On November 30 Mikheil Meskhi stadium will host the first leg of 28thnational championship play-off match between FC Saburtalo and FC Dinamo Tbilisi. The match will start at 17:00 and official web-page of Dinamo will offer text and video live of the match.
Our rival
FC Saburtalo was established in 1999. The team plays at Bendela stadium that is for 2000 spectators. The main colors of the club are red and white. In 2013/2014 season the team started to play in Pirveli Liga. In 2014/2015 it gained success in Pirveli Liga first group and moved to Umaghlesi Liga. Our rival gained 87 points in 36 matches and took the first place. It scored 92 goals and let 25.
Coach and Saburtalo
Young specialist Giorgi Tchiabrishvili is the head coach of FC Saburtalo since October 2014. Under his leadership the team moved to Umaghlesi Liga. In 2011-2012 season Giorgi Tchiabrishvili trained FC Zestafoni. He became champion and Super Cup with this team. In the current season FC Saburtalo is on the 3rd place in red group with 19 points.
Before Dinamo
FC Saburtalo started 28th national championship with victory against FC Sioni 2:1. Then was draw with FC Samtredia 2:2, loss on Georgian Cup against FC Chkhirimela 1:2, loss with FC Kolkheti Poti 0:1 in championship, victory with FC Dila 2:1, loss with FC Zugdidi 0:1, two darws with FC Dinamo Batumi 0:0 and FC Sioni 1:1, loss with FC Samtredia 3:0, victory with FC Kolkheti 6:1, draw with FC Dila 0:0 and victories with FC Zugdidi 3:1 and FC Dinamo Batumi 1:0.
Dinamo -Saburtalo
FC Dinamo Tbilisi and FC Saburtalo have played only two official matches. Our team defeated FC Saburtalo with big score 4:0 in both matches. On August 29, 2015 Dinamo defeated the rival in 27th national championship third round match. Mate Tsintsadze (pen.), Giorgi Kvilitaia, Vakho Tchanturishvili and Aleksandre Iashvili scored. The second match took place on February 27, 2016. Giorgi Kvilitaia performed double. Besides him Jaba Jighauri and Giorgi Tevzadze also scored.
Disqualified footballers
Dinamo footballers Giorgi Papunashvili, Rene Santos and Saburtalo player Giorgi Kharaishvili will miss the match tomorrow because of disqualification.
Saburtalo - Dinamo | Referee
Irakli Kvirikashvili will judge national championship first play-off match between FC Saburtalo and Dinamo Tbilisi. I.Kakabadze and K.Sadiliani will be his assistants. B.Gluschuk and G.Kikacheishvili will be additional assistants. G.Dograshvili will be the fourth official.
The last match he judged was Kolkheti Khobi 2:2 Merani Martvili on November 17 in Pirveli Liga. Kvirikashvili showed 5 yellow and 2 red cards in this match.
The last match Irakli Kvirikashvili judged with the participation of our team took place on March 6, 2016. Our team defeated FC Merani Martvili-2:0. Kvirikashvili showed 6 yellow cards.
Here is the statistical data of the matches he has judged:
Irakli Kvirikashvili
Date of birth: September 30, 1984
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Umaglesi Liga - 32 matches / 154 yellow cards / 9 red cards / 5 penalties
Pirveli Liga – 104 matches / 383 yellow cards / 18 red card / 33 penalties
Meore Liga – 47 matches / 158 yellow cards / 18 red card / 16 penalties
Georgian Cup – 12 matches / 50 yellow cards / 1 red card/ 4 penalties
Presumable lineup of FC Saburtalo
We suppose that FC Saburtalo will play with the following lineup tomorrow:
Kurdadze – Grigalashvili, Xose Carasco, Margvelashvili, Chabradze-Kokhreidze, Mamuchashvili, Iashvili, Alvin-Gonsalvesh, Pantsulaia