Dila condemned Rustavi to a third consecutive away defeat with a commanding 3-0 victory at the Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, a result made emphatic by a twelve-minute burst of three goals in the second half. The Lemeister model had entered the fixture giving the visitors a marginal favourite status at 37 per cent, but the hosts overturned that projection entirely through ruthless efficiency after the interval. The clean sheet and the margin of victory were built on a clinical conversion rate that the underlying numbers fully support.
The first hour was a stalemate broken only by a flurry of yellow cards. Rustavi's A. Gujabidze was booked in the 17th minute, and Dila's O. Parulava followed in the 39th. The rhythm was tight and combative, with neither side able to force a breakthrough before the break. B. Anoff of Dila received a yellow early in the second half, and Rustavi's D. Ubilava was cautioned in the 53rd minute. The pattern suggested a game of nervy, fragmented contests in midfield, but that changed decisively just past the hour mark.
S. Shekiladze opened the scoring in the 62nd minute, finishing a move that G. Jalaghonia had assisted. Five minutes later, M. Kante doubled the lead, with M. Sanyang providing the assist. The third arrived in the 74th minute, an own goal from David Oliveira that made the scoreline 3-0 and effectively ended Rustavi's resistance. S. Andghuladze was booked for the visitors a minute before that goal, completing a sequence of five yellow cards over the match, three for Rustavi and two for Dila. The rapid succession of goals exposed a fragility in the Rustavi defence that had been hinted at by their disciplinary issues.
The data tells a story of control through efficiency rather than overwhelming dominance. Dila took four shots on target from a total of nine attempts, while Rustavi managed only one shot on target from six efforts. The expected goals figure of 1.12 for Dila against 0.51 for Rustavi confirms that the hosts created the clearer chances, and they converted them at a clinical rate. Possession was relatively even at 51 per cent for Dila, but the home side's passing accuracy of 82 per cent to Rustavi's 75 per cent indicated a cleaner, more purposeful use of the ball. Dila completed 388 passes to Rustavi's 362, a modest but telling margin that reflected their ability to sustain pressure in the final third. The clean sheet owed much to a defence that restricted Rustavi to just one corner and disallowed any sustained spells of pressure.
Dila's 11 interceptions and 21 clearances were significant markers of a disciplined back line, while Rustavi's eight offsides betrayed a lack of timing in their attacking movements. The visitors committed 13 fouls to Dila's nine, a further indication of a side that struggled to match the tempo without resorting to disruption. In terms of individual contributions, the available match ratings highlight the efficiency of the Dila attack: Shekiladze (8.1) and Kante (7.9) were the standout performers, while Jalaghonia (7.6) and Sanyang (7.5) provided the creativity from deeper positions. For Rustavi, no outfield player rose above a 6.4 rating, with the defence particularly exposed during the decisive twelve-minute spell.
The result lifts Dila in the Erovnuli Liga table, providing a valuable three points that deepens their mid-table position and extends their unbeaten run at home. For Rustavi, it is a damaging setback. They remain in the lower half of the standings, and the three yellow cards and lack of a cutting edge in attack underline a side struggling to impose themselves away from home. The Lemeister model had forecast a tight contest with a slight edge for Rustavi, but the second-half collapse proved decisive, leaving the visitors with much to address before the next round. Their expected goals tally of 0.51 suggests they were never truly threatening, and without improvement in final-third execution, the pattern of away defeats is likely to persist.
