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Spain Overwhelms Georgia in Elche with Possession and Goals
Elche, Spain – In a match held at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Spain demonstrated its dominance over Georgia, controlling the game from start to finish. Ball possession was overwhelmingly in favor of the home side, reaching 83%, which translated into numerous scoring opportunities.
The scoring was opened in the 24th minute thanks to a goal by Y. Pino, assisted by R. Le Normand. Despite missing a penalty in the 29th minute, taken by F. Torres, Spain continued to press. The Spanish persistence paid off in the 64th minute, when M. Oyarzabal extended the lead with a goal. Georgia, on the other hand, barely troubled the Spanish goal, registering only one shot on target throughout the match. The match, refereed by Manfredas Lukjancukas, was characterized by Spanish control and the limited offensive capacity of the visiting team. P. Porro received a yellow card for Spain.
The match, corresponding to the group stage of the European Qualification for the 2024 World Cup, made clear Spain’s offensive potential and Georgia’s need to improve their attacking game. The match was played on October 11, 2025.
Substitutions spain: at minute 65 M. Oyarzabal came in and B. Iglesias went out., at minute 65 Y. Pino came in and A. Baena went out., at minute 74 Pedri came in and P. Barrios went out., at minute 75 P. Porro came in and M. Llorente went out., at minute 81 M. Zubimendi came in and A. Garcia went out.
Substitutions georgia: at minute 69 O. Kiteishvili came in and N. Gagnidze went out., at minute 69 G. Mikautadze came in and G. Kvernadze went out., at minute 69 K. Kvaratskhelia came in and Z. Davitashvili went out., at minute 80 O. Kakabadze came in and I. Azarovi went out., at minute 86 A. Mekvabishvili came in and V. Mamuchashvili went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Spain
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Georgia
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