IT MAY HAVE been largely irrelevant with neither side capable of qualifying from the group, but Georgia and Gibraltar provided plenty of entertainment at the Victoria Stadium tonight.
The visitors prevailed 3-2 in the end, but it was not as straightforward as they might have expected.
Advertisement
Georgia appeared to be coasting owing to two goals in the first 21 minutes from Giorgi Kharaishvili and Jaba Kankava.
However, Gibraltar fought back after the break, threatening to earn an unlikely point.
Lee Casciaro got one goal back on 66 minutes, before Roy Chipolina equalised with 16 minutes to go.
But Giorgi Kvilitaia ultimately broke the hosts’ hearts with six minutes to go, as he scored the winner.
The result leaves Georgia in fourth on eight points, while Gibraltar are bottom of the group having lost all six of their matches.
The42 is on Instagram! Tap the button below on your phone to follow us!
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
Close
4 Comments
This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic.
Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy
here
before taking part.
Georgia overcome Gibraltar in 5-goal thriller
IT MAY HAVE been largely irrelevant with neither side capable of qualifying from the group, but Georgia and Gibraltar provided plenty of entertainment at the Victoria Stadium tonight.
The visitors prevailed 3-2 in the end, but it was not as straightforward as they might have expected.
Georgia appeared to be coasting owing to two goals in the first 21 minutes from Giorgi Kharaishvili and Jaba Kankava.
However, Gibraltar fought back after the break, threatening to earn an unlikely point.
Lee Casciaro got one goal back on 66 minutes, before Roy Chipolina equalised with 16 minutes to go.
But Giorgi Kvilitaia ultimately broke the hosts’ hearts with six minutes to go, as he scored the winner.
The result leaves Georgia in fourth on eight points, while Gibraltar are bottom of the group having lost all six of their matches.
The42 is on Instagram! Tap the button below on your phone to follow us!
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
5-goal thriller Report Denmark Georgia Gibraltar Ireland Republic