yardımcı hakemler: gerard flynn (nir), derek mairs (nir)
4. hakem: ken ginnett (nir)
levadia: artur kotenko (gk), andrei kalimullin, vitoldas cepauskas, vitali leitan (dk. 60 ats purje), konstantin vassiljev, tihhon šišov, konstantin nahk, aleksandr dmitrijev, taijo teniste (dk. 46 siksten kasimir), marius dovydenas, sergei hohlov-simson(c)
yedekler: aleksandr djatšenko(gk), sander puri, miroslav rõškevitš
teknik direktör: tarmo rüütli (est)
dinamo tbilisi: zviad sturua (gk), ilia kandelaki, david gigauri, kakhaber aladashvili, shota babunashvili, lasha nozadze, giorgi megreladze (dk. 63 mikheil bobokhidze), levan melkadze, sergi orbeladze (c), george navalovsky, david odikadze
nahk nudges levadia ahead published: tuesday 12 july 2005, 22.37cet fc levadia tallinn 1-0 fc dinamo tbilisi konstantin nahk's first-half penalty puts the estonian side in the driving seat.
by margus luik
estonian champions fc levadia tallinn kicked off their uefa champions league campaign with a 1-0 win against georgian title-holders fc dinamo tbilisi thanks to a first-half penalty from midfielder konstantin nahk.
slow start both teams started slowly in intense heat, but the hosts began to take the initiative and put on a positive, attacking display in the first half. on 28 minutes, marius dovydenas and konstantin vassiljev linked beautifully to supply vitali leitan, whose penalty claim was waved away by referee mark courtney. a minute later, dinamo midfielder lasha nozadze forced artur kotenko into a fine one-handed save with a shot from distance.
late penalty as half-time approached, levadia picked up the pace once again and attacked with renewed vigour, nahk's free-kick being well stopped by zviad sturua four minutes before the interval. soon after that escape, referee courtney awarded a penalty to levadia after dinamo captain sergi orbeldaze elbowed vitoldas cepauskas as they competed for a corner, and sturua was left helpless by nahk's low spot-kick.
kotenko clean sheet dinamo were determined to level after the break and their pressure lasted most of the second half, with right-sided midfielder david odikadze creating two promising moments for the visitors. the best chance, though, fell to levan melkadze whose close-range header was brilliantly kept out by kotenko. dinamo continued to control the play, but levadia defended well and remain on course for a second qualifying round tie with michael laudrup's brøndby if.
