UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Georgia vs Greece, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Playoff - Final

· Georgia win 4-2 on penalties
Georgia
  • Red Card 45'+3': Giorgi Loria
FT - Penalties
0 - 0
Georgia win 4-2 on penalties
Greece

    Georgia qualify for Euros to reach 1st major tournament

    Georgia qualified for Euro 2024 thanks to a 4-2 shootout win over Greece after a tense playoff final ended 0-0 following extra time on Tuesday to reach their first major tournament.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia).
    • 3': Foul by Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece).
    • 3': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Dimitris Pelkas (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Foul by Otar Kiteishvili (Georgia).
    • 6': Foul by George Baldock (Greece).
    • 6': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': George Baldock (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 7': Foul by Otar Kakabadze (Georgia).
    • 7': Pantelis Hatzidiakos (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Lasha Dvali.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Levan Shengelia (Georgia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Otar Kakabadze.
    • 11': Foul by Fotis Ioannidis (Greece).
    • 11': Otar Kiteishvili (Georgia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece).
    • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 16': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Otar Kakabadze.
    • 18': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Guram Kashia.
    • 19': Foul by Pantelis Hatzidiakos (Greece).
    • 19': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Corner, Georgia. Conceded by Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
    • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia).
    • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 29': Foul by Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece).
    • 29': Otar Kiteishvili (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by George Baldock (Greece).
    • 31': Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Kostas Tsimikas (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgos Masouras.
    • 35': Budu Zivzivadze (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Pantelis Hatzidiakos (Greece).
    • 35': Pantelis Hatzidiakos (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Georgia).
    • 40': Foul by Petros Mantalos (Greece).
    • 40': Solomon Kvirkvelia (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Budu Zivzivadze (Georgia).
    • 42': Budu Zivzivadze (Georgia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Otar Kiteishvili.
    • 44': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece).
    • 44': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Georgia) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 45': Corner, Georgia. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Budu Zivzivadze (Georgia) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Levan Shengelia with a cross.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Solomon Kvirkvelia (Georgia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Levan Shengelia (Georgia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece).
    • 45'+2': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Georgia 0, Greece 0.
    • 45'+3': Giorgi Loria (Georgia) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
    • 45': Second Half begins Georgia 0, Greece 0.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 48': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Lasha Dvali.
    • 48': Foul by Giorgos Masouras (Greece).
    • 48': Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Solomon Kvirkvelia (Georgia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 51': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Levan Shengelia.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Dimitris Pelkas (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Kostas Tsimikas (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 55': Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Otar Kakabadze (Georgia).
    • 59': Delay in match because of an injury George Baldock (Greece).
    • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 60': Substitution, Greece. Lazaros Rota replaces George Baldock because of an injury.
    • 61': Substitution, Greece. Giannis Konstantelias replaces Dimitris Pelkas.
    • 64': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia).
    • 64': Attempt missed. Kostas Tsimikas (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 66': Foul by Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia).
    • 66': Petros Mantalos (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Substitution, Greece. Manolis Siopis replaces Dimitrios Kourbelis.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giannis Konstantelias.
    • 71': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Georgia).
    • 71': Manolis Siopis (Greece) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 75': Substitution, Georgia. Georges Mikautadze replaces Budu Zivzivadze.
    • 77': Offside, Greece. Lazaros Rota is caught offside.
    • 78': Offside, Georgia. Giorgi Chakvetadze is caught offside.
    • 80': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Levan Shengelia.
    • 81': Offside, Greece. Giorgos Masouras is caught offside.
    • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Levan Shengelia (Georgia).
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Substitution, Georgia. Giorgi Tsitaishvili replaces Levan Shengelia because of an injury.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Giannis Konstantelias (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Petros Mantalos.
    • 90': Foul by Giannis Konstantelias (Greece).
    • 90': Georges Mikautadze (Georgia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Giannis Konstantelias (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Giorgos Masouras with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Tsitaishvili.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Lazaros Rota (Greece).
    • 90'+3': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Lazaros Rota (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Otar Kakabadze (Georgia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Georgia. Conceded by Giannis Konstantelias.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Georgia 0, Greece 0.
    • 90': First Half Extra Time begins Georgia 0, Greece 0.
    • 90': Substitution, Greece. Giorgos Giakoumakis replaces Fotis Ioannidis.
    • 92': Attempt blocked. Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 95': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
    • 99': Substitution, Greece. Andreas Bouchalakis replaces Petros Mantalos.
    • 99': Foul by Solomon Kvirkvelia (Georgia).
    • 99': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 100': Attempt saved. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lazaros Rota.
    • 100': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
    • 102': Attempt blocked. Andreas Bouchalakis (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 102': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Guram Kashia.
    • 102': Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
    • 103': Attempt missed. Lazaros Rota (Greece) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Giorgos Giakoumakis.
    • 104': Substitution, Georgia. Nika Kvekveskiri replaces Otar Kiteishvili.
    • 104': Substitution, Georgia. Zuriko Davitashvili replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
    • 105': Foul by Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia).
    • 105': Giannis Konstantelias (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 105': Attempt saved. Zuriko Davitashvili (Georgia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
    • 105': Foul by Andreas Bouchalakis (Greece).
    • 105': Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 105'+1': Attempt blocked. Lasha Dvali (Georgia) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Nika Kvekveskiri.
    • 105'+1': Offside, Georgia. Lasha Dvali is caught offside.
    • 105'+1': First Half Extra Time ends, Georgia 0, Greece 0.
    • 105': Second Half Extra Time begins Georgia 0, Greece 0.
    • 105': Substitution, Greece. Panagiotis Retsos replaces Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
    • 107': Foul by Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia).
    • 107': Giannis Konstantelias (Greece) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 108': Delay in match because of an injury Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia).
    • 109': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 109': Substitution, Georgia. Giorgi Kvilitaia replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia because of an injury.
    • 110': Attempt saved. Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Georgia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 110': Corner, Georgia. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
    • 110': Attempt missed. Lasha Dvali (Georgia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Zuriko Davitashvili with a cross following a corner.
    • 112': Foul by Lasha Dvali (Georgia).
    • 112': Lazaros Rota (Greece) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 115': Attempt saved. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreas Bouchalakis.
    • 115': Delay in match (Greece).
    • 116': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 118': Foul by Andreas Bouchalakis (Greece).
    • 118': Giorgi Kvilitaia (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 119': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Greece).
    • 119': Nika Kvekveskiri (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 120': Attempt missed. Georges Mikautadze (Georgia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgi Kvilitaia with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 120'+2': Second Half Extra Time ends, Georgia 0, Greece 0.
    • 120': Penalty Shootout begins Georgia 0, Greece 0.
    • 120': Goal! Georgia 0(1), Greece 0. Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
    • 120': Penalty saved. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 120': Goal! Georgia 0(2), Greece 0. Zuriko Davitashvili (Georgia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 120': Goal! Georgia 0(2), Greece 0(1). Giorgos Masouras (Greece) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 120': Penalty missed. Georges Mikautadze (Georgia) right footed shot is close, but misses to the right.
    • 120': Goal! Georgia 0(2), Greece 0(2). Andreas Bouchalakis (Greece) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 120': Goal! Georgia 0(3), Greece 0(2). Lasha Dvali (Georgia) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 120': Penalty missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Greece) right footed shot is close, but misses to the left.
    • 120': Goal! Georgia 0(4), Greece 0(2). Nika Kvekveskiri (Georgia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 120': Penalty Shootout ends, Georgia 0(4), Greece 0(2).
    • 0': Match ends, Georgia 0(4), Greece 0(2).

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 13
    5 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 1
    2 Offsides 2
    8 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 2
    63.8 Possession 36.2
    13 SHOTS 16
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    694 Accurate Passes 349
    798 Passes 453
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    36 Crosses 15
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    67 Long Balls 68
    31 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    7 Blocked Shots 7
    12 Effective Tackles 11
    21 Tackles 21
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    12 Interceptions 17
    18 Effective Clearances 32
    18 Clearances 32

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: Boris Paichadze Stadium
    Location: Tbilisi, Georgia
    Attendance: 44,000

    Line-Ups

    GEO Georgia (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    12 Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK)
    4 Guram Kashia
    3 Lasha Dvali
    5 Solomon Kvirkvelia Yellow Card
    17 Otar Kiteishvili
    10 Giorgi Chakvetadze
    6 Giorgi Kochorashvili
    19 Levan Shengelia
    2 Otar Kakabadze
    7 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
    8 Budu Zivzivadze Yellow Card
    Georgia Substitutes:
    Giorgi Gvelesiani, Sandro Altunashvili, Zuriko Davitashvili, Nika Kvekveskiri, Giorgi Loria, Georges Mikautadze, Georgiy Tsitaishvili, Luka Gugeshashvili, Luka Lochoshvili, Giorgi Kvilitaia, Jaba Kankava, Giorgi Gocholeishvili.

    GRE Greece (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
    17 Pantelis Hatzidiakos Yellow Card
    4 Konstantinos Mavropanos Yellow Card
    21 Kostas Tsimikas
    2 George Baldock Yellow Card
    11 Anastasios Bakasetas
    20 Petros Mantalos
    6 Dimitrios Kourbelis
    8 Fotis Ioannidis
    10 Dimitris Pelkas
    7 Georgios Masouras
    Greece Substitutes:
    Konstantinos Koulierakis, Lazaros Rota, Anastasios Chatzigiovanis, Giannis Konstantelias, Manolis Siopis, Giorgos Giakoumakis, Georgios Athanasiadis, Alexandros Paschalakis, Andreas Bouchalakis, Vangelis Pavlidis, Zeca, Panagiotis Retsos.

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