Summary:
- Spain vs Georgia match in the UEFA EURO 2024 round of 16 sent Luis de la Fuente’s side into the quarter-final.
- After overcoming their own goal and scoring four times against the Georgians, the Spanish squad is getting ready to face Germany.
- The defeat ends Georgia’s first-ever big tournament campaign, with a surprise 2-0 win over Portugal.
Georgia stunned Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal with a shocking 2-0 win that secured qualification for the last 16 at UEFA Euro 2024, their first major tournament, it was time for Georgia to face Spain in the round of 16 on Sunday evening.
Luis de la Fuente’s squad once again proved its excellent form that Georgia had no match for, resulting in a crushing 4-1 victory over Willy Sagnol’s side.
As Georgia is getting ready to bid goodbye to the tournament, Spain is celebrating a spectacular victory that sent it to the quarterfinals.
Spain quickly recovered from an early own-goal in the 18th minute from Robin Le Normand with the help of midfielders Rodrigo Hernández and Fabián Ruiz who scored and brought the squad back into the game.
Nico Williams and Dani Olmo were the ones who completely took the game out of Georgia’s reach when they added two more goals on the board as heavy rain started to pour.
While it briefly seemed that Georgia would follow up their incredible victory over Portugal, Spain’s impressive variance to the game ruined their plans.
Luis de la Fuenta’s side scored superb goals thanks to their high-speed counter-attacks, clever shooting from range, excellent crossing into the box, and precision passing that helped them pick their way through Georgia’s defense.
These cutting-edge qualities helped Spain pass their opponents into submission, with 17 shots in the first half alone.
While Kvicha Kvaratskhelia was close to putting Georgia back in front with an effort from his own half, Spain completed its comeback just a few minutes later when Fabian Ruiz managed to mod in Lamine Yamal’s amazing cross.
Heorhiy Tsitaishvili spurned its team’s final chance, allowing Spain to finish off their opponents with Nico Williams’ goal past Giorgi Mamardashvili after a counter-attack before Dani Olmo scored the fourth goal, capping yet another impressive La Roja display.
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