Match Report
The table gap was wide: 26 points between Gareji (1st, 46 pts) and Kolkheti Poti (10th, 20 pts). On recent form Gareji sat only 5th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Per game in the league, Gareji were scoring 1.26 and conceding 0.74, Kolkheti Poti 1.26 and 1.35, against a competition average of 1.13 goals per team per game.
Kolkheti Poti had not won in 11 games.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Gareji 4, draws 4, Kolkheti Poti 1, at 2.89 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 22% of meetings won. Both teams scored in 89% of the meetings.
Sagarejos Tsentraluri Stadioni staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. G. Lomidze took charge of the match — our records show 9 games refereed with an average of 0.1 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Gareji: Tamaz Babunadze (19'), L. Kalandadze (77'), Tamaz Babunadze (80') · Kolkheti Poti: Giorgi Samadashvili (18' og), Vagner Gonçalves (67')
Key stats
Possession: Gareji 44% · Kolkheti Poti 56% · Total shots: 14-22 · On target: 5-7 · Corners: 2-7