Georgia round-up: Torpedo hit the front

FC Dinamo Tbilisi suffered their second Georgian Premier League defeat in a row, losing 1-0 to FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi tonight.

Dinamo held at bay
Luis Zacharias's Lokomotivi successfully held Dinamo at bay, while at the other end, Davit Siradze headed in Georgi Balashvili's free-kick to settle the game. Dinamo, who went through the first 13 games of the season unbeaten, therefore lost the leadership of the division to FC Torpedo Kutaisi.

Technical victory
Torpedo were awarded a technical victory after their opponents, FC Metalurgi Zestaponi, failed to show up. Metalurgi are now facing an expulsion from the league for what was their second no-show of the season.

WIT surge
Meanwhile, FC WIT Georgia Tbilisi surged up to joint-second in the table after beating FC Dinamo Batumi 4-0. Davit Kokiashvili's long-range effort put WIT ahead, before Levan Melkadze struck a hat-trick.

Torpedo a point clear
Torpedo now lead the table with 38 points, while WIT and Dinamo have one point less. Dinamo also have a game at hand. In other games, FC Sioni Bolnisi beat FC Milani Tsnori 2-0, while FC Kolkheti-1913 Poti beat FC Gorda 2000 Rustavi 3-2. FC Merani-91 Tbilisi beat FC Dila Gori 1-0 thanks to a goal from Levan Bajelidze.