The Guria Courier
Match4 Apr 2029
The cup run ends for Guria
0‑1 against Torpedo Kutaisi, and the road stops here. Cup exits are quick deaths — no second leg, no next week, just the league from now until May.
Match7 Apr 2029
8 matches without a win for Guria
The run now stands at 8, and the questions being asked around Guria are no longer polite ones.
Squad9 Apr 2029
Ándrés González keeps Guria in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad9 Apr 2029
Davit Kikalishvili keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Guria may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad9 Apr 2029
Artem Sokolovskiy stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Artem Sokolovskiy and Guria agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad9 Apr 2029
Tempers go at Guria
Cristian Cruz was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Player ratings9 Apr 2029
Artem Sokolovskiy in the eights
A performance of 8.94 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
Player ratings9 Apr 2029
Ivane Okropiridze in the eights
A performance of 8.88 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
Match7 Apr 2029
Guria share the spoils with Merani
A 2‑2 draw with Merani leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Márk Müller
- Market The Cristian Cruz talk will not go away
- Player ratings Off the pace: Kristofer Piht