Match Report
50 points for Merani Martvili (4th), 42 for FC Iberia 1999 II (8th): an 8-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Merani Martvili 1.14 scored and 1.53 conceded per game, FC Iberia 1999 II 1.11 and 1.22, with the league averaging 1.28.
A win had eluded Merani Martvili for 9 matches.
6 meetings are on record — 4 won by Merani Martvili, 0 by FC Iberia 1999 II, 2 drawn, at 1.33 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 17% of meetings.
Stadioni Murtaz Khurtsilava staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. It was 2-2 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Merani Martvili: Javoxir Esonkulov (41'), Giorgi Gvasalia (34'), Giorgi Ugrekhelidze (90') · FC Iberia 1999 II: Tamaz Babunadze (5'), Saba Geguchadze (40')
Key stats
Possession: Merani Martvili 56% · FC Iberia 1999 II 44% · Total shots: 10-10 · On target: 5-8 · Corners: 6-2