FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Spain vs Georgia, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Spain
  • 14': José Gayà
  • 25': Carlos Soler
  • 41': Ferran Torres
  • 63': Pablo Sarabia
FT
4 - 0
Georgia

    Spain back on track with Georgia thrashing

    Spain got back to winning ways as they thrashed Georgia 4-0 in their Group B World Cup Qualifying meeting on Sunday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Spain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
    • 10': Eric García (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Zuriko Davitashvili (Georgia).
    • 14': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Guram Kashia.
    • 14': Goal! Spain 1, Georgia 0. José Gayà (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
    • 15': Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Spain).
    • 15': Grigol Chabradze (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Abel Ruiz (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
    • 19': Attempt saved. José Gayà (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Soler.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Marcos Llorente (Spain) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 23': Foul by Rodri (Spain).
    • 23': Jaba Kankava (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Goal! Spain 2, Georgia 0. Carlos Soler (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
    • 29': Ferran Torres (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Foul by Guram Giorbelidze (Georgia).
    • 30': Attempt missed. Rodri (Spain) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carlos Soler with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 33': Offside, Spain. Marcos Llorente tries a through ball, but Ferran Torres is caught offside.
    • 34': VAR Decision: No Goal Spain 2-0 Georgia.
    • 36': Foul by Rodri (Spain).
    • 36': Zuriko Davitashvili (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodri.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Abel Ruiz (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross.
    • 41': Goal! Spain 3, Georgia 0. Ferran Torres (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 43': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Spain).
    • 43': Jaba Kankava (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Offside, Georgia. Guram Giorbelidze tries a through ball, but Irakli Azarovi is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Spain 3, Georgia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Spain 3, Georgia 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Spain. Raúl Albiol replaces Aymeric Laporte.
    • 46': Corner, Georgia. Conceded by Unai Simón.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Irakli Azarovi (Georgia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 50': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Spain).
    • 50': Guram Giorbelidze (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Rodri (Spain).
    • 50': Giorgi Zaria (Georgia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Guram Kashia.
    • 53': Attempt missed. César Azpilicueta (Spain) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross following a corner.
    • 57': Substitution, Georgia. Georges Mikautadze replaces Giorgi Zaria.
    • 57': Substitution, Georgia. Valeri Qazaishvili replaces Irakli Azarovi.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Zuriko Davitashvili (Georgia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
    • 60': Substitution, Spain. Pablo Fornals replaces Ferran Torres.
    • 61': Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Eric García.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Zuriko Davitashvili (Georgia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
    • 62': Corner, Georgia. Conceded by Unai Simón.
    • 63': Goal! Spain 4, Georgia 0. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Pablo Fornals following a fast break.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Georges Mikautadze (Georgia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Grigol Chabradze.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Valeri Qazaishvili (Georgia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Abel Ruiz (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a through ball.
    • 68': Foul by Guram Kashia (Georgia).
    • 68': Mikel Merino (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Guram Kashia (Georgia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Substitution, Georgia. Sandro Altunashvili replaces Giorgi Aburjania.
    • 69': Substitution, Georgia. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Zuriko Davitashvili.
    • 73': Substitution, Spain. Brais Méndez replaces José Gayà because of an injury.
    • 74': Substitution, Spain. Robert Sánchez replaces Unai Simón.
    • 76': Substitution, Georgia. Otar Kakabadze replaces Guram Giorbelidze because of an injury.
    • 80': Foul by Pablo Fornals (Spain).
    • 80': Otar Kakabadze (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Grigol Chabradze (Georgia).
    • 81': Pablo Sarabia (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Grigol Chabradze (Georgia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Offside, Spain. Mikel Merino tries a through ball, but Pablo Fornals is caught offside.
    • 85': Foul by Brais Méndez (Spain).
    • 85': Georges Mikautadze (Georgia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Foul by Mikel Merino (Spain).
    • 88': Georges Mikautadze (Georgia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Spain).
    • 90'+2': Valeri Qazaishvili (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Spain. Mikel Merino tries a through ball, but Pablo Fornals is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': VAR Decision: No Goal Spain 4-0 Georgia.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Spain 4, Georgia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Spain 4, Georgia 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/geo.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originGEO ESPhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/esp.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    4 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    2 Corner Kicks 2
    4 Saves 3
    25.2 Possession 74.8
    5 SHOTS 14
    3 ON GOAL 8
    0.6 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    190 Accurate Passes 754
    266 Passes 819
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 7
    7 Crosses 22
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    61 Long Balls 51
    22 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 2
    11 Effective Tackles 5
    19 Tackles 9
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    10 Interceptions 10
    23 Effective Clearances 10
    23 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Nuevo Vivero
    Location: Badajoz, Spain
    Attendance: 8,444

    WCQ - UEFA Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Kosovo 0 0 0
    2 Slovenia 0 0 0
    3 Sweden 0 0 0
    4 Switzerland 0 0 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    ESP Spain (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    23 Unai Simón (GK)
    19 Aymeric Laporte
    12 Eric García
    14 José Gayà
    2 César Azpilicueta
    16 Rodri
    10 Carlos Soler
    6 Marcos Llorente
    9 Abel Ruiz
    22 Pablo Sarabia
    11 Ferran Torres
    Spain Substitutes:
    Mikel Merino, Adama Traoré, David de Gea, Jordi Alba, Koke, Raúl Albiol, Sergio Busquets, Álvaro Morata, Brais Méndez, Pablo Fornals, Robert Sánchez, Iñigo Martínez.

    GEO Georgia (4-5-1)

    No. Name
    1 Giorgi Loria (GK)
    14 Luka Lochoshvili
    4 Guram Kashia Yellow Card
    5 Guram Giorbelidze
    13 Grigol Chabradze Yellow Card
    15 Giorgi Aburjania
    18 Vladimer Mamuchashvili
    7 Jaba Kankava
    16 Irakli Azarovi
    23 Zuriko Davitashvili
    6 Giorgi Zaria
    Georgia Substitutes:
    Valeri Qazaishvili, Otar Kakabadze, Lazare Kupatadze, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Jambul Jighauri, Davit Khocholava, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Giorgi Kvilitaia, Georges Mikautadze, Sandro Altunashvili, Giorgi Tsitaishvili.

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