The Georgian national football team has handed a defeat to Belarus 1 to 0 in the UEFA EURO 2020 play-offs in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.
We did a great job and we are happy. I'm happy for the guys and for the country, but we still need to complete our mission, and the next side that will come here to Tbilisi will have more quality”, Georgian team’s coach Vladimír Weiss stated.
The Georgian Football Federation has released a video footage showing the Georgian national team celebrating the victory:
⚽️ ძდ: ???????? საქართველო 1⃣-0⃣ ბელარუსი ????????
— Georgia • GFF (@GeorgiaGff) October 8, 2020
⚽️ FT: ???????? #GFF 1⃣-0⃣ @belarusff ???????? #EURO2020 Play-off mission!
✔️ Semi-finals: Complete!
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????️ Final: Boris Paitchadze Dinamo Arena, #Tbilisi.
???? Scheduled for: 12/11/20. pic.twitter.com/dr05oXWcdG
Georgia, which has ‘proved a tough nut to crack in recent years’, is among the 16 teams who participate in the competition's ‘new-look play-offs’ for the four spaces at UEFA EURO 2020, UEFA has reported.
???????? Georgia reach Path D #EURO2020 play-off final with 1-0 win against Belarus ????#EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/QTYxOkNHhQ
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) October 8, 2020
The eight semi-finals take place on October 8, while four final ties have been scheduled for November 12.
⚽️ ძდ: ???????? საქართველო 1⃣-0⃣ ბელარუსი ????????
— Georgia • GFF (@GeorgiaGff) October 8, 2020
⚽️ FT: ???????? #GFF 1⃣-0⃣ @belarusff ????????
???? Tornike Oqriashvili's 7' pen wins us the #EURO2020 PO SF.
We await our opponents for the PO FINAL, which will take place in #Tbilisi in November. #GEOBEL pic.twitter.com/ExJ7UHB4jW
After the victory in play-off semi-finals Georgia will now face North Macedonia or Kosovo in play-off finals on November 12.