FC Dinamo Tbilisi will compete with FC Guria Lanchkhuti in Umaghlesi Liga IX round match. The match at Evgrafi Shevardnadze stadium will start at 15:30 and traditionally official web-page of our club will offer text and video live of the match.
Our rival
The initial name of football club founded in Lanchkhuti in 1926 was Kim. The club was abolished during World War II and in 1952 FC Kolmeurne appeared instead of FC Kim. From 1960 the club exists with the current name. FC Guria reached big success in 1961. They became the first team in the republic and repeated this success in 1966 and 1971 years. The club won Georgian cup in 1965, 1966 and 1971. FC Guria succeeded on Shota Shavgulidze’s Cup in 1977. FC Guria appeared in Soviet championship division B in 1967 for the first time and became a serious obstacle for other teams. After taking the first place in division B in 1986 FC Guria moved to upper division. After 1990 FC Guria became the first team in independent Georgian football to win Georgian Cup. FC Guria Lanchkhuti successfully played in Umaghlesi Liga till 1999 but in this year it fell to Pirveli Liga. After taking the first place in Pirveli Liga group A the club moved to Umaghlesi Liga again after a long pause.
Coach and Guria
Ukrainian football specialist Oleg Leschinsky is the head coach of FC Guria since August 2016. Under his leadership Guria is on the fourth place in the group with 8 points gained in 7 matches.
... Before Dinamo
In the first round our rival played draw 0:0 with FC Tskhinvali. After that it defeated with our team 0:3, then was draw with FC Shukura Kobuleti. Victory with FC Gagra 2:1 in Georgian Cup 1/16 final, loss with FC Locomotive with the same score, victory with FC Torpedo Kutaisi and FC Chikhura Sachkhere with the score 2:1. In Georgian Cup 1/8 final Guria lost with FC Sulori Vani 1:3. In the last round our rival lost with FC Tskhinvali 1:2.
Guria - Dinamo
These teams have held 30 matches in national championship. In these matches Dinamo has the priority, for our team has won for 23 times. FC Guria Lanchkhuti has won 3 matches and 4 matches finished with draw. The goal difference is 86/21 in favor of our team.
Dinamo Tbilisi has defeated FC Guria Lanchkhuti with 6 goal difference for 4 times. Our team has won with the score 6:0 for three times. On May 1999 at X national championship XXVII round Dinamo defeated the rival with the score 7:1. Mikheil Ashvetia scored three goals in this match. Other goals were scored by Paata Tchintcharadze, Giorgi Kiknadze, Rati Akelsidze and Shota Chomakhidze. On April 2, 1994 our team won with 5 unanswered goals. Aleksandre Iashvili, Mikheil Kavelashvili, Gocha Jamarauli, Zaza Revishvili and Gela Inalishvili scored.
The last match between these teams took place on August 13, 2016 at Dinamo Arena and it finished with the victory of Dinamo 3:0. Giorgi Papunashvili, Vakho Tchanturishvili and Jaba Jighauri scored.
Disqualified footballers
Nobody will miss the match because of disqualification.
Guria - Dinamo | Referee
Goga Kikacheishvili will judge Guria vs Dinamo. I.Machitadze and I.Kakabadze will be his assistants. T.Rukhaia will be the fourth official.
The last match Goga Kikacheishvili judged took place on October 10 in Pirveli Liga – Kolkheti 3:0 Chkhirimela. Referee showed 3 yellow cards.
The last match Goga Kikacheishvili judged with the participation of Dinamo took place on April 16, 2016. In this match Dinamo Tbilisi lost with FC Chikhura in Ivantsminda with the score 0:1. Kikacheishvili booked players once in this match.
Here is the statistical data of the matches he has judged:
Goga Kikacheishvili (25 years old)
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Umaglesi Liga – 50 matches / 193 yellow cards / 10 red cards / 8 penalties
Pirveli Liga – 98 matches / 384yellow cards / 35 red cards / 28 penalties
Meore Liga – 35 matches / 105 yellow cards / 5 red cards / 17 penalties
Georgian Cup – 14 matches / 42 yellow cards / 1 red card / 1 penalty
Malta Premier League – 1 match / 4 yellow cards / 0 red cards / 0 penalties
Presumable lineup of FC Guria
We suppose that FC Guria will play with the following lineup tomorrow:
Imerlishvili – Philipe, Megrelishvili, Nozadze, Chaduneli- Tchetchlashvili, Morozenko, Stepniashvili, Cabore –Diniz, Tchedia