2023-11-24 10:44:59
24,146 spectators gathered at the Jose Zorrilla to enjoy the spectacle and excitement of La Roja, which won 3-1 against a Georgia team led by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, scorer of Georgia’s only goal.
The Spanish selection He went ahead with a shot The Normanbut quickly, Georgia tied in a heads-up match Kvaratskhelia, thus signing the tables in the first half. In the second half, a header from Ferran and an own goal Lochorashvili They gave the victory to La Roja.
Part one: the Georgian surprise
The Spanish selection It began by touching the rival field with great ease, while Georgia assumed a defensive role, retreating and waiting for the counterattack. La Roja’s first attack was fruitful, as just after 4 minutes of play, The Norman opened the scoring.
An angled free kick thrown by Ferran Torres reached the far post, and after a marking error by Kashia, Le Normand was able to stretch his leg to inaugurate the electronic and overtake Spain. Spain tried to take advantage of the momentum, and in the seventh minute the second was about to arrive. Carvajal left her behind after a diagonal from Rodri, and Gavi He hit it with a volley, but Mamardashvili cleared it and the rebound fell at the feet of Williams, who shot over the Georgian goal.
The National Team seemed to be starting to get going, but then the surprise came in Zorrilla. Mikautadze filtered a great pass between the two Spanish defenders to Kvaratskheliawho defined low and crossed, unstoppable for Unai Simón. Serious coordination error by Le Normand and Íñigo Martínez that resulted in the Colquense goal and the return of the score to the tie. After the goal, Georgia tried releasebut the pressure and intensity only increased, so those from Sagnol had no choice but to retreat again and lock up in your own area.
The Spanish midfield repeatedly looked for Nico Williams, who tried to overwhelm Kakabadze on several occasions, achieving several lateral fouls such as the one for the first Spanish goal. The conductor was being Gavivery associative and quite inspired, but unfortunately, just after several minutes in what was driving the Kartvelian defense crazy, he left injured close to half an hour of play. In a rush, Azarov stepped on his ankle and the Barça player was left sitting on the grass. Finally, he had to leave, and in his place he entered Jungle Sancet, of Athletic Club. Shortly afterwards it was revealed that the injury was possibly related to the cruciate.
Le Normand celebrating the first goal | Photo: Juan Carlos Blanco Valle.
Spain had several occasions to make it 2-1, like a great foul by Fabián that Mamardashvili cleared for a corner, or a mid-height cross by Ferrán that Morata finished off from point-blank range, but again the Ché goalkeeper would prevent the goal.
Kverkvelia y Kashia They bailed out water as best they could, in a constant bombardment of the Spanish selection that did not find the prize of the goal, but increasingly sank the Transcaucasian defensive line on its goal. The Georgian National Team’s only options lay in the counters led by Mikautadze y Kvara, but none of them managed to intimidate the Spanish team.
Finally, after three minutes of added time, both national teams went to the locker room with the score at 1-1. A lot of talking in the locker room to try to win during the second half.
Second part: Spain finishes the job
The Selection came out like a shot in the second part. The intermission served for Luis de la Fuente to play with the key and activate the players for the second half, since Spain’s reaction was instantaneous. Mamardashvili he had to show off with a beautiful stretch to prevent a powerful header from Rodri He ended up at the bottom of the Georgian net, but he could do little in the next arrival of the locals.
gay He spotted Ferrán at the far post, and placed a beautiful cross for Ferrán to finish in the six-yard box, this time without any opportunity for Mamardashvili, who could only watch as Spain was ahead again on the scoreboard.
Willy Sagnol He decided it was time to make the first changes of the match, and replaced Mikautadze and Kverkvelia with Davitashvili and Mekvabishvili, in an attempt to tie the match again. De la Fuente also made a move and replaced the scorer Ferran Torres by Lamine Yamal, moment that Zorrilla took advantage of to give a standing ovation to the two stars of FC Barcelona.
Davitashvili He had his first intervention in a long pass from Kochorashviliwhich left him in front of Unai Simón, but the Basque goalkeeper was attentive and dropped to the ground to catch the ball just a few thousandths of a second before the Kartvelian striker could control it.
Morata looking for space and covered by Kverkvelia | Photo: Juan Carlos Blanco Valle.
The match slowed down and led to a more logical terrain of Spanish dominance, which would consequently end with La Roja’s third. In the 70th minute, the newcomer Lamine Yamal He hung a cross from the balcony of the area that Lochorashvili tried to clear but ended up putting into his own goal, to the bewilderment of Mamardashvili, who did not wait for the change of direction and therefore found it impossible to stop the rebound.
Georgia had maintained its composure so far, attempting several counters led by Kvaratskhelia, but the third goal ended any glimmer of hope for the visitors. Even so, de la Fuente urged his people to slow down and Georgia had its first long possessions. Willy Sagnol decided to replace Azarov, who was having a magnificent game, despite the clash with Gavi, with Gocholeishvili. The rest of the minutes were a full processonly notable for the substitutions of Williams and Rodri, who left their positions to Riquelme and Zubimendi respectively.
The MVP, without a doubt, goes to Ferran Torres. The shark was very engaged during the entire match, and was in charge of providing assistance to Robin Le Normand in the first goal, and then scoring the second with a great header. Also a great game from Rodri, very active in the midfield and key to Spain’s victory.
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