Georgia 1-0 Scotland
Euro 2016 Qualifiers
Group Stages
Fri 4th September 2015
21:00 (17:00 UK)
Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi (A)
Att: 22,886
Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (Romania)
D Marshall
A Hutton
R Martin
C Mulgrew
A Robertson (G Hanley 59)
J Morrison
S Brown(C)
S Maloney
S Naismith (J Forrest 59)
I Anya (L Griffiths 75)
S Fletcher
Manager:
Gordon Strachan
FIFA Ranking: 31
Kazaishvili (37)
Mchedlidze(37)
N Revishvili
S Kverkvelia
A Amisulashvili
G Kashia
U Lobzhanidze
J Kankava(C)
J Ananidze (M Daushvili 82)
G Navalovski
V Kazaishvili
T Okriashvili (G Merebashvili 71)
L Mchedlidze (M Vatsadze 90+3)
Manager:
Kakhaber Tskhadadze
FIFA Ranking: 147
Key: Goals Assists Missed Penalty Red Card
| 1 | David Marshall (Cardiff City) | (20 Caps) | Age: 30 | ||
| 2 | Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) | (46 Caps) | Age: 30 | ||
| 3 | Andrew Robertson (Hull City) | (7 Caps) | Age: 21 | ||
| 4 | Russell Martin (Norwich City) | (20 Caps) | Age: 29 | ||
| 5 | Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic) | (19 Caps) | Age: 29 | ||
| 6 | Shaun Maloney (Hull City) | (42 Caps) | Age: 32 | ||
| 7 | James Morrison (West Bromwich Albion) | (40 Caps) | Age: 29 | ||
| 8 | Scott Brown (Celtic) Captain | (46 Caps) | Age: 30 | ||
| 9 | Steven Fletcher (Sunderland) | (22 Caps) | Age: 28 | ||
| 10 | Steven Naismith (Everton) | (39 Caps) | Age: 28 | ||
| 11 | Ikechi Anya (Watford) | (16 Caps) | Age: 27 | ||
| 14 | Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) | (6 Caps) | Age: 25 | ||
| (Replaced Ikechi Anya 75 min) | |||||
| 17 | James Forrest (Celtic) | (11 Caps) | Age: 24 | ||
| (Replaced Steven Naismith 59 min) | |||||
| 23 | Grant Hanley (Blackburn Rovers) | (18 Caps) | Age: 23 | ||
| (Replaced Andrew Robertson 59 min) | |||||
 Yellow Card  Red Card  Double Booking  Goals Scored Assist  Penalty Save |
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14 Leigh Griffiths
Euro 2016 Qualifiers
Group Stages
Fri 4th September 2015
21:00 (17:00 UK)
Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi (A)
Att: 22,886
Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (Romania)
Euro 2016 Qualifiers
Group Stages
Fri 4th September 2015
21:00 (17:00 UK)
Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi (A)
Att: 22,886
Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (Romania)
In the first game of the season, Scotland travel to Georgia, which was where a 2-0 defeat in 2007 seriously damaged the Euro 2008 campaign. Scotland's first real chance came midway through the first half, when Robertson whipped a low ball into the box that Steven Fletcher just missed. Nine minutes before half-time, Georgia took the lead when Qazaishvili collected a knock down on the edge of the box, before hitting a low shot past Marshall. Ten minutes into the second half, Maloney played the ball through to Steven Fletcher who hit the post, but the linesman's flag was up for offside. Midway through the second half, Georgia almost got a second, when Ananidze forced a great save from Marshall. With 10 minutes remaining, a Maloney free-kick was steered over the bar by the defender. In injury time at the end, Scotland had their best chance of the match when a Mulgrew corner was headed just past the post by Grant Hanley. The game finished 1-0 in what was a poor performance, and seriously damaged Scotland's qualification hopes.