Aragvi Dusheti secured a 2-0 victory over Gareji in the Erovnuli Liga 2 regular season on August 15th. The visitors ended their four-match winless run with a result that moved them further clear of the relegation zone. Gareji remain top of the table on 47 points from 24 games, but the margin at the summit has tightened considerably.
The opening goal arrived in the twenty-sixth minute when T. Bregvadze finished off a well-worked move. The visitors celebrated early, and Gareji's response was hurried — B. Nuhu picked up a yellow card just two minutes later. By then the hosts were already chasing the game rather than setting the tempo.
Aragvi Dusheti doubled their lead before the interval. D. Amoako struck in the forty-third minute, and the visitors had ground out the win by that stage. Gareji threw bodies forward, but Amoako was substituted in the forty-eighth minute, perhaps a sign the coach wanted to preserve energy for the closing stages.
The statistics tell a familiar story. Gareji registered 158 attacks against 107 for the visitors, yet the conversion rate told another tale. Four corners to five suggests both sides struggled to create clear-cut chances from dead-ball situations. Two yellow cards each — G. Kutateladze, M. Kometiani for the hosts and B. Nuhu, Z. Eradze for the visitors — indicate a contest that grew increasingly physical as the match wore on.
The result moves Aragvi Dusheti further from trouble in fourth place on 32 points. Gareji's lead remains eight points at the top, but the visitors' recent form — including a 2-1 win over Guria and a 4-3 thriller against Banants — suggests they are building momentum. And here's the thing: this was not a comfortable win for the visitors, but it was one they deserved.