Georgia 2-2 Scotland
Euro 2024 Qualifiers
Group Stages
Thu 16th November 2023
21:00 (17:00 UK)
Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi (A)
Att: 44,595
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (N. Macedonia)
McTominay(49)
Shankland(90+2)
McLean(49)
Armstrong(90+2)
Z Clark
N Patterson (A Ralston 79)
R Porteous
S McKenna
G Taylor (S Armstrong 79)
B Gilmour (K McLean 46)
C McGregor
S McTominay
J McGinn(C)
L Dykes (L Shankland 86)
R Christie (L Ferguson 46)
Manager:
Steve Clarke
FIFA Ranking: 34
Kvaratskhelia(15, 57)
Kakabadze(15)
Chakvetadze(57)
G Mamardashvili
O Kakabadze
S Kvirkvelia
G Kashia(C)
L Lochoshvili (A Kalandadze 78)
L Shengelia (I Azarovi 72)
G Chakvetadze (Z Davitashvili 79)
N Kvekveskiri (A Mekvabishvili 70)
G Kochorashvili
K Kvaratskhelia
G Mikautadze (B Zivzivadze 69)
Manager:
Willy Sagnol
FIFA Ranking: 76
Key: Goals Assists Missed Penalty Red Card
| 21 | Zander Clark (Hearts) | (2 Caps) | Age: 31 | ||
| 3 | Greg Taylor (Celtic) | (12 Caps) | Age: 26 | ||
| 4 | Scott McTominay (Manchester Utd) |
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(46 Caps) | Age: 26 | |
| 7 | John McGinn (Aston Villa) Captain | (61 Caps) | Age: 29 | ||
| 8 | Callum McGregor (Celtic) | (57 Caps) | Age: 30 | ||
| 9 | Lyndon Dykes (QPR) | (34 Caps) | Age: 28 | ||
| 11 | Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) |  |
(44 Caps) | Age: 28 | |
| 14 | Billy Gilmour (Brighton & Hove Albion) | (23 Caps) | Age: 22 | ||
| 15 | Ryan Porteus (Watford) | (9 Caps) | Age: 24 | ||
| 16 | Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest) | (32 Caps) | Age: 27 | ||
| 22 | Nathan Patterson (Everton) | |
(18 Caps) | Age: 22 | |
| 2 | Anthony Ralston (Celtic) | (7 Caps) | Age: 25 | ||
| (Replaced Nathan Patterson 79 min) | |||||
| 10 | Lawrence Shankland (Hearts) |
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(6 Caps) | Age: 28 | |
| (Replaced Lyndon Dykes 86 min) | |||||
| 17 | Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) | |
(47 Caps) | Age: 31 | |
| (Replaced Greg Taylor 79 min) | |||||
| 19 | Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) | (9 Caps) | Age: 24 | ||
| (Replaced Ryan Christie 46 min) | |||||
| 23 | Kenny McLean (Norwich City) | (35 Caps) | Age: 31 | ||
| (Replaced Billy Gilmour 46 min) | |||||
Yellow Card  Red Card  Double Booking Goals Scored Assist  Penalty Save |
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16 Scott McKenna
Euro 2024 Qualifiers
Group Stages
Thu 16th November 2023
21:00 (17:00 UK)
Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi (A)
Att: 44,595
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (N. Macedonia)
Euro 2024 Qualifiers
Group Stages
Thu 16th November 2023
21:00 (17:00 UK)
Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi (A)
Att: 44,595
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (N. Macedonia)
In the build up to the final group matches, Scotland had major injury problems in defence. Keeper Angus Gunn joined Andy Robertson, Kieran Tierney, and Aaron Hickey on the injured list. This meant that Zander Clark or Liam Kelly, who had only played 45 minutes each for Scotland would be in goal. It was Clark who got the nod. On top of that, Scotland would be travelling to a place referred to as "The Graveyard" as defeats away to Georgia in two previous Euro campaigns had killed Scotland's hopes of qualification.
With only 15 minutes on the clock, Georgia took the lead when Kvaratskhelia slid in and connected with a cross in from Kakabadze to beat Clark. Ten minutes later, Clark had to palm away a shot from Shengelia. Four minutes into the second half, Scotland equalised. A passing move finished with Kenny McLean passing to McTominay on the edge of the box, and he was able to dig out a low shot past the keeper. Scotland were level for only eight minutes when Kvaratskhelia got his and Georgia's second. He collected the ball out on the left hand wing before cutting inside the penalty area, and hitting a low shot through the defence and past Clark. Just after the hour mark, a Dykes header seemed goalbound but was clawed out by the keeper. In the second minute of injury time, Scotland got a deserved equaliser. Armstrong played a ball into the back post for substitute Lawrence Shankland to head past the keeper. In the eighth minute of injury time Clark had to pull off a save, and hold on to a point for Scotland, ending their run of defeats in Tbilisi.