Vato Arveladze’s victorious goal for Locomotive in Batumi

In the 10^th round of Erovnuli Liga, Locomotive Tbilisi beat Dinamo Batumi. Giorgi Devdariani’s team gained victory in Batumi, at Arena Rugby Stadium. Locomotive defeated Dinamo 2:1 and has gathered 21 points.

Before the beginning of the match, the best footballer of the first circle in Erovnuli Liga, Irakli Sikharulidze, was given a special prize by a vice-president of Georgian Football Federation, Aleqsandre Iashvili.

Several thousand spectators witnessed a very interesting and tensed match. The host team opened the score on 14^th minute. A captain of Dinamo, Teimuraz Shonia, was crashed down by Davit Samurkasovi in penalty area and the referee awarded a penalty kick. Vako Tevdoradze scored a goal.

On 35^th minute Giorgi Devdariani substituted Samurkasovi with Mamia Gavashelishvili. On 56^th minute, a bombardier of Erovnuli Liga, Irakli Sikharulidze equalized the score. Locomotive’s number 7 has scored the 11^th goal in the current season.

After a goal, head coach made two more substitutions. On 61th minute, Giorgi Kiknadze was substituted by Vato Arveladze. On 81^st minute Rati Ardazishvili substituted Gega Diasamidze.

On 75^th minute, the host team had two goal-scoring chances, although Revaz Tevdoradze repelled the hardest balls and saved Locomotive.

Ardazishvili and Arveladze’s combination was followed by a winning goal. On 88^th minute, Vato, out of the penalty area, with his left foot, netted the goalkeeper in the distant low corner, and, as a result, fixed the final score. It must be pointed out that Arveladze scored his first goal in Erovnuli Liga.

Locomotive: Tevdoradze, Khidesheli, Rekhviashvili, Tomashvili, Komakhidze, Ubilava, Qavtaradze, Samurkasovi  (Gavashelishvili 35), Diasamidze (Ardazishvili 81), Kiknadze (Arveladze 61), Sikharulidze
Head coach: Giorgi Devdariani

Yellow card: Qavtaradze (50), Tevdoradze (66), Komakhidze (80), Arveladze (88)
Referee: I. Kvirikashvili