Loco is preparing for the match against Merani

FC Locomotive is preparing for the match of the 21st round of the 2023 National League 2 season at the Saguramo training base, which it will play against Martvili Merani.

The meeting to be held at Mikheil Meskhi 2 is very important from the tournament point of view, because the teams are in the relegation zone. Martvili Merani has 17 points and is in the eighth place, in the relegation zone. As for Loco, the group coached by Revaz Gotsiridze is in 9th place with 13 points and is in danger of relegation. Therefore, a victory against Merani will be a step forward for our team, as it will reduce the difference with the opponent to 1 point.

30-year-old striker Bidzina Makharoblidze will not be able to help against Merani, who was injured after a heavy collision with Dinamo Tbilisi 2 in the previous round of the National League 2 and had to be hospitalized. Revaz Gotsiridze will also miss Giorgi Pirtakhia, who received a red card in the same match.

Martvili Merani played two matches after the resumption of the season and lost both. Megrelians lost to Khobi Kolkheti and Spaer. Loco got 1 point in the updated National League 2. Our team played 1:1 against Dinamo Tbilisi 2, and lost 1:2 against Bolnisi Sion. In both cases, Loco missed the goal in the last minutes and lost 4 points in total.

In the current season, Loco and Martvili Merani played twice. In the first case, our team won 1:0 with Shermadin's goal, and in the second match we lost 0:1.

The match between FC Locomotive and Martvili Merani will be held at Mikheil Meskhi 2 on August 13, at 20:00. Attending the match is free.