivadze scored with penalty. On May 6 our team defeated Rustavi with Akaki Shulaia’s and Otar Kiteishvili’s goals -2:0. On August 3 Dinamo won with the score 2:1. Akaki Shulaia and Nika Ninua scored. On October 7 and it finished with Dinamo’s victory 3:0. Budu Zivzivadze (2) and Akaki Shulaia scored. The last between these teams took place on April 7 in current championship and finished with Dinamo’s victory 3:1. Levan Shengelia (2) and Akaki Shulaia scored.
Referee and disqualified footballers
Davit Kharitonashvili will be the referee of the match. D. Chigogidze and D.Gabisonia will be his assistants. A. Aptsiauri will be the fourth official. Rustavi footballers Lasha Kochladze and Luka Gadrani will miss the match because of disqualification.