With four goals from Georges Mikautadze, Georgia, Spain’s rival in the qualifying group for Euro 2024, defeated Thailand 8-0 in a friendly match in Tbilisi and signed the biggest victory in its history.
Not since March 30, 1997, when they beat Armenia 7-0 in another friendly, have Georgia achieved such a tally. They came close at 0-6 against the Faroe Islands in August 2008 in a Euro 2008 qualifying match between Austria and Switzerland, but did not get there until this Thursday.
Led by men Willy Sagnol They gained morale after accumulating three consecutive defeats (2-0 against Scotland, 1-7 against Spain and 2-1 against Norway) in the qualifying phase for the next Euro Cup. They barely have four points out of a possible fifteen and need a coup de effect to scare away all their displeasures.
Thailand were responsible for paying the price for a team where Mikautadze shone. The Ajax striker He scored the third (24′), the fourth (37′), the fifth (41′) and the seventh goal, from a penalty (56′), for Georgia.
Kvaratskhelia completed the victory
They also joined the party Zuriko Davitashvili -with a double- 9′), Luka Lochoshvili (12′) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (66′), who closed the scoring in the 66th minute to seal a historic result for Georgia.
Now, next Sunday against Cyprus, Georgia will try to extend its good moment with a much-needed victory for a team that is on a bad path through its group in the qualifying phase for Euro 2024 in Germany.
Source: La Verdad
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