On Sunday March 16 Dinamo Tbilisi will play Umaghlesi Liga XXII round match in Tbilisi against FC Metalurgi Rustavi. The match at Dinamo Arena will start at 15:00. Channel 2 of the Public Broadcaster will ensure LIVE broadcast of the match. Traditionally official web-page of our team will offer text and video report 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
The team started the new season with changes. Varlam Kilasonia was appointed as the head coach of FC Metalurgi Rustavi and important changes were made in the lineup as well. The team was on camp in Turkey and held 4 test matches there. Our rival defeated Russian Gazovik with the score 1:0, Romanian Tigru Mores with the score 2:0. Metalurgi lost against Nebitci of Turkmenistan with the score 2:0 and played draw with Macedonian Turnovo-1:1.
Before Dinamo
After winter holidays FC Metalurgi lost Georgian Cup quarter final match with our team 0:2. Then defeated Wit Georgia with the score 2:0 in national championship, played draw with FC Merani 0:0 and was defeated by Sioni with the score 0:2.
Dinamo VS Metalurgi - Head to head
Dinamo Tbilisi has competed with FC Metalurgi Rustavi for 47 times in national championship. From these matches our team has won for 29 times, lost 8 matches and 10 matches finished with draw. The goal difference is 94:37 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. 7 matches finished with such score and all in favor of Dinamo. Dinamo Tbilisi and Metalurgi Rustavi have competed with each other in the 11th round for the last time. On November 3, 2013 the match between these teams on Poladi stadium finished with draw-0:0.
Disqualified footballers
There are not disqualified footballers in any of these teams. Both teams will play tomorrow with optimal lineup.
Dinamo VS Metalurgi-Referee
Lasha Silagava will judge Umaghlesi Liga XXII round match between Dinamo and Metalurgi which will take place at Dinamo Arena. L. Todria and G. Elikashvili will be his assistants. O. Khetsadze will be the fourth official.
The last match Lasha Silagava judged with the participation of our team took place on February 26, 2014 when our team competed with Fc Sioni Bolnisi in XIX round match. In the match that finished with the victory of Sioni Silagava booked Dorin Goga from Dinamo Tbilisi and Giorgi Tskhadaia from Sioni.
Presumable lineup of FC Metalurgi
We suppose that tomorrow FC Metalurgi will play with the following lineup:
Sepiashvili-Makhviladze, Kakashvili, Kilasonia, Chirgadze-Sajaia, Dobrovolski, Kavtaradze, Mikaberidze-Chimakadze, Gigauri