Before winter holidays, National Football Championship has the last break. Georgian national team will hold a test-match in Slovenia on November 17. Head coach of Georgian team asked Professional League to hold the 14th round matches earlier so that they would have prepared well for this match. The clubs of Supreme League considered interests of the national team.
In the last round Rustavi hosted one of the main matches of the championship. "Zestaponi" which had been on the top of the schedule for more than a month (since September 25) visited "Olimpi" at "Poladi" stadium.
"World Sport" has mentioned several times that the clubs can be divided into 3 groups. First three teams of the schedule must be in the first group.
The second group - the 4th-9th places. According to their points, all of them can fight for the 4th place (if one of first three teams wins the championship). Though, there will be some teams in this group which will fight for staying in Supreme League.
As for "Spartaki" Tskhinvali which is in the third group, the team should do its best not to move to First League.
According to representatives of "Wissol" company which is owner of "Torpedo" Kutaisi, the team is going to strengthen. In 14 matches "Torpedo" was scored only twice but the team scored the fewest goals - 8.
Georgian 13-time champion "Dinamo" Tbilisi has the same result in defence. As for keeping the goal "dry", it is "Sioni" Bolnisi - 8.
Host teams won 39 and guests won 13 from 70 matches at the 22nd National Championship. 152 goals were scored (97:55 in the favor of host teams).
Only two autogoals (4 was in the last season) were scored at the championship. Both goals are connected with "Baia" Zugdidi. Veteran Givi Didava of "Sioni" Bolnisi scored in his goal in the favor of "Baia". Davit Chichveishvili of "Baia", another veteran player of the championship, scored in his goal in the match against "Spartaki" Tskhinvali.
As for top scorers, 4 teams can be named. "Zestaponi" is leading with 4 "twins" goals - Nikoloz Gelashvili, Rati Tsinamdzgvrishvili, Tornike Aptsiauri, Jaba Dvali; former and current players of "Baia" Zugdidi scored 3 doubles - Gia Megreladze (2), Data Rigvava; players of "Wit Georgia" Tbilisi showed themselves twice - Vakhtang Kvaratskhelia (he is in "Torpedo" now) and Jaba Lipartia; as for Irakli Modebadze, the best top scorer of "Rustavi" Olimpi and the whole championship, he is the only one who scored hat trick in one match. Also he scored double.
13 penalties were appointed in 70 matches. 4 of them was not scored (39 penalties were appointed in the last season and 6 of them was not scored). "Zestaponi", "Sioni" and "Torpedo" have not taken penalty yet. "Olimpi" Rustavi has taken penalty 3 times. "Baia", "Dinamo", "Wit Georgia" and "Samtredia" took penalties twice. By the way, "Samtredia" (Kebadze, Bakarandze) could not score its penalties.
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| 1 | Olimpi | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11-1 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11-12 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22-13 | 27 | ||
| 2 | Dinamo | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14-4 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5-4 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19-8 | 26 | ||
| 3 | Zestaponi | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9-2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14-10 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 23-12 | 25 | ||
| 4 | Sioni | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8-7 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3-6 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11-13 | 20 | ||
| 5 | Wit Georgia | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13-10 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3-9 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 16-19 | 19 | ||
| 6 | Baia | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10-8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5-9 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15-17 | 19 | ||
| 7 | Torpedo | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4-2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4-6 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8-8 | 18 | ||
| 8 | Kolkheti | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10-5 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3-15 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13-20 | 16 | ||
| 9 | Samtredia | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8-6 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6-14 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14-20 | 15 | ||
| 10 | Spartaki | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10-10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1-12 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11-22 | 7 | ||
Notes:
According to Prof-league regulation, in case of equal points places will be found out considering the following things: 1.Number of wins; 2. Final results (number of goals and ball difference);3. Scored goals and received goals; 4.Number of scored goal; 5. Scored goals in exterior matches; 6.Fair play rules 7.Voting.
After 4 rounds two outsider clubs fall down in first league in XXIII Championship. An the club which will win the 8th place will play against the third place-owner and in case of win will remain in the first league.
Clubs which will take the 16th and the 17th places will leave First League. These clubs will be replaced by winners in West and East zones of Second League.
Top scorers
Irakli Modebadze (Olimpi) - 8 (1penalty), Giorgi Megreladze (Baia) - 6 (1), Jaba Lipartia (Wit Georgia) - 5 (1), Nikoloz Gelashvili (Zestaponi) - 4, Vakhtang Kvaratskhelia (Wit Georgia, Torpedo) - 4, Rati Tsinamdzgvrishvili (Zestaponi) - 4, Teimuraz Shonia (Spartaki) - 4 (1), Levan Khmaladze - 4 (2), Tornike Aptsiauri (Zestaponi) - 3, Jaba Dvali (Zestaponi) - 3, Aleksandre Koshkadze (Dinamo) - 3, Irakli Lekvtadze (Dinamo) - 3, Data Rigvava (Baia) - 3, Shota Chomakhidze (Samtredia) - 3, Data Sichinava (Kolkheti) - 3(1).
Phridon Kervalishvili
