Match Report
Mertskhali, 9th on 23 points, faced a 34-point deficit to Shukura (1st, 57). Shukura ranked just 7th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.21/2.25 for Mertskhali and 3/0.96 for Shukura (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.66.
Momentum sat with Shukura, winners of their last six, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Mertskhali 4/15, Shukura 15/15.
Munitsipaluri Tsentraluri Stadioni in Ozurgeti hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Shukura led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.


