FC Locomotive scored 5 goals against Martvili Merani

In the match of the 21st round of League 2, FC Locomotive hosted Martvili Merani at Mikheil Meskhi 2 and won with a big score - 5:0.

From the point of view of the tournament, this match was of great importance for FC Locomotive, because Martvili Merani had 17 points before this round, was in 8th place and was 4 points ahead of Loco in the relegation zone.

Our team started the game actively, at a high pace, and Tornike Kurtanidze opened the scoring in the 9th minute with Givi Mukbaniani's assist. Kurtanidze scored a double in the 39th minute, and the final score of the first half was recorded by Gabriel Khutsishvili in the 45th+1st minute - 3:0 in favor of Loco.

It should be noted that Kurtanidze scored 12 goals in the National League 2 and equaled Levan Papava and Data Sichinava in the scoring debate.

In the second half, Revaz Gotsiridze made several changes, including 16-year-old Aleksandre Turkia, who made his debut in the main team of FC Locomotive. He celebrated his first match by scoring a goal, 10 minutes after entering the field, in the 77th minute, Turkia made the score 4:0, and Nikoloz Basheleishvili scored the final point in the match with an assist from Roman Chachua in the 89th minute.

As a result, Loco gained another three points and with a total of 16 points is still in 9th place, although it is 1 point closer to Merani, which is already the relegation zone. The gap has narrowed to 5 points with 7th place Wit Georgia, who lost to Bolnisi Sion in the 21st round.

Loco will play another match in National League 2 on August 18 against Spaer.

FC Locomotive - Martvili Merani I League 2 I 21st round

Goals: Kurtanidze (9, 39), Khutsishvili (45+1), Turkia (77), Basheleishvili (89).

FC Locomotive: Thandilashvili, Shesiiruli (81 Khinchiashvili), Kurtanidze (67 Turkia), Ozbetelashvili (53 Makharoblidze), Mukbaniani (53 Basheleishvili), Khutsishvili, Geguchadze, Gabadze, Menteshashvili (81 Molashvili), Chachua, Chanturia.

Coach: Revaz Gotsiridze.

Martvili Merani: Rnichi (46 Nanava), Sidekumi, Elbakidze, Chumburidze (75 Rukhaya), Dzhamaia, Esankulov (75 Archaya), Jurichi, Meliyava, Sitnikov, Gagiti (75 Baghishvili), Laghadze (56 Gadilia).

Coach: Zaur Kibishev

Referees: B. Ninua, I. Ukleba, Z. Tabagua, D. Fifia