Georgia round up: Dinamo frustrated by stalemate
Sunday, April 6, 2003
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FC Dinamo Tbilisi's lead at the top of the championship play-off was cut to a single point.
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FC Dinamo Tbilisi's lead at the top of the Georgian Premier League was cut to a single point as they were held to a 0-0 draw at FC Kolkheti-1913 Poti.
Dinamo denied
Despite dominating for much of the match, Dinamo were unable to find a way through the home team's and are now a single point ahead of FC WIT Georgia Tbilisi in the championship play-off group. WIT moved into second place with a narrow 1-0 win at home to FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi.
Deflected winner
The only goal of the game was scored by Levan Melkadze, whose free-kick deflected off the wall and beat goalkeeper Georgi Lomaia to secure three important points for the home team.
Torpedo drop to third
FC Torpedo Kutaisi slipped to third place following a 2-1 defeat at FC Sioni Bolnisi, who took a two-goal lead through Iuri Gabiskiria's 20th-minute free-kick and Hamlet Tsivtsivadze's goal seven minutes before half-time. Despite Zviad Kutateladze's 64th-minute strike, Torpedo were unable to find an equaliser.
All change
In the relegation play-off, FC Dila Gori moved top of the section with a 2-1 win at FC Merani-91 Tbilisi, who took the lead through Mikheil Meskhi but goals from Zurab Mushkudiani and Beka Chitaia gave visitors the win. Meanwhile, FC Gorda 2000 Rustavi defeated previous leaders FC Dinamo Batumi 2-0, while FC Milan Tsnori were comfortable 3-0 winners against FC Metalurgi Zestaponi, who dropped to the bottom of the standings following the defeat.