FC Dynamo veterans decorated with titles of Knights of Sports
17.05.11 17:15
Whole composition of the FC Dynamo Tbilisi, which won the Cup Winners` Cup in 1981, have been decorated with the titles of Knights of Sports on the 30th anniversary of the greatest victory that ever happened in the history of Georgian football. The award ceremony was held at the conference hall of the ministry today. Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs of Georgia, Lado Vardzelashvili presented the veteran footballers with the badges. FC Dynamo Tbilisi won the Cup Winners` Cup in 1981, beating FC Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany 2-1 in the final in Düsseldorf. Vladimir Gutsaev and Vitali Daraselia shot two balls in the Carl Zeiss goal bringing greatest victory to Georgian football.
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