On 21 March, one of the matches of Euro 2024 in football took place. Team Georgia and Team Luxembourg met.
Euro-2024
Georgia - Luxembourg - 2:0 (1:0)
Goals: B. Zivzivadze (41)
Warnings: B. Zivzivadze (22), Pinto (24).
In a thrilling European Championship qualifying match at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Stadium, the Georgian national team defeated Luxembourg 1-0 at half-time and 2-0 in regulation time. The match was filled with tense moments and key events that kept the fans in suspense. The match started in the 22nd minute, when a yellow card was shown to the Georgian national team player B. Zivzivadze. Zivzivadze, and then in the 24th minute - the player of the Luxembourg national team Mika Pinto. However, it was Zivzivadze who had a significant impact on the game, scoring a goal in the 40th minute to give Georgia the lead. Luxembourg made an early substitution in the 42nd minute: M. Martins came on in place of Pinto. Luxembourg thought they had equalised in the 53rd minute, but the goal was cancelled due to a foul by G. Rodriguez.
The outcome of the match changed in the 58th minute when Luxembourg player M. Chanot received a red card, leaving his team with ten men. Georgia took advantage of this and added to their advantage with another goal from Zivzivadze in the 63rd minute. In the 72nd and 77th minutes, both teams made a number of substitutions, bringing fresh energy onto the pitch. Tensions mounted as players from both sides were shown yellow cards: N. Kvekveskiri and J. Kankava from Georgia were sent off in the 78th and 87th minutes respectively, while Luxembourg's G. Martins Pereira and F. Bohnert were sent off in the 87th and 90th minutes. In the 86th minute Georgia made one last substitution, replacing Zivzivadze with G. Kvilitai. Despite Luxembourg's valiant efforts, Georgia became the deserved winner of the match, demonstrating their strength and determination in qualifying for the European Championship. The fans at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena witnessed a thrilling football game in which Georgia won an important three points in their fight to qualify for the prestigious championship.
| National team of Georgia | Luxembourg national team | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kicks to the goal | 1 |
| 13 | Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 8 | Penalty kicks | 2 |
| 5 | Penalty kicks | 3 |
| 17 | Offences | 21 |
| 2 | Corner | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 56% | Ball possession | 44% |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 6 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 1 | Keeper saves | 2 |
| 502 | Total assists | 398 |
| 433 | Accurate assists | 331 |
| 86% | Accuracy of passes | 83% |