The Saburtalo Post
Squad17 Aug 2026
A knee injury of the worst kind for Aleksandar Pantić
114 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Saburtalo lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Match12 Aug 2026
Saburtalo through in the cup
A 2‑1 win over Guria, and the draw for the next round can be watched with some interest for once.
Market17 Aug 2026
Saburtalo turn down Dinamo Batumi for Davit Gvelesiani
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Volkan Yazici, 21, plays like he has been here for years — 7.61
A mark of 7.61 means one thing beside a twenty-nine-year-old's name and something else entirely beside a 21-year-old's. Nobody at the ground needed telling which this was.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Nika Kiteishvili has a hand in both — 7.72
One scored and one made, which is a different afternoon from scoring twice and an easier one to overlook. Marked 7.72, and involved in 2 of his side's goals.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Saburtalo
Beka Kakabadze 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Saburtalo training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Temur Mchedlidze is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match15 Aug 2026
Shota Ananidze the difference as Saburtalo beat Torpedo Kutaisi
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Shota Ananidze. 2‑1 against Torpedo Kutaisi, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
The crowd has taken to Bachana Shengelia
At 22 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
In brief
- Player ratings A masterclass from Bachana Shengelia
- Player ratings Bachana Gamsakhurdia runs at them all day
- Squad Saba Kiteishvili gets it from the manager