Aragvi Dusheti 3:4 Shturmi: Match Result

Match report

Araqvi Dusheti hosted Shurti in the Erovnuli Liga 2 regular season on 6 September, and the visitors left with a 4-3 win to move within touching distance of the top spots. The match finished with seven goals and a red card, but the deciding moment arrived in injury time when I. Lekvtadze scored the fourth for Shurti. Dusheti started brighter, with L. Papava finding the net in the 31st minute to give the hosts an early lead. Shurti responded quickly through G. Omarashvili in the 40th, and the first half ended level at 1-1. To be fair, neither side dominated possession, but Dusheti edged it with 51 per cent. The second half shifted direction when I. Zaridze received a red card in the 64th minute, leaving the hosts with ten men. D. Amoako had already given Shurti the lead in the 53rd minute, and the numerical advantage meant they could go for the jugular. T. Bregvadze added a second in the 87th minute to extend the visitors' advantage. Dusheti refused to surrender, with Bregvadze's goal followed by Amoako's double in quick succession. But Shurti held firm, and Lekvtadze's 90+3 minute strike sealed the result. And here's the thing — the match was decided by those late moments, not the early exchanges. Shurti registered 110 attacks against 122 for the hosts, but their efficiency proved decisive. Dusheti had one red card and zero yellows, while the visitors accumulated three yellow cards without a dismissal. Possession barely moved the needle at 51-49, but the statistics tell only part of the story. The result leaves Shurti third with 36 points from 24 games, two ahead of fourth-placed Dusheti on 32 points. Both sides have played the same number of matches, but the gap in the table has tightened after this encounter. By then, the season's shape was becoming clearer for both clubs.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 51 – 49

Attacks 122 – 110

Corners 3 – 4

Yellow cards 0 – 3

⚽ 31' L. Papava — Goal 🟨 32' T. Shekiladze — Yellow card ⚽ 40' G. Omarashvili — Goal ⇄ 46' S. Dvalishvili — Substitution ⇄ 46' G. Pipia — Substitution ⚽ 53' D. Amoako — Goal 🟨 60' L. Nozadze — Yellow card 🟥 64' I. Zaridze — Red card ⇄ 71' T. Shekiladze — Substitution ⚽ 76' I. Lekvtadze — Goal ⇄ 79' L. Papava — Substitution ⇄ 83' B. Nuhu — Substitution ⚽ 87' T. Bregvadze — Goal ⚽ 88' D. Amoako — Goal ⇄ 89' L. Kemoklidze — Substitution ⇄ 90+2' A. Oppong — Substitution ⚽ 90+3' I. Lekvtadze — Goal 🟨 90+4' I. Lekvtadze — Yellow card

Match events

31' 0:1 Shturmi Goal L. Papava assist: L. Kemoklidze
32' 0:1 Shturmi Yellow card T. Shekiladze
40' 0:2 Shturmi Goal G. Omarashvili
46' 0:2 Aragvi Dusheti Substitution S. Dvalishvili off: T. Bregvadze
46' 0:2 Aragvi Dusheti Substitution G. Pipia off: L. Kobakhidze
53' 1:2 Aragvi Dusheti Goal D. Amoako assist: L. Kobakhidze
60' 1:2 Shturmi Yellow card L. Nozadze
64' 1:2 Aragvi Dusheti Red card I. Zaridze
71' 1:2 Shturmi Substitution T. Shekiladze off: I. Lekvtadze
76' 1:3 Shturmi Goal I. Lekvtadze assist: L. Papava
79' 1:3 Shturmi Substitution L. Papava off: I. Katsiashvili
83' 1:3 Aragvi Dusheti Substitution B. Nuhu off: G. Khintibidze
87' 2:3 Aragvi Dusheti Goal T. Bregvadze
88' 3:3 Aragvi Dusheti Goal D. Amoako
89' 3:3 Shturmi Substitution L. Kemoklidze off: L. Butskhrikidze
90+2' 3:3 Aragvi Dusheti Substitution A. Oppong off: L. Sulkhanishvili
90+3' 3:4 Shturmi Goal I. Lekvtadze assist: L. Nozadze
90+4' 3:4 Shturmi Yellow card I. Lekvtadze

Statistics

51 Possession, % 49

122 Attacks 110

3 Corners 4

0 Yellow cards 3

1 Red cards 0

4 Goal kicks 10

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