The Saburtalo Post
Match12 Aug 2026
Saburtalo through in the cup
A 3‑1 win over Guria, and the draw for the next round can be watched with some interest for once.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tornike Zivzivadze takes the match ball home
3 goals in one afternoon from one man. The other players were also present, a witness confirmed.
Market17 Aug 2026
Saburtalo say no — this time
The offer from Sioni for Lasha Kvilitaia was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Saburtalo
Dato Tsitaishvili 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 ratings17 Aug 2026
Tornike Zivzivadze in the eights
A performance of 9.53 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Saburtalo training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Yamir Oliva 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.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Saburtalo supporters have found a favourite in Avtandil Chakvetadze
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 17-year-old it feels ownership of. Avtandil Chakvetadze has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Lasha Kvaratskhelia gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Archil Zivzivadze runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 18. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
In brief
- Market Saba Kobiashvili is free to find somewhere else
- Market Saburtalo bring in an old head
- Match Saburtalo and Torpedo Kutaisi cancel each other out