RUSTAVI 0 - 2 FatGang (392662920)

The crowd of 28322 turning up at RUSTAV ARENA today were greeted with some nasty showers of rain. Kostas Pervolarakis was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Håkan Sommaren and Diether Kletschnig. RUSTAVI tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. Starters: Grandel - Kliem, Gresham - Bruun, Vammen, Dabrundashvili, Bolotashvili, Décorte - Bosschem, Seman, Strausberg.

FatGang had chosen a strategic 5-4-1 formation. They fielded: Leppänen - Zakarigyan, Adeishvili, Siradze, Neparidze, Gogiberidze - Rudnik, Avila, Abrantes, Broekema - Chochievi.

Today, FatGang's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. RUSTAVI's T. Dabrundashvili got himself booked for a foul. FatGang's P. Gogiberidze had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 21 minutes having been played. I. Potskhveraia was the replacement. FatGang were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 32 minutes into the match left FatGang's D. Zakarigyan completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. K. Neparidze, who often relies on his speed, had a rotten day on the drenched grass. It was 0 - 1 at the break. FatGang enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 78 percent of possession.

A drive down the left side allowed B. Broekema to get in close and score another goal for FatGang after 52 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 2. G. Chochievi wanted to play on, but the FatGang coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 63 minutes into the game by S. Eyyubzadə. The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit T. Adeishvili just fine. RUSTAVI's N. Bosschem was shown a yellow card after 81 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by FatGang, with 79 percent of the ball.

RUSTAVI's top performer was clearly M. Gresham. On the other hand, K. Vammen's play was disheartening. T. Adeishvili performed admirably for FatGang. However, S. Eyyubzadə made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 2.