Matches of the third group of U-17 European Championship first qualifying round will be held soon. U-17 team of Koba Zhorzhikashvili started preparation for the tournament on October 11. They stayed at hotel "Bomond Garden" and are training at technical center "Basa".
There was desire and supposition that one day before matches trainings were to be held at "National" stadium but because of rain and mud it could not have been done.
Georgians trained at "Basa". Gocha Avsajanishvili, assistant of Zhorzhikashvili, headed the training. At this time Zhorzhikashvili went to Saguramo base to watch training of Polish U-17 team. Georgians training started at 14:30 and lasted an hour.
Short runs, "squares", taking corner kicks and traditional two-goal on the half of the pitch.
Polish team trained in Saguramo. Swedish and English U-17 teams trained at "Mikheil Meskhi" stadium. In this first round they will hold match against each other at this stadium.
Here is staff of Georgian U-17 team for this group matches:
Goalkeepers: Gabriel Tebidze, Bacho Mikava (both - "Olimpi");
Defenders: Nika Sandokhadze, Avto Managadze (both - academy of "Dinamo" Tbilisi), Lasha Kvaratskheli, Sandro Chigvaria, Davit Mtivlishvili (all - "Lokomotive"), Dachi Tsnobiladze ("Olimpi"), Sulkhan Kakhidze ("Shukura");
Midfielders: Luka Hufnagel ("Bayern" Munich), Giorgi Gogichaishvili ("Torpedo"), Giorgi Sarjveladze (football school N35), Nika Diasamidze ("Batumi"), Guram Samushia, Avto Endeladze (both - "Baia");
Forwards: Bacho Arabuli, Giorgi Pantsulaia (both - "Olimpi"), Temur Markozashvili ("Merani").
Schedule of matches:
18. 10. 2010. “National”. 15:00. Poland – Georgia
Referee: Goran Spirkovsky (Macedonia).
18. 10. 2010. “Mikheil Meskhi”. 15:00. England – Sweden
Referee: Rene Aysner (Austria).
20. 10. 2010. “Mikheil Meskhi”. 15:00. Poland – Sweden
Referee: Nerius Dunauskas (Lithuania).
20. 10. 2010. “National”. 15:00. Georgia – England
Referee: Rene Aysner (England).
23. 10. 2010. “Mikheil Meskhi”. 15:00. England – Poland
Referee: Nerius Dunauskas (Lithuania).
23. 10. 2010. “National”. 15:00. Georgia – Sweden
Referee: Goran Spirkovsky (Macedonia).
Two teams will go through elite-round which will be held next spring. 13 groups are in the first qualifying round and two best third place winners will participate in elite-round.


Ilia Nanobashvili