Today the first leg match of UEFA Champions League second qualifying round was held at Dinamo Arena. Champion of Georgia hosted champion of Armenia - Alashkert FC.
The match started with MatijaSpicic’s inexact kick on the third minute. On 9th minute AleksandreAmisulashvili created the first dangerous moment but missed the target. In 10 minutes Giorgi Kvilitaia and JabaJighauri played a good combination but JabaJighauri couldn’t kick exactly. Our team gained game priority in the middle of the first half and attacked actively. On 36th minute JabaJighauri had one more chance to score, but missed the target.
In the beginning of the second half UchaLobzhanidze was injured and couldn’t play more. He was substituted by OtarKiteishvili. Dinamo Tbilisi passed two corners. After ten minutes from the beginning of the second half, VakhoTchanturishvili kicked from short distance but goalkeeper repelled. After that OtarKiteishvili scored the first goal from long distance– 1:0. On 69th minute V. Minasyan conceded a penalty for a foul on Jigauri. Giorgi Kvilitaia kicked exactly and scored from penalty spot – 2:0. In the next episode Dinamo could score again when VakhoTchanturishvili attacked, but defenders saved their team. On 74th minute our team was saved when door log repelled NorayrGyozalyan’s kick. After that Kasparov saved his team twice from VladimerDvalishvili and Giorgi Papunashvili. In the next episode Papunashvili missed the target. On 90th minute ArtakDashyan kicked with header but inexactly. After that nothing has changed and Dinamo won the match with the score 2:0.
The second leg match will take place in Yerevan on July 19 at 19:00.
Dinamo 2:0 Alashkert
Goal: 1:0 Kiteishvili 55’ 2:0 Kvilitaia (p) 69’
Booked: Minasyan 28’ Poghosyan 37’ Kiteishvili 51’ Bareghamyan 71’
Dinamo: Scribe, Spicic, Amisulashvili©, Rene Santos, Lobzhanidze (Kiteishvili 49), Parunashvili, Velev, Tchanturishvili, Jighauri, Dvalishvili (Coureur 83), Kvilitaia (Papunashvili 75)
Alashkert: Kasparov, Voskanyan, Tasic (Bareghamyan 46), Muradyan, Dashyan, Poghosyan, Edigaryan, Savin (Edigaryan 63), Minasyan ©, Grigoryan, Gyozalyan (Melkonyan 83)
Referee:Sebastian Coltescu