Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — FC Iberia 1999 4th with 34 points, Meshakhte 10th with 15, 19 apart. On recent form FC Iberia 1999 sat only 8th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: FC Iberia 1999 1.43 scored and 1.14 conceded per game, Meshakhte 0.79 and 1.75, with the league averaging 1.31.
A win had eluded Meshakhte for 15 matches. From the last five rounds, FC Iberia 1999 held 7 points of 15 and Meshakhte 1.
The match was played at Mikheil Meskhis sakhelobis Stadioni (capacity 27,223). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
FC Iberia 1999: Nikoloz Dadiani (59'), Vahid Selimovic (68') · Meshakhte: Irakli Sikharulidze (63')
Key stats
Possession: FC Iberia 1999 55% · Meshakhte 45% · Total shots: 8-11 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 3-2