Match Report
Merani Martvili went into the game 5th in the table on 37 points; Aragvi Dusheti sat 6th on 35 — a 2-point gap. Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, Merani Martvili ran at 1.11 scored and 1.26 conceded, Aragvi Dusheti at 1.11 and 1.37.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Merani Martvili. The last-five ledger: Merani Martvili 1/15, Aragvi Dusheti 8/15.
The match was played at Stadioni Murtaz Khurtsilava (capacity 2,000). The referee was S. Nonikashvili, with 19 matches in our database and 0.3 yellows per game on average. Merani Martvili led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Merani Martvili: Sergo Kukhianidze (22'), Javoxir Esonkulov (44'), Lasha Gadilia (57') · Aragvi Dusheti: Tornike Bzekalava (66')
Key stats
Possession: Merani Martvili 47% · Aragvi Dusheti 53% · Total shots: 19-17 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 6-8