FULL TIME
49' The referee blows his whistle! After losing during the week, Spain rehabilitates with a score and takes another step towards the World Cup in Qatar.
Goal disallowed
48' Merino sets up Pablo Fornals again, Spain score, but the referee disallowed it for offside.
Added time
45' Three minutes to go
Overview
43' The match gets bogged down, with some fouls and misplays on both sides
Offside
38' Merino threads a ball to Pablo Fornals, but he was too far forward and the linesman raises the flag
Yellow card
37' Grigol Chabradze, from Georgia, for bringing down Sarabia
Substitution in Georgia
31' Otar Kakabadze comes on for Guram Giorbelidze
Substitution in Spain
29' Brais Méndez and Robert Sánchez replace José Gayà and Unai Simón.
Ouch!
27' José Gayà feels pain in his left leg, receives medical attention and leaves the field walking
Double substitution in Georgia
24' Giorgi Chakvetadze and Sandro Altunashvili in, Davitashvili and Aburjania out
Yellow card
23' Guram Kashia, from Georgia, for comitted a hard foul
Giorgi Loria!
22' Sarabia hits the post, Abel Ruiz gets the rebound and hits it with his right foot, but the Georgian goalkeeper saves
Unai Simón!
20' Mikautadze pulls the ball in, gets his left foot in, and Unai Simon jump out to smack the ball away from Georgia's goal. Qazaishvili picks up the rebound and diverts it with his head, but he misses the target.
GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! SPAIN!
18' SARABIA! Pablo Fornals plays a clever one-two with his left-footed shot into the left corner of the goalkeeper, which Giorgi Loria has no chance of finding.
Saved!
17' Davitashvili makes space for himself, fires in a shot from outside the box, Unai Simón reaches out and tucks it into the left corner
Double substitution in Spain
15' Pablo Fornals and Mikel Merino in place of Ferran Torres and Eric García
Out!
14' Davitashvili receives Mikautadze in the box, shoots, but the ball goes too high
Double substitution in Georgia
12' Georges Mikautadze and Valeri Qazaishvili in, Zaria and Azarovi out
Over the goal
8' Sarabia takes a corner and crosses into the middle of the box, Azpilicueta rises higher than everyone and heads the ball, but sends it to the left of the goal
Opportunity for Georgia
1' Davitashvili comes down the right and wins the corner. Azarov receives it on the right, hits it with a left-footed shot from almost no angle, but the ball goes towards Unai Simon, who saves
GAME RESTART
00' The second half begins at Badajoz.
Substitution in Spain
Raúl Albiol in place of Aymeric Laporte
First half Stats
Shots: 13-5
Shots on goal: 7-3
Corner kicks: 2-2
Offsides: 1-1
Tackles: 6-17
Fouls: 6-2
Possession of the ball - Spain, 79%, Georgia: 21%
Total passes: 641-162
Passing accuracy - Spain, 93%, Georgia, 65%
Half time
47' Referee ends the first half at Nuevo Vivero Stadium
Added time
45' Two minutes to end the first half
Stop!
45' Giorbelidze sets off Azarovi in the attack, but he was in an irregular position
GOAL! GOAL! GOAL!SPAIN!
41' FERRAN TORRES! The striker receives in the middle of the box, hits Giorgi Loria with his right foot, and he hits the left corner of the net.
In the middle of the goal
38' Sarabia's left-footed shot from outside the box is blocked by Giorgi Loria
Offside
33' Llorente throws the ball to Ferran Torres, but he was too early and the referee raises the flag
Out!
30' Soler sends the ball into the box, Rodri heads it in but the ball goes over the goal
VAR in action
26' The video team checks to see if the ball went out of the control of Marcos Llorrente when he went to the by-line, but confirms that it remained in the field and the goal is confirmed
GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! SPAIN!
25' SOLER! Llorente comes forward on the right, goes to the back line and rolls it back towards Ruiz, but neither he nor Lochoshvili can reach the ball and the Spaniards extend their lead.
Spain again!
22' Sarabia crosses, Llorente asks for the ball in the middle of the area and goes up to head, but Giorbelidze intercepts the pass
Chance for Spain
19' Gayà receives inside the area, cuts inside and shoots with his right foot, Loria looks for the left corner and makes the save
Blocked!
17' Abel Ruiz receives from Ferran Torres in the middle of the box, shoots with his right foot, but is blocked when he shoots.
GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! SPAIN!
14' GAYÀ! After a corner kick, he shoots a left-footed shot from outside the box and hits Giorgi Loria's left corner.
Opportunity for Spain
8' Ferran Torres recebe de Llorente, bate de pé direito na altura do marca do pênalti e bola sai à esquerda do gol
Giorgi Loria!
3' Sarabia crosses towards Ferran Torres, plays the ball in the middle of the area, he heads it, but goalkeeper searches the left angle.
KICK-OFF
00' The first half begins at Nuevo Vivero Stadium
GEORGIA STARTING XI
1 Giorgi Loria 4 Guram Kashia 5 Guram Giorbelidze 6 Giorgi Zaria 7 Jaba Kankava 13 Grigol Chabradze 14 Luka Lochoshvili 15 Giorgi Aburjania 16 Irakli Azarov 18 Vladimer Mamuchashvili 23 Zuriko Davitashvili.
Coach: Willy Sagnol.
Substitutes: 12 Giorgi Mamardashvili 17 Lazare Kupatadze 2 Otar Kakabadze 3 Davit Khocholava 8 Valeri Qazaishvili 9 Saba Lobzhanidze 10 Giorgi Chakvetadze 11 Giorgi Kvilitaia 19 Sandro Altunashvili 20 Jambul Jigauri 21 Giorgi Tsitaishvili 22 Georges Mikautadze.
SPAIN STARTING XI
23 Unai Simón; 2 César Azpilicueta 6 Marcos Llorente 9 Abel Ruiz 10 Carlos Soler 11 Ferran Torres 12 Eric García 14 José Gayà 16 Rodri 19 Aymeric Laporte 22 Pablo Sarabia.
Coach: Luis Enrique.
Substitutes: 1 David de Gea 13 Robert Sánchez 3 Raúl Albiol 4 Iñigo Martínez 5 Sergio Busquets 7 Álvaro Morata 8 Koke 15 Brais Méndez 17 Adama Traoré 18 Jordi Alba 20 Mikel Merino 21 Pablo Fornals.
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Match: Spain vs Georgia
Competition: 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
Round: #5
Date: September 5th
Kick-off: 2:45 pm ET
Venue: Estadio Nuevo Vivero in Badajoz, Extremadura (Spain)
Where to watch: Estadio TNT Sports (Brazil), GPB/Almasport/Silknet (Georgia), Sky Mexico (Mexico), TVE/Mediaset/UEFA.tv (Spain), ESPN/TUDN (USA)
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Match officials
Referee: Tiago Martins (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Luis Campos (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Almeida (POR)
Fourth official: Hugo Miguel (POR)
Video Assistant Referee (VAR): Luis Godinho (POR)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee (AVAR): Antonio Emanuel Carvalho Nobre (POR)
UEFA Delegate: David Findlay (SCO)
UEFA Referee observer: Emil Bozinovski (MKD)
Georgia possible line-up
Loria; Azarov, Khocholava, Kashia, Chabradze; Qazaishvili, Jigauri, Aburjania, Kankava; Kvilitaia, Tsitaisvhili.
Coach: Willy Sagnol.
Spain possible line-up
Unai Simon; Jordi Alba, Laporte, Eric Garcia, Azpilicueta; Soler, Busquets, Koke; Sarabia, Morata, Ferran Torres.
Técnico: Luis Enrique.
Last match
The teams have already met this year, in March, and on that occasion Kvaratskhelia opened the scoring, but Ferran Torres and Dani Olmo turned the game around in Tbilisi and La Roja held on to win 2-1 until the final whistle.
Georgia squad list
Goalkeepers: Giorgi Loria, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Lazare Kupatadze
Defenders: Otar Kakabadze, Mamuka Kobakhidze, David Khocholava, Jemal Tabidze, Guram Kashia, Guram Giorbelidze, Grigol Chabradze, Gia Grigalava, Luka Lochoshvili, Irakli Azarov, Davit Kobouri, Lasha Dvali
Midfielders: Murtaz Daushvili, Giorgi Zaria, Jaba Kankava, Valeri Qazaishvili, Otar Kiteishvili, Saba Lobzhanidze, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Giorgi Aburjania, Nika Kvekveskiri, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Vladimer Mamuchashvili, Sandro Altunashvili, Levan Shengelia, Jambul Jigauri, Valerian Gvilia, Giorgi Tsitaishvili, Lasha Parunashvili, Zuriko Davitashvili
Forwards: Budu Zivzivadze, Giorgi Kvilitaia, Giorgi Beridze, Georges Mikautadze
FIFA World Ranking
Spain ranks 7th on the list, which has Belgium, Brazil, France, England, and Italy at the top. Georgia is in 91st position.
Spain squad list
Goalkeepers: Unai Simón (Atheltic Bilbao), David De Gea (Manchester United), Robert Sánchez (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Defenders: César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid), Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City), Raúl Albiol (Villarreal), Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), Eric García and Jordi Alba (Barcelona), José Gayá (Valencia)
Midfielders: Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Koke (Atlético de Madrid), Rodri (Manchester City), Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), Carlos Soler (Valencia), Brais Méndez (Celta)
Forwards: Pablo Fornals (West Ham), Alvaro Morata (Juventus), Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), Ferrán Torres (Manchester City), Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton), Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga), Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain).
Teams information
Spain opened the qualifiers with a 1-1 draw against Greece, then followed up with two consecutive wins (2-1 over Georgia and 3-1 in Kosovo), but this week lost their unbeaten run when they were beaten 2-1 by Sweden. After four rounds, Georgia is still looking for its first victory. So far they have three losses (1-0 to Sweden, 2-1 to Spain and 2-0 to Kosovo) and a draw (1-1 with Greece).
European Qualifiers - Matches today
Belarus-Wales
England-Andorra
Iceland-North Macedonia
Bulgaria-Lithuania
Albania-Hungary
Germany-Armenia
Romania-Liechtenstein
Kosovo-Greece
Spain-Georgia
Switzerland-Italy
Belgium-Czech Republic
San Marino-Poland
Kick-off
This clash between the Spanish and Georgians takes place at the Estadio Nuevo Vivero in Badajoz, Extremadura at 2:45 pm ET. This is group B, which includes Greece, Kosovo and Sweden. Of the 55 teams competing for a spot in the World Cup, only the leader of each group guarantees direct qualification and those who finish second go into a playoff.
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