CHUMLAKI, Georgia (Interstat) — SK Guria Lanchkuti and SK Kolkheti Khobi played to a 2-2 draw Friday at Tsentraluri Stadioni, as the visiting side let a two-goal lead slip away in the closing minutes. Guria appeared in control after scoring twice in the second half, but Kolkheti answered with goals in the 90th minute and in stoppage time to split the points. The match gave both clubs their second draw in the competition. The result left both with the same record in the competition and across all competitions.

Data Sichinava put Guria ahead in the 49th minute, and Vato Arveladze doubled the advantage in the 67th. Sichinava played 90 minutes and scored once, while Arveladze also played 90 minutes and scored once. Guria held that lead until the late surge from Kolkheti, which turned a quiet finish into a dramatic one. The visiting side’s pressure late in the match produced the goals needed to avoid a loss. Sichinava’s goal came four minutes after halftime, and Arveladze’s strike followed 18 minutes later.

Shakro Beria pulled Kolkheti back into the match with a goal in the 90th minute. Irakli Shonia then equalized in the second minute of stoppage time. Beria played 90 minutes and scored once, and Shonia also played 90 minutes and scored once. The two late goals capped a comeback that denied Guria its second win in the competition. Kolkheti kept pushing after Beria’s goal and found the equalizer shortly before the final whistle. Beria’s goal came in the final minute of regulation, and Shonia struck two minutes into stoppage time.

The draw left SK Guria Lanchkuti with a record of 1 win, 0 losses and 2 draws in this competition, and the same record across all competitions. SK Kolkheti Khobi also moved to 1 win, 0 losses and 2 draws in the competition and across all competitions. Guria entered the match after a scoreless draw and a 4-0 win earlier in its campaign. Kolkheti entered after a 2-2 draw and a 3-1 win earlier in its campaign. Both teams remained level on the same record after the result.

The game at Tsentraluri Stadioni was played in Chumlaki, Georgia, and produced four goals after a scoreless first half. Guria struck first after the break and added a second goal before Kolkheti began its comeback. The result gave each side a share of the points and kept their records even in the competition and across all competitions. The teams will continue their schedules with the same unbeaten mark. Kolkheti’s late goals came after Guria had protected its lead for much of the second half. The draw added another point to each club’s total in the competition and across all competitions. The draw was the second of the season for each side in the competition.

The first half ended without a goal, and the match remained scoreless until Sichinava’s breakthrough in the 49th minute. Arveladze’s goal in the 67th gave Guria a two-goal cushion. Kolkheti’s response began with Beria in the 90th minute and continued with Shonia in the second minute of stoppage time. The four goals all came after halftime, and the teams finished level after the late exchange.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of SK Kolkheti Khobi 2, SK Guria Lanchkuti 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected SK Kolkheti Khobi with a 74.8 percent probability to win. SK Guria Lanchkuti had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -2.5. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 3.5.