The Sioni Sentinel
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Sioni
Ilja Petukhov 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 ratings24 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Alexandr Verulidze
Successful dribbles: 21. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Match22 Aug 2026
Sioni come up short against Tskhinvali
Tskhinvali left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad24 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Luka Avaliani
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Nika Ghlonti signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Nika Ghlonti commits to Sioni for another 2 years.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tornike Dundua asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Market Still no ink between Sioni and Maxim Mitskevich
- Market Sioni add cover with Nika Ghlonti
- Market Sioni borrow Aleksandre Turkia
- Market Sioni borrow Mamuka Daraselia