Temur Ketsbaia, head coach of Georgian national team, named those 21 players who will leave for a friendly match against Slovenia. The match will be held on November 17.
According to the official website of Georgian Football Federation, Ketsbaia made a choice on the following players:
Goalkeepers: Giorgi Loria ("Dinamo"), Roin Kvaskhvadze ("Zestaponi");
Defenders: Kakha Kaladze ("Genoa", Italy), Zurab Khizanishvili ("Reading", England), Davit Kvirkvelia ("Rubin", Russia), Giorgi Khidesheli, Giorgi Oniani (both - "Zestaponi"), Levan Kakubava ("Dinamo"), Akaki Khubutia ("Gaz-Metan", Romania), Guram Kashia ("Vitesse", Holland);
Midfielders: Jano Ananidze ("Spartak", Russia), Gocha Khojava ("Volga", Russia), Aleksandre Koshkadze ("Dinamo"), Kakha Aladashvili ("Zestaponi"), Irakli Klimiashvili ("Wit Georgia"), Tornike Okriashvili ("Shakhtar", Ukraine), Jaba Kankava ("Dnipro", Ukraine), Sandro Guruli ("Karpaty", Ukraine).
Forwards: Mate Vatsadze ("Dinamo"), Nika Gelashvili ("Zestaponi"), Irakli Modebadze ("Olimpi").
Otar Martsvaladze, Ucha Lobjanidze and Murtaz Daushvili are injured. Ketsbaia did not take goalkeeper Giorgi Dzadzamia ("Wit Georgia") in the list. Also defenders: Zaal Eliava ("Zestaponi"), Nika Kvekveskiri ("Baia"), Giorgi Rekhviashvili ("Olimpi"), Tengiz Chikviladze ("Torpedo"), midfielder Guram Gureshidze ("Wit Georgia"), forwards jaba Lipartia ("Wit Georgia").
On Tuesday, the team will leave for Slovenia at 11:00 by charter flight. Kaladze, Khizashvili and Kashia will join the team in Slovenia. Ketsbaia will train the team at "Bonifica" stadium in that evening. The match will be held at 23:45 on Wednesday.
Lasha Tabagari
