UEFA European Championship

Spain vs Georgia, 2024 European Championship, Round of 16

· UEFA European Championship
  • 39': Rodri
  • 51': Fabián Ruiz
  • 75': Nico Williams
  • 83': Dani Olmo
FT
4 - 1
  • 18': Robin Le Normand (OG)

Spain see off brave Georgia to set up Germany quarterfinal

Stylish Spain recovered from the shock of conceding an early own goal to eventually overrun a tireless and spirited Georgia 4-1 on Sunday and surge into the Euro 2024 quarterfinals, where they'll face Germany.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 3': Offside, Spain. Pedri is caught offside.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Pedri (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Carvajal with a cross.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Williams.
  • 7': Foul by Otar Kakabadze (Georgia).
  • 7': Marc Cucurella (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Giorgi Kochorashvili.
  • 10': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Otar Kiteishvili.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Dani Carvajal (Spain) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nico Williams with a cross.
  • 10': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Guram Kashia.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross.
  • 12': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Giorgi Kochorashvili.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
  • 13': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Giorgi Gvelesiani.
  • 14': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Spain).
  • 14': Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia).
  • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 16': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Luka Lochoshvili.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Spain) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Spain).
  • 17': Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Own Goal by Robin Le Normand, Spain. Spain 0, Georgia 1.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodri.
  • 24': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Spain).
  • 24': Luka Lochoshvili (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Rodri (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aymeric Laporte.
  • 26': Offside, Spain. Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Pedri (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Robin Le Normand.
  • 29': Foul by Nico Williams (Spain).
  • 29': Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri.
  • 34': Corner, Georgia. Conceded by Dani Carvajal.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Marc Cucurella (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedri.
  • 35': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Luka Lochoshvili.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Nico Williams (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedri.
  • 39': Goal! Spain 1, Georgia 1. Rodri (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nico Williams.
  • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Otar Kiteishvili (Georgia).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Substitution, Georgia. Sandro Altunashvili replaces Otar Kiteishvili because of an injury.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • 44': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Spain).
  • 44': Luka Lochoshvili (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Álvaro Morata (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Spain).
  • 45': Guram Kashia (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Luka Lochoshvili.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Luka Lochoshvili.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Spain 1, Georgia 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Spain 1, Georgia 1.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze following a fast break.
  • 50': Foul by Guram Kashia (Georgia).
  • 50': Lamine Yamal (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 51': Goal! Spain 2, Georgia 1. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 52': Substitution, Spain. Dani Olmo replaces Pedri.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
  • 53': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Spain).
  • 53': Otar Kakabadze (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
  • 57': Foul by Sandro Altunashvili (Georgia).
  • 57': Marc Cucurella (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Luka Lochoshvili.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 63': Substitution, Georgia. Giorgi Tsitaishvili replaces Luka Lochoshvili.
  • 63': Substitution, Georgia. Zuriko Davitashvili replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 65': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Giorgi Gvelesiani.
  • 65': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Sandro Altunashvili.
  • 66': Substitution, Spain. Álex Grimaldo replaces Marc Cucurella.
  • 67': Substitution, Spain. Mikel Oyarzabal replaces Álvaro Morata.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Georgia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
  • 70': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Spain).
  • 70': Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Foul by Zuriko Davitashvili (Georgia).
  • 71': Zuriko Davitashvili (Georgia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Offside, Spain. Lamine Yamal is caught offside.
  • 75': Goal! Spain 3, Georgia 1. Nico Williams (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz following a fast break.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Georges Mikautadze (Georgia).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nico Williams.
  • 78': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Spain).
  • 78': Zuriko Davitashvili (Georgia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Substitution, Georgia. Nika Kvekveskiri replaces Giorgi Gvelesiani.
  • 79': Substitution, Georgia. Budu Zivzivadze replaces Georges Mikautadze.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a through ball.
  • 80': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
  • 81': Substitution, Spain. Jesús Navas replaces Dani Carvajal.
  • 81': Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Fabián Ruiz.
  • 81': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Spain).
  • 81': Giorgi Mamardashvili (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
  • 83': Goal! Spain 4, Georgia 1. Dani Olmo (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.
  • 87': Corner, Georgia. Conceded by Jesús Navas.
  • 88': Corner, Georgia. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Spain).
  • 90'+1': Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia).
  • 90'+2': Lamine Yamal (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Rodri (Spain) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Spain 4, Georgia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Spain 4, Georgia 1.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 13
9 Saves 0
24.8 Possession 75.2
4 SHOTS 35
0 ON GOAL 13
0.0 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
208 Accurate Passes 748
263 Passes 792
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 8
5 Crosses 33
0.0 Cross % 0.2
36 Long Balls 25
13 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.4 Long Balls % 0.8
1 Blocked Shots 11
10 Effective Tackles 10
20 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 6
28 Effective Clearances 8
28 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship

Venue: RheinEnergieSTADION
Location: Köln, Germany
Attendance: 42,233

Line-Ups

ESP Spain (4-3-3)

No. Name
23 Unai Simón (GK)
14 Aymeric Laporte
3 Robin Le Normand
24 Marc Cucurella
2 Dani Carvajal
16 Rodri
8 Fabián Ruiz
20 Pedri
7 Álvaro Morata Yellow Card
17 Nico Williams
19 Lamine Yamal

GEO Georgia (5-3-2)

No. Name
25 Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK)
4 Guram Kashia
3 Lasha Dvali
15 Giorgi Gvelesiani
14 Luka Lochoshvili
2 Otar Kakabadze
17 Otar Kiteishvili
6 Giorgi Kochorashvili
10 Giorgi Chakvetadze
7 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
22 Georges Mikautadze

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