Dila drew 2-2 with Dinamo Batumi in the 26th round of the Erovuli Liga on Saturday. The match at Dila's home ground ended in a late equaliser after Imran Omar Oulad put the visitors ahead. Enes Mahmutovic headed the ball into his own net in the 82nd minute to rescue a point for the hosts.
Lasha Menteshashvili opened the scoring just before the half-hour mark, then added another goal in the 39th minute to put Dila 2-0 up. Luka Tsulukidze pulled one back for Dinamo Batumi right on the stroke of half-time, but the visitors looked tired in the opening exchanges. By then Dila had already picked up two bookings in five minutes, and there was a sense the home side could raise the tempo when they needed to.
Dinamo Batumi came from the dead after the break. Oulad found a way through the Dila defence in the 63rd minute to level the score at 2-2. The visitors had been out of sight by half-time, but the game suddenly became competitive. Nelson Mike Puketi and Mohamed Kanté both came off in quick succession, and the away side reached for their pocket after the break to change the dynamic.
The match finished with a red card for Uerdi Mara in stoppage time. The Dila midfielder had already been booked earlier in the game, and his second caution came with just two minutes remaining. The old head settled them down in the final moments, but the result meant both sides walked away with a point. And here's the thing — the draw brought them together early in terms of momentum.
Dinamo Batumi dominated possession with 70 per cent and recorded 166 attacks compared to Dila's 108. They registered five shots on target for two goals, while Dila scored twice from four attempts on goal. The home side managed only three corners to the visitors' seven, and the statistics told the story of a game decided by efficiency rather than volume.
Dila remain fifth in the table with 37 points from 25 games, while Dinamo Batumi sit second on 44 points from 26 matches. The result does not change the hierarchy, but it closes the gap slightly in the battle for European places. Both teams had been in good form going into this fixture, and the points shared means neither side can afford to drop their guard.