Georgia U-19 team, like other participants of Elite Round football teams in that age category (Belgium, England and Scotland), located in Antwerp, at the Ramada Plaza Hotel, located in one of the most picturesque corners of this port city. Today on arrival from Brussels to Antwerp we saw here a few of our fans that we have learned on my identification labels on their clothes, the GEORGIA SOKHUMI. All of them, including those residing in Antwerp teacher of Gori (65 km from Tbilisi), told us that on May 24 , many Georgians are going to arrive in Bornem (near Antwerp) to the match England-Georgia, on May 26 and 29 for matches our guys with the Scots and the Belgians in Westerlo and Borneme.
The Ramada Plaza, we talked to the coaches and administration. The Manager of the Football Federation of Georgia youth gathering David Datunashvili (son of the illustrious past of Bombardier “Dinamo” Tbilisi and USSR Championships 1960 Ilia Datunashvili) told us that in the last two days of the team is conducting intensive training in Antwerp and was preparing for the match on May 24. And the weather is rainy and cool: in Antwerp, the locals told us that the cooler weather at the end of May, was not here 10 years: temperatures at night plus 5.7, and day-plus 12.13.
Head coach of the junior team of Georgia U-19 years Gia Tsetsadze said the author of these lines, that "a good team spirit and the guys are prepared for all three matches." To the question "who is a favorite of the Group Elite Round with lightning speed?" he answered: "Georgia.
After my astonished reaction Gia smiled and I realized that he said half in jest. Then the head coach noted that he knew that many Georgians living in Belgium are going to arrive at the match in Bornem and support our boys, that matches the Elite round caused a great interest in Georgia. Gia asked me before the game, ' don't bother too much with the players as they prepare for the game, and guys are ready to be post-match chat. ". From a journalistic standpoint, it was difficult to meet that request, but for the sake of the interests of the team agreed on a pause in communicating with the players before the match.
