The Samtredia Chronicle
Squad5 Apr 2027
A knee injury of the worst kind for Amar Diagne
21 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Samtredia lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Match31 Mar 2027
Samtredia out of the cup
Lokomotivi ended it 0‑1. The season narrows to the league now, and everyone in the ground knew it before the final whistle.
Player ratings5 Apr 2027
Nobody could get near Tsotne Chikovani
Successful dribbles: 26. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad5 Apr 2027
Luka Rekhviashvili keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Samtredia may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Match3 Apr 2027
4 matches without a win for Samtredia
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Samtredia are no longer polite ones.
Match3 Apr 2027
4 matches without a goal for Samtredia
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 4 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
Squad5 Apr 2027
Tempers go at Samtredia
Julen Cordero 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.
Match3 Apr 2027
Sapovnela take the points off Samtredia
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad5 Apr 2027
Saba Nioradze named in the team of the month
A month is long enough that nobody gets in by accident. Saba Nioradze is in the division's best eleven for it, which is a quieter compliment than an award and a more reliable one.
In brief
- Player ratings The pass was always on for Julen Cordero
- Player ratings The referee tires of Giuli Manjgaladze