Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Bakhmaro 2nd with 82 points, Samgurali II 19th with 31, 51 apart. Samgurali II ranked 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 19th table position. Per game in the league, Bakhmaro were scoring 2.05 and conceding 1.05, Samgurali II 1.05 and 2.16, against a competition average of 1.43 goals per team per game.
12 matches unbeaten backed Bakhmaro's arrival. Bakhmaro had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Samgurali II, 4.
The match was played at Boris Paitchadzis Sakhelobis Tsentraluri Stadioni (capacity 2,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.