“Dinamo” Tbilisi lost to “Steaua” 0:2 in the first match of Europa League third qualifying round. “Dinamo” has a little chance of going through to the next round.

Nobody knows what would have happened if Xisco had scored penalty. His missed penalty broke “Dinamo” psychologically. “Steaua” used it and finally, finished the match in its favor.

At the 6^th minute Xisco kicked the ball but missed it. Soon Alexandru Bourceanu took a free kick and Vlad Chiriches shot the ball with head but missed it. At the 22^nd minute Cristian Tanase had a good chance to score goal but missed it.

At the 26^th minute Stefan Nikolic assisted Tanase who kicked the ball but Giorgi Loria parried it. At the 28^th minute Jaba Dvali assisted Giorgi Merebashvili whose shot was parried by Ciprian Tatarusanu. Grigalashvili was the best from “Dinamo” in the first half. At the 30^th minute Giorgi Seturidze kicked the ball in penalty area of “Steaua” but Levan Khmaladze could not score goal by head.

At the 51^st minute Adrian Popa had a chance to score goal but could not use it. At the 55^th minute Tanase kicked the ball and Loria parried it.

At the 57^th minute Xisco took a free kick and Tatarusanu parried the shot of Ustaritz. At the 60^th minute Xisco attacked the Romanians. Iasmin Latovlevici played with hand. Referee awarded penalty which Xisco missed.

At the 63th minute Tanase kicked the ball and Loria parried it. At the 64^th minute Iancu scored goal – 1:0. At the 72^nd minute Lukasz Szukala had a good chance to increase the score but he missed. At the 80^th minute Iancu scored his second goal of the match – 2:0.

At the 85^th minute Bourceanu kicked the ball but missed it. Soon Vlad Chiriches shot the ball but Loria parried it.

At the 90^th minute Piovaccari assisted Tanase who kicked the ball but it touched goalpost.

Dinamo (Tbilisi) – Steaua (Bucharest) 2:0 (0:0)

30 July. Tbilisi. “Dinamo Arena”.

Dinamo: Loria (cap.), Kvaratskhelia, Seturidze, Ustaritz, Glisic, Kvirkvelia, Elguja Grigalashvili, Khmaladze, Xisco (Vouho, 67), Dvali (Goga, 79), Merebashvili (Khocholava, 87).

Head coach: Dusan Uhrin

Steaua: Tatarusanu, Georgievski, Chiriches, Szukala, Latovlevici, Bourceanu, Pintilii (Gardos, 84), Popa, Stanciu (Iancu, 46), Tanase, Nikolic (Piovaccari, 57).

Head coach: Laurentiu Reghecampf

Goals: 0:1 Iancu (64), Iancu 0:2 (80).

Xisco missed penalty at the 61^st minute

Yellow cards: Grigalashvili (24), Stanciu (42), Pintilii (44), Szukala (64), Khmaladze (71), Gardos (85)

Referee: Robert Schorgenhofer

Lasha Tabagari