U21 - U19 Match Round-Up March
GEORGIA U21 3-1 ICELAND U21
On March 22nd, Georgia's Under 21 (U21) National Team defeated Iceland U21 National Team 3-1 in an international friendly at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium.
Kiteishvili opened the score in the 7th minute with a perfect header after Kharaishvili’s cross. At the 59th minute, Einarsson, who was left alone in the box, smashed the ball past the Georgian goalkeeper and equalized the score. Georgia U21 took the lead over Iceland U21, Kiteishvili and Chakvetadze started off with a sweet combination and Chanturia finished it in the 67th minute. Chanturia doubled the lead with another goal, was left alone with the goalkeeper, got past him and kicked it into the open net.
FT: Georgia U21 3-1 Iceland U21
Georgia U21 starting lineup
Qurdadze ; Giorbelidze ; Margvelashvili ; Chichinadze ; Kharaishvili ; Altunashvili ; Miqeladze ; Shulaia ; Mamuchashvili ; Imnadze ; Kiteishvili.
Head Coach: Gia Geguchadze
Iceland U21 starting lineup
Olafsson ; Samsted ; Sheving ; H.V.Gudmundsson ; Anderson ; Magnusson ; Sigurgeirsson ; Einarsson ; Haraldsson ; A.Gudmundsson ; I.D.Torsteinsson.
Head Coach: Eiolfur Sverrisson
GEORGIA U21 4-4 ICELAND U21
On March 25th Georgia's U21 national team faced Iceland's U21 national team in an international friendly match.
The away team scored the first goal in the 15th minute with a good header from Ragnarson, although Georgia U21 managed to equalize quickly, in the 17th minute Luka Zarandia fired a powerful long shot into the net. Iceland U21 took the lead again and Ragnarson scored a brace in the 20th minute. Georgia U21 made it 2-2 just after 9 minutes (29th minute) with Bidzinashvili scoring the goal. The second half started well for the visitors, as Anderson and Samsted both scored to take a 2 goal lead over Georgia U21, (at the 51st and 68th minutes). The home team scored in the 87th minute (Imnadze) to make it 3-4, and in the 95th minute Zaria decided to shoot from the halfway line and managed to get the ball in the opponent’s net, full time: 4-4.
FT: Georgia U21 4-4 Iceland U21
Georgia U21 starting lineup
Kupatadze ; Akhaladze ; Margvelashvili ; Chichinadze ; Kharaishvili ; Zarandia ; Beridze ; Shulaia ; Bidzinashvili ; Mamuchashvili ; Chanturia
Head Coach: Gia Geguchadze
Iceland U21 starting lineup
Blaengsson ; Samsted ; H.V.Gudmundsson ; Anderson ; Sigurgeirsson ; Einarsson ; A.Gudmundsson ; I.D.Torsteinsson ; Kristinson ; Ionasson ; Ragnarsson.
Head Coach: Eiolfur Sverrisson
GEORGIA U19 1-0 RUSSIA U19
On March 25th Georgia’s U19 National Team played an international friendly match against Russia’s U19 National Team in process of preparation of Euro 2017 (U19), at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi.
The result of this match was 1-0 for Georgia, the goal was scored in the 28th minute, a good play by Saghrishvili to put a through ball to Ardazishvili and put him in a 1 on 1 situation versus the goalkeeper and GOAL. Georgia dominated the play and had several chances to score another goal but the score didn’t change.
FT: Georgia U19 1-0 Russia U19
GOAL: Ardazishvili (28’)
Georgia U19 starting lineup
Chochishvili ; Burjanadze ; Lochoshvili ; Lakvekheliani ; Saghrishvili ; Ardazishvili ; Kokhreidze ; Chakvetadze ; Samurkasovi ; Kucia ; Mali.
Head Coach:Giorgi Yifiani
Russia U19 starting lineup
Lomaev ; Lapshov ; Golubev ; Borodin ; Borodin ; Ignatiev ; Grulev ; Glushenkov ; Weber ; Poiatkov ; S.Utkin
Head Coach: Mikhail Galaktionov
GEORGIA U19 DEFEATS RUSSIA U19 AGAIN!
On March 27th Georgia U19 National Team played another international friendly match against Russia U19 National Team, which resulted as a 1-0 win for Georgia U19, again.
The only goal in this match was scored in the 16th minute, when Kokhreidze went past the opponent using his pace and beating the goalkeeper with a perfect shot in the bottom corner. Both teams had several chances but could not convert them into goals.
FT: Georgia U19 1-0 Russia U19
GOAL: Kokhreidze (16’)
Georgia U19 starting lineup
Gugeshashvili ; Burjanadze ; Lochoshvili ; Lakvexeliani ; Saghrishvili ; Ardazishvili ; Kokhreidze ; Chakvetadze ; Samurkasov ; Kucia ; Mali.
Head Coach: Giorgi Yifiani
Russia U19 starting lineup
Bogatirev ; Golubev ; Borodin ; Gorshkov ; D.Utkin ; Ignatiev ; Suleimanov ; Rudenko ; Evgeniev ; Poiarkov ; S.Utkin.
Head Coach: Mikhail Galaktionov
Luka Asatiani, student, Ecole Francaise du Caucase