EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Ibrox Stadium - Saturday 11 October 2014 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Scotland Group D - Matchday -11 Georgia Last updated 12/07/2021 16:55CET

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 11 Legend 13

1 Scotland - Georgia Saturday 11 October 2014 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA EURO 2008 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Mchedlidze 16, 17/10/2007 QR (GS) Georgia - Scotland 2-0 Siradze 64 Boyd 11, Beattie 89; 24/03/2007 QR (GS) Scotland - Georgia 2-1 Glasgow Arveladze 41

Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Scotland 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 1 0 1 2 3 Georgia 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 1 0 1 3 2 FIFA* Scotland ------Georgia ------Friendlies Scotland ------Georgia ------Total Scotland 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 1 0 1 2 3 Georgia 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 1 0 1 3 2 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup

2 Scotland - Georgia Saturday 11 October 2014 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Match background

The honours are even as Scotland prepare to take on Georgia for a third time, the UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group D contenders having previously met in UEFA EURO 2008 qualifying. Match background • Scotland beat Georgia 2-1 when the sides first met in Glasgow on 24 March 2007, in what was Alex McLeish's first match in charge of the home side. – who had been a popular player in Glasgow with Rangers FC – scored the Georgia goal. • Georgia won the return fixture on 17 October 2-0, with Levan Mchedlidze – then just 17 – scoring his first international goal before David Siradze's strike settled the result. • Georgia's current coach Temur Ketsbaia knows Scottish football well, having spent the 2001/02 season as a midfielder with Dundee FC, the club where Scotland boss started his playing career. • In seven UEFA age-group tournament meetings, Georgia have recorded five wins to Scotland's one, the nations meeting most recently in 2014/15 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying, Georgia winning 2-1 in Tbilisi and drawing 1-1 in the return fixture in Paisley. • In the only meetings between the nations' clubs in UEFA competition, Celtic FC beat FC Dinamo Batumi 3-2 away and 4-0 at home in the 1995/96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. • Scotland opened their Group D campaign with a courageous 2-1 away defeat against world champions Germany, but won only one of their five 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying home games. • Georgia, who lost 2-1 at home against the Republic of Ireland in their first Group D game, have not won in 19 competitive away games (D4 L15) since a 6-0 win in the Faroe Islands in an August 2006 European qualifier. • Georgia midfielder Jano Ananidze turns 22 on the eve of the Scotland game.

3 Scotland - Georgia Saturday 11 October 2014 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Squad list

Scotland Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - 31/12/1982 31 Celtic - 0 0 0 0 40 - - David Marshall 05/03/1985 29 Cardiff - 1 0 0 0 12 - - Matthew Gilks 04/06/1982 32 Burnley - 0 0 0 0 3 - Defenders - Steven Whittaker 16/06/1984 30 Norwich - 1 0 0 0 25 - - Alan Hutton 30/11/1984 29 Aston Villa - 1 0 0 0 41 - - Mark Reynolds 07/05/1987 27 Aberdeen - 0 0 0 0 - - - Grant Hanley 20/11/1991 22 Blackburn - 1 0 0 0 14 1 - Gordon Greer 14/12/1980 33 Brighton - 0 0 0 0 4 - - Russell Martin 04/01/1986 28 Norwich - 1 0 0 0 12 - - 11/03/1994 20 Hull - 0 0 0 0 2 - Midfielders - 24/01/1983 31 Wigan - 1 0 0 0 33 2 Man. - Darren Fletcher 01/02/1984 30 - 1 0 0 0 63 5 United Nottm - Chris Burke 02/12/1983 30 - 0 0 0 0 7 2 Forest - James Morrison 25/05/1986 28 West Brom - 1 0 0 0 32 3 - Scott Brown 25/06/1985 29 Celtic - 0 0 0 0 38 4 - Graham Dorrans 05/05/1987 27 West Brom - 0 0 0 0 10 - Crystal - James McArthur 07/10/1987 27 - 1 0 0 0 16 1 Palace Crystal - Barry Bannan 01/12/1989 24 - 1 0 0 0 18 - Palace - Ikechi Anya 03/01/1988 26 Watford - 1 1 0 0 7 2 Forwards - Steven Fletcher 26/03/1987 27 Sunderland - 1 0 0 0 15 1 - 14/09/1986 28 Everton - 1 0 0 0 30 3 Sheff. - 03/11/1992 21 - 0 0 0 0 - - Wednesday - Chris Martin 04/11/1988 25 Derby - 0 0 0 0 1 - Coach - Gordon Strachan 09/02/1957 57 - 1 0 0 0 13 -

4 Scotland - Georgia Saturday 11 October 2014 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

Georgia Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Roin Kvaskhvadze 31/05/1989 25 Othellos - 1 0 0 0 3 - - 27/01/1986 28 OFI - 1 0 0 0 26 - Dinamo - Omar Migineishvili 02/06/1984 30 - 0 0 0 0 - - Tbilisi Defenders - David Kvirkvelia 27/06/1980 34 Samtredia - 1 0 0 0 58 - H. - Akaki Khubutia 17/03/1986 28 Petach- - 1 0 0 0 17 - Tikva - Ucha Lobzhanidze 23/02/1987 27 Omonia - 1 0 0 0 36 1 - Gia Grigalava 05/08/1989 25 Anji - 0 0 0 0 17 - - Giorgi Rekhviashvili 02/02/1988 26 Boluspor - 0 0 0 0 - - - Solomon Kverkvelia 06/02/1992 22 Rubin - 1 0 0 0 4 - Midfielders - 18/03/1986 28 Dnipro - 1 0 0 0 50 4 - Levan Khmaladze 06/04/1985 29 Othellos - 0 0 0 0 12 - Dinamo - Irakli Dzaria 01/12/1987 26 - 0 0 0 0 8 1 Tbilisi - Murtaz Daushvili 01/05/1989 25 Karpaty - 1 0 0 0 22 - Spartak - Jano Ananidze 10/10/1992 22 - 1 0 0 0 26 3 Moskva - Valeri Kazaishvili 29/01/1993 21 Vitesse - 0 0 0 0 3 - - 12/02/1992 22 Genk - 1 1 0 0 15 3 Dinamo - Giorgi Papunashvili 02/09/1995 19 - 0 0 0 0 1 - Tbilisi Dinamo - Mate Tsintsadze 07/01/1995 19 - 0 0 0 0 - - Tbilisi Dinamo - Giorgi Papava 16/02/1993 21 - 0 0 0 0 2 - Tbilisi Forwards - Vladimer Dvalishvili 20/04/1986 28 OB - 0 0 0 0 31 5 - Nikoloz Gelashvili 05/08/1985 29 Flamurtari - 1 0 0 0 20 - - Giorgi Chanturia 11/04/1993 21 CFR Cluj - 0 0 0 0 1 1 Gil - Avtandil Ebralidze 03/10/1991 23 - 0 0 0 0 2 - Vicente Coach - Temuri Ketsbaia 18/03/1968 46 - 1 0 0 0 37 -

5 Scotland - Georgia Saturday 11 October 2014 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Head coach Gordon Strachan Date of birth: 9 February 1957 Nationality: Scottish Playing career: Dundee FC, Aberdeen FC, Manchester United FC, Leeds United AFC, Coventry City FC Coaching career: Coventry City FC, Southampton FC, Celtic FC, Middlesbrough FC, Scotland • An energetic and talented midfielder, Strachan was capped 50 times by Scotland and helped Aberdeen FC lift the European Cup Winners' Cup under Sir . Began in management while still a player at Coventry in November 1996 before ending his on-field career aged 40 to concentrate on coaching, keeping the club in the until 2001. • Although sacked early the following season, he was swiftly appointed by Southampton – whom he guided to eighth place in the English top flight in 2002/03 and the 2003 FA Cup final. Strachan stepped down in March 2004 to concentrate on media work. • Installed as Martin O'Neill's successor at Celtic in summer 2005, Strachan proceeded to win the in record time and also lifted the in his first campaign. In 2006/07, Celtic triumphed in both league and , and got past the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time, falling in extra time to eventual winners AC Milan in the last 16. • Steered the Bhoys to the round of 16 again in 2007/08, this time succumbing to FC Barcelona, and a tremendous late surge took Celtic past Rangers FC to retain the . Stepped down at Celtic in 2009 after failing to defend the league crown. • After an unsuccessful year with Middlesbrough, was appointed national coach in January 2013, helping reinvigorate a Scotland team that went on to win home and away against Croatia in their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying pool, despite failing to make the cut for Brazil. Temur Ketsbaia Date of birth: 18 March 1968 Nationality: Georgian Playing career: FC Dinamo Sukhumi, FC Dinamo Tbilisi, Anorthosis Famagusta FC (twice), AEK Athens FC, Newcastle United FC, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Dundee FC Coaching career: Anorthosis Famagusta FC, Olympiacos FC, Georgia • A lively, energetic attacking midfielder, Ketsbaia was groomed at Dinamo Tbilisi, where he was a member of the team that won the first three Georgian league titles post independence. • Left for Cyprus in 1992, joining Anorthosis, and from there – three years later – went to Greece where he helped AEK to consecutive Greek Cup triumphs. • Signed for Newcastle in 1997 and played in two successive FA Cup finals as well as helping the side into the UEFA Champions League for the first time. Later played for Wolves and Dundee before rejoining Anorthosis in 2002 as player-coach. • Hugely successful stint at Anorthosis peaked in 2008 when his team won the Cypriot title without losing a game and then became the first club from the island to compete in the UEFA Champions League group stage after eliminating Greek giants Olympiacos. • Quit Anorthosis to become Olympiacos coach in summer 2009 but lasted only a few weeks and, two months later, was appointed to replace Héctor Cúper as coach of Georgia, for whom he scored 17 goals in 51 internationals.

6 Scotland - Georgia Saturday 11 October 2014 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Match officials

Referee Miroslav Zelinka (CZE) Assistant referees Ondřej Pelikán (CZE) , Krystof Mencl (CZE) Additional assistant referees Radek Příhoda (CZE) , Michal Paták (CZE) Fourth official Antonin Kordula (CZE) UEFA Delegate Michel Pralong (SUI) UEFA Referee observer Jan W. Wegereef (NED)

Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Miroslav Zelinka 23/02/1981 0 26

Miroslav Zelinka Referee since: 1998 First division: 2008 FIFA badge: 2011

Tournaments: 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Finals N/A

UEFA European Championship matches featuring the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 01/08/2012 UCL 3QR Celtic FC HJK Helsinki 2-1 Glasgow 25/07/2013 UEL 2QR Saint Johnstone FC Rosenborg BK 1-1 Perth 18/11/2013 U19 QR Georgia Netherlands 2-1 Tbilisi

7 Scotland - Georgia Saturday 11 October 2014 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Competition facts

8 Scotland - Georgia Saturday 11 October 2014 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Match-by-match lineups Scotland

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (07/09/2014) Germany 2-1 Scotland Goals: 1-0 T. Müller 18, 1-1 Anya 66, 2-1 T. Müller 70 Scotland: Marshall, Hutton, Whittaker, R. Martin, Hanley, Morrison, D. Fletcher (58 McArthur), Mulgrew, S. Naismith (82 Maloney), Bannan (58 S. Fletcher), Anya Matchday 2 (11/10/2014) Scotland-Georgia Matchday 3 (14/10/2014) Poland-Scotland Matchday 4 (14/11/2014) Scotland-Republic of Ireland Matchday 5 (29/03/2015) Scotland-Gibraltar Matchday 6 (13/06/2015) Republic of Ireland-Scotland Matchday 7 (04/09/2015) Georgia-Scotland Matchday 8 (07/09/2015) Scotland-Germany Matchday 9 (08/10/2015) Scotland-Poland Matchday 10 (11/10/2015) Gibraltar-Scotland Georgia

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (07/09/2014) Georgia 1-2 Republic of Ireland Goals: 0-1 McGeady 24, 1-1 Okriashvili 38, 1-2 McGeady 90 Georgia: Loria (46 Kvaskhvadze), Lobzhanidze, Kverkvelia, Kashia, Khubutia, Kankava, Daushvili, Gelashvili, Ananidze (63 Targamadze), Okriashvili (88 Mchedlidze), Kvirkvelia Matchday 2 (11/10/2014) Scotland-Georgia Matchday 3 (14/10/2014) Gibraltar-Georgia Matchday 4 (14/11/2014) Georgia-Poland Matchday 5 (29/03/2015) Georgia-Germany Matchday 6 (13/06/2015) Poland-Georgia Matchday 7 (04/09/2015) Georgia-Scotland

9 Scotland - Georgia Saturday 11 October 2014 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Matchday 8 (07/09/2015) Republic of Ireland-Georgia Matchday 9 (08/10/2015) Georgia-Gibraltar Matchday 10 (11/10/2015) Germany-Georgia

10 Scotland - Georgia Saturday 11 October 2014 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Team facts

UEFA European Championship records: Scotland History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – group stage 1992 – group stage 1988 – did not qualify 1984 – did not qualify 1980 – did not qualify 1976 – did not qualify 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – did not qualify 1964 – did not participate 1960 – did not participate Final tournament win 3-0: Scotland v CIS, 18/06/92 Final tournament loss 0-2: Scotland v England, 15/06/96 0-2: Scotland v Germany, 15/06/92 Qualifying win 6-0: Scotland v Faroe Islands, 02/09/06 Qualifying defeat 6-0: Netherlands v Scotland, 19/11/03 Final tournament appearances 6: 6: Gary McAllister 6: Stuart McCall 5: 5: Ally McCoist 5: Stewart McKimmie Final tournament goals 1: Gary McAllister 1: Brian McClair 1: Ally McCoist 1: Paul McStay Overall appearances 28: David Weir 24: Tom Boyd 22: 22: 21: John Collins 21: 21: Gary McAllister 21: Darren Fletcher Overall goals 8: Ally McCoist 7: Kenny Dalglish 7: 6: John Collins 6: James McFadden

UEFA European Championship records: Georgia

11 Scotland - Georgia Saturday 11 October 2014 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify Qualifying win 0-6: Faroe Islands v Georgia, 16/08/06 Qualifying defeat 4-1: Switzerland v Georgia, 08/09/02 1-4: Georgia v Norway, 28/04/99 4-1: Germany v Georgia, 06/09/95 3-0: Greece v Georgia, 14/10/98 Overall appearances 30: 27: 24: Shota Arveladze 24: 23: Aleksandre Iashvili Overall goals 16: Shota Arveladze 5: Aleksandre Iashvili 5: Temur Ketsbaia 5: Davit Siradze 3: Giorgi Kinkladze 3: Levan Kobiashvili

12 Scotland - Georgia Saturday 11 October 2014 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Legend

:: Previous meetings

Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw

:: Squad list

Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2020 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2020 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended)

:: Team facts

EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying).

From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 was the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals.

Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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