Today, on December 21, "Olimpi" Rustavi current champiom of Georgia and "Wit-Georgia" will fight for Davit Kipiani Cup. GFF an organizer of the 10th match kept tradition and set prize money 25 000 GEL for the winner.
The match starts at 17:00 and the attendence is free. Public broadcasting will broadcast LIVE of this match. This tournament is very young among other Georgian competitions, GFF held this tournament in 1996 first time, from 2000 to 2005 years due to organizational problems it was not taken place. Georgian press played big role in renovating this tournamentThe owners of "Rezonansi" gave an idea of holding this taournament between champion and cup owner to federation. Football society took this initiative without hesitation. This year it is the second time that final match is held at Boris Paichadze stadium. First time it was happaned on February 29, 2000. Then "Dinamo" Tbilisi won over "Torpedo" 1:0. By the way there was set antirecord at this match, only 1500 spectators attended the match. As for record, it is 6000 viewers. This tournament was held three times in Tbilisi and Batumi and only once in -Kutaisi,Gori and Rustavi.
Davit Kipiani (a head coach of "Dinamo" Tbilisi) and Giorgi Chikhradze ("Ameri" Tbilisi) are these two coaches whose teams won Super Cup twice. By the way Kipiani had chance to win Super Cup the thrid times but his team "Torpedo" lost with "Dinamo" 0:1 in 2000. Shocha Cheishvili's team "Dinamo" Batumi also competed three times at Super Cup, but in compare with other Kipiani, Cheishvili's team won an only match.
As for referees, Lasha Silagava ( the assistants Zaza Pipia and Giorgi Kruashvili) is the main referee the second time of the decisive match. Levan Paniashvili a chairman of GFF referee department also was referee of final match twice, but he has already finished his career.
Now about scorers. There were scored 24 goals by 19 players (Gulverd Tomashvili scored an autogoal). Dolidze a midfielder of "Ameri" Tbilisi is the only player who scored hattrick (2005 against "Olimpi"). He is the top-scorer -4. As for doubles, Davit Kizilashvili of "Dinamo" Tbilisi scores 2 goals against "Dinamo" Batumi (4:0).
A favorite in this match is champion. "Dinamo" Tbilisi won Super Cup most times. It lost two times. Besides "Dinamo", "Ameri" (2) "Dinamo" Batumi and "Wit-Georgia" .
"Olipmi" and "Wit-Georgia" are competing the second times at this tournament. On December 17, 2007 "Olimpi" lost with "Ameri" (1:4) and as for "Wit-Georgia", it won over "Dinamo" (2:1) last year on December 17.
The most players of "Wit-Georgia" is the main staff of "Olimpi" now. Only Khurtsilava, Klimiashvili, Vasadze and Bechvaia is still in the club. The favorite is clear, but the final result is unpredictable.
№1 Tournament
Batumi. Jule 28, 1996. Staidium “Dinamo”. 6000 spectators
“Dinamo” (Tbilisi) - “Dinamo” (Batumi) 4:0 (1:0)
Dinamo (Tb): Zoidze, Kaladze, Lobjanidze (Didava, 75), Kudinovi, Kobiashvili, Tskitishvili, Kiknadze, Kizilashvili, Kerdzevadze, Anchabidze (Inalishvili, 72), Iashvili (Khomeriki, 71).
A head coach: Davit Kipiani.
Dinamo (Bt): Togonidze, Shanidze (Makharadze, 71), Mujiri , Ghlonti, Shekiladze, Torghashvili, Makharadze, Makharadze (Trapaidze, 54), Tughushi, Ujmajuridze, Mindadze.
A head coach: Shota Cheishvili.
Yellow card :Kiknadze
Goals: 1:0 Iashvili (23), 2:0 Kizilashvili (52), 3:0 Kizilashvili (54), 4:0 Tskitishvili (78).
Referees: Elguja Silagava, Shota Khaniashvili, Merab Malaghuridze (all of them from Tbilisi).
“Dinamo” (Tb) - 1996 champion and cup owner;
“Dinamo” (Bt) - 1996 Cup finalist.
