Match Report
The table gap was wide: 22 points between Merani Martvili (4th, 50 pts) and Dinamo Tbilisi II (10th, 28 pts). Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Merani Martvili ran at 1.14 scored and 1.53 conceded, Dinamo Tbilisi II at 1.14 and 2.11.
Merani Martvili's winless run stood at 6. Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Dinamo Tbilisi II, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Merani Martvili had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Dinamo Tbilisi II, 12.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by Merani Martvili, 0 by Dinamo Tbilisi II, 2 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 75% of the meetings.
The match was played at Stadioni Murtaz Khurtsilava (capacity 2,000). Merani Martvili led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Merani Martvili: Javoxir Esonkulov (45'), Javoxir Esonkulov (6') · Dinamo Tbilisi II: Nika Sikharulashvili (65'), Nika Sikharulashvili (83')
Key stats
Possession: Merani Martvili 48% · Dinamo Tbilisi II 52% · Total shots: 12-14 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 7-3