UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Friday, September 8, 2023
Spain LWLWW 7
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Georgia LWDWL 1
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Boris Paichadze Stadium · 51,694 att.

Match Report

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Morata scores hat-trick as Spain thrash Georgia 7-1

An inspired Spain thrashed Georgia 7-1 away in a Euro 2024 qualifier on Friday, with forward Alvaro Morata scoring a hat-trick and Barcelona prodigy Lamine Yamal becoming the youngest-ever Spain international and goalscorer.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
6
71.3
Possession
28.7
33
SHOTS
5
12
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
688
Accurate Passes
221
743
Passes
294
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
4
17
Crosses
8
0.5
Cross %
0.5
45
Long Balls
50
35
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.8
Long Balls %
0.4
11
Blocked Shots
0
10
Effective Tackles
8
17
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
11
6
Effective Clearances
12
6
Clearances
12

Head to Head

ESP leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

GEO · 4-4-2

  1. 12Giorgi MamardashviliG
  2. 4Guram KashiaCD-L
  3. 5Solomon KvirkveliaCD-R
  4. 16Irakli AzaroviLB
  5. 2Giorgi GocholeishviliRB
  6. 23Luka GagnidzeCM-L
  7. 6Giorgi AburjaniaCM-R
  8. 7Khvicha KvaratskheliaLM
  9. 11Saba LobjanidzeRM
  10. 22Georges MikautadzeCF-L
  11. 10Otar KiteishviliCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Giorgi LoriaSUB
  2. 18Vladimer MamuchashviliSUB
  3. 17Luka GugeshashviliSUB
  4. 3Aleksandre KalandadzeSUB
  5. 13Anzor MekvabishviliSUB
  6. 19Giorgi TsitaishviliSUB
  7. 14Giorgi KochorashviliSUB
  8. 20Giorgi ChakvetadzeSUB
  9. 21Lasha DvaliSUB
  10. 8Budu ZivzivadzeSUB
  11. 15Saba SazonovSUB
  12. 9Zuriko DavitashviliSUB

ESP · 4-3-3

  1. 23Unai SimónG
  2. 14Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 5Robin Le NormandCD-R
  4. 18José GayàLB
  5. 20Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 16RodriCM
  7. 8Fabián RuizLM
  8. 9GaviRM
  9. 7Álvaro MorataF
  10. 21Dani OlmoLF
  11. 10Marco AsensioRF

Substitutes

  1. 3Alejandro BaldeSUB
  2. 11Nico WilliamsSUB
  3. 15David GarcíaSUB
  4. 13David RayaSUB
  5. 6Mikel MerinoSUB
  6. 4Pau TorresSUB
  7. 22Martín ZubimendiSUB
  8. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaSUB
  9. 12JoseluSUB
  10. 19Lamine YamalSUB
  11. 2César AzpilicuetaSUB
  12. 17Álex BaenaSUB

Timeline

  1. 22' Goal! Georgia 0, Spain 1. Álvaro Morata (Spain) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross.
  2. 27' Own Goal by Solomon Kvirkvelia, Georgia. Georgia 0, Spain 2.
  3. 38' Goal! Georgia 0, Spain 3. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  4. 40' Goal! Georgia 0, Spain 4. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
  5. 44' Substitution, Spain. Lamine Yamal replaces Dani Olmo because of an injury.
  6. 44' Substitution, Spain. Nico Williams replaces Marco Asensio because of an injury.
  7. 45'+1' Gavi (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 45'+2' Giorgi Aburjania (Georgia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 45' Substitution, Georgia. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Giorgi Aburjania.
  10. 45' Substitution, Georgia. Zuriko Davitashvili replaces Saba Lobjanidze.
  11. 45' Substitution, Georgia. Anzor Mekvabishvili replaces Luka Gagnidze.
  12. 49' Goal! Georgia 1, Spain 4. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Georgia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  13. 50' Guram Kashia (Georgia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 58' Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Gavi.
  15. 60' Otar Kiteishvili (Georgia) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 60' Substitution, Georgia. Lasha Dvali replaces Irakli Azarov.
  17. 63' Giorgi Chakvetadze (Georgia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 66' Goal! Georgia 1, Spain 5. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Merino with a through ball.
  19. 68' Goal! Georgia 1, Spain 6. Nico Williams (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Gayà.
  20. 72' Substitution, Spain. Joselu replaces Álvaro Morata.
  21. 72' Substitution, Spain. Martín Zubimendi replaces Rodri.
  22. 74' Goal! Georgia 1, Spain 7. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nico Williams.
  23. 77' Substitution, Georgia. Saba Sazonov replaces Giorgi Gocholeishvili.
  24. 79' Martín Zubimendi (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  25. 82' Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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