EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Boris Paichadze National Stadium - Sunday 7 September 2014 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Republic of Ireland Group D - Matchday -12 Last updated 12/07/2021 16:34CET

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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 Georgia - Republic of Ireland Sunday 7 September 2014 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi

Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Keane 73 (P), 78; 11/02/2009 QR (GS) Republic of Ireland - Georgia 2-1 Iashvili 1 Kenia 90+2; Doyle 13, 06/09/2008 QR (GS) Georgia - Republic of Ireland 1-2 Mainz Whelan 70

UEFA EURO 2004 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 11/06/2003 QR (GS) Republic of Ireland - Georgia 2-0 Dublin Doherty 43, Keane 59 Kobiashvili 61; Duff 29/03/2003 QR (GS) Georgia - Republic of Ireland 1-2 Tbilisi 18, Doherty 85

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 Georgia 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 0 0 2 1 4 Republic of Ireland 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 2 0 0 4 1 FIFA* Georgia 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 0 0 2 2 4 Republic of Ireland 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 2 0 0 4 2 Friendlies Georgia ------1 0 0 1 0 4 Republic of Ireland ------1 1 0 0 4 0 Total Georgia 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 - - - - 5 0 0 5 3 12 Republic of Ireland 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 - - - - 5 5 0 0 12 3 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup

2 Georgia - Republic of Ireland Sunday 7 September 2014 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi Match background

Georgia will hope to kick off their UEFA EURO 2016 Group D campaign with a break from the norm as they take on the Republic of Ireland for a sixth time, still looking for a first win against their opponents. Match background • Georgia's record in five games against Ireland is W0 D0 L5 (W0 D0 L1 at home – W0 D0 L3 in Dublin). Those overall fixtures include a FIFA World Cup qualifier played on neutral territory in Mainz, Germany, due to the political situation in Georgia at the time. • The sides first met in UEFA EURO 2004 qualifying. On 29 March 2003, in Tbilisi, Brian Kerr's Ireland beat Alexandre Chevadze's Georgia 2-1, (18) and Gary Doherty (85) scoring either side of Levan Kobiashvili's 61st- minute equaliser. By the time of the return leg, on 11 June the same year, Ivan Šušak had replaced Chevadze as Georgia coach but Ireland won again, Doherty (43) and (59) the scorers in a 2-0 home victory. • The nations' last competitive meetings were in 2010 World Cup qualifying. In Mainz on 6 September 2008, (13) and (70) helped earn 's Ireland a 2-1 win, with Levan Kobiashvili (90+2) scoring a consolation for Héctor Cúper's Georgia. Ireland won the return fixture at Dublin's Croke Park on 11 February 2009 by the same scoreline, despite Sandro Iashvili's first-minute opener; Robbie Keane (73p 78) struck twice to turn the match around. • The sides' last meeting was a friendly in Dublin on 2 June 2013. Trapattoni's side beat Temur Ketsbaia's Georgia 4-0 with goals from (42), Simon Cox (48) and Robbie Keane (77 88) following the 20th-minute dismissal of Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Loria. Substitute Keane was making a record-matching 125th appearance for Ireland. • Ireland have not won in the nations' eight meetings in UEFA age-group competitions, with the record W0 D6 L2. • In the only UEFA club competition meetings between sides from these nations, FC Dinamo Tbilisi beat Waterford United FC 1-0 away and 4-0 at home in the second round en route to winning the 1980/81 European Cup Winners' Cup.

3 Georgia - Republic of Ireland Sunday 7 September 2014 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi Squad list

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 - 0 0 0 0 2 - - Giorgi Loria 27/01/1986 28 OFI - 0 0 0 0 25 - Dinamo - Omar Migineishvili 02/06/1984 30 - 0 0 0 0 - - Tbilisi Defenders - David Kvirkvelia 27/06/1980 34 Samtredia - 0 0 0 0 57 - H. - Akaki Khubutia 17/03/1986 28 Petach- - 0 0 0 0 16 - Tikva - Ucha Lobzhanidze 23/02/1987 27 Omonia - 0 0 0 0 35 1 - 04/07/1987 27 Vitesse - 0 0 0 0 31 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 - 0 0 0 0 3 - - 18/03/1986 28 Dnipro - 0 0 0 0 49 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 - Alexander Kobakhidze 11/02/1987 27 Volyn - 0 0 0 0 21 3 - Murtaz Daushvili 01/05/1989 25 Karpaty - 0 0 0 0 21 - - Grigol Dolidze 25/10/1982 31 Samtredia - 0 0 0 0 1 - - David Targamadze 22/08/1989 25 Illychivets - 0 0 0 0 19 2 Spartak - 10/10/1992 21 - 0 0 0 0 25 3 Moskva - Valeri Kazaishvili 29/01/1993 21 Vitesse - 0 0 0 0 3 - - 12/02/1992 22 Genk - 0 0 0 0 14 2 Forwards - Levan Mchedlidze 24/03/1990 24 Empoli - 0 0 0 0 21 2 - Nikoloz Gelashvili 05/08/1985 29 Flamurtari - 0 0 0 0 19 - Gil - Avtandil Ebralidze 03/10/1991 22 - 0 0 0 0 2 - Vicente Coach - Temuri Ketsbaia 18/03/1968 46 - 0 0 0 0 36 -

4 Georgia - Republic of Ireland Sunday 7 September 2014 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi

Republic of Ireland Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - 20/04/1976 38 Aston Villa - 0 0 0 0 125 - - 20/12/1979 34 Millwall - 0 0 0 0 19 - - Rob Elliot 30/04/1986 28 Newcastle - 0 0 0 0 2 - Defenders - John O'Shea 30/04/1981 33 Sunderland - 0 0 0 0 96 2 - Stephen Ward 20/08/1985 29 Burnley - 0 0 0 0 24 2 - Richard Keogh 11/08/1986 28 Derby - 0 0 0 0 6 1 - Alex Pearce 09/11/1988 25 Reading - 0 0 0 0 5 2 - Seamus Coleman 11/10/1988 25 Everton - 0 0 0 0 23 - Midfielders - Glenn Whelan 13/01/1984 30 Stoke - 0 0 0 0 58 2 - Wesley Hoolahan 20/05/1982 32 Norwich - 0 0 0 0 16 1 - Aiden McGeady 04/04/1986 28 Everton - 0 0 0 0 68 3 - 25/10/1987 26 Everton - 0 0 0 0 21 1 - Marc Wilson 17/08/1987 27 Stoke - 0 0 0 0 17 1 - 01/04/1986 28 Hull - 0 0 0 0 8 - - James McCarthy 12/11/1990 23 Everton - 0 0 0 0 23 - - 14/01/1992 22 Hull - 0 0 0 0 7 1 - 29/05/1989 25 Hull - 0 0 0 0 9 - Forwards - Robbie Keane 08/07/1980 34 LA Galaxy - 0 0 0 0 133 62 - Jon Walters 20/09/1983 30 Stoke - 0 0 0 0 26 5 Crystal - Kevin Doyle 18/09/1983 30 - 0 0 0 0 59 14 Palace - 15/03/1983 31 Ipswich - 0 0 0 0 11 - - 22/01/1987 27 Southampton - 0 0 0 0 48 11 - Anthony Pilkington 06/06/1988 26 Cardiff - 0 0 0 0 7 - Coach - Martin O'Neill 01/03/1952 62 - 0 0 0 0 8 -

5 Georgia - Republic of Ireland Sunday 7 September 2014 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi Head coach 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 , 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. Martin O'Neill Date of birth: 1 March 1952 Nationality: Northern Irish Playing career: Lisburn Distillery FC, Nottingham Forest FC, Norwich City FC (twice), Manchester City FC, Notts County FC, Chesterfield FC, Fulham FC Coaching career: Grantham Town FC, Shepshed Charterhouse FC, Wycombe Wanderers FC, Norwich City FC, Leicester City FC, Celtic FC, Aston Villa FC, Sunderland AFC, Republic of Ireland • The highlight of Northern Irish international O'Neill's playing career was winning the 1977/78 English title and 1979 and 1980 European Cups under at Nottingham Forest (though he did not play in the first of those finals). He also appeared at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. • After injury ended O'Neill's career, he entered management with non-league Grantham, Shepshed and Wycombe, whom he led into the Football League for the first time in 1993 and a further promotion the next year. • He left Wycombe for Norwich in June 1995 but within six months had gone to Leicester, whom he would guide into the , winning the 1997 and 2000 League Cups to earn two UEFA Cup campaigns. • O'Neill was appointed by Celtic in summer 2000 and in five years at the helm landed three league titles and three Scottish Cups, the Scottish League Cup completing a 2000/01 treble. He also led them to the 2003 UEFA Cup final. • Managed Aston Villa between 2006 and 2010, then Sunderland from 2011 to March 2013. O'Neill was appointed Ireland manager, to be assisted by fellow former Forest player , that November.

6 Georgia - Republic of Ireland Sunday 7 September 2014 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi Match officials

Referee Kevin Blom (NED) Assistant referees Patrick Langkamp (NED) , Rob van de Ven (NED) Additional assistant referees Danny Makkelie (NED) , Richard Liesveld (NED) Fourth official Charles Schaap (NED) UEFA Delegate Tervel Zlatev (BUL) UEFA Referee observer Jari Maisonlahti (FIN)

Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Kevin Blom 21/02/1974 3 61

Kevin Blom Referee since: 1993 First division: 2004 FIFA badge: 2005

Tournaments: 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Finals N/A

UEFA European Championship matches featuring the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 08/10/2010 EURO QR Republic of Ireland Russia 2-3 Dublin

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 02/08/2007 UEL 1QR Odense BK Saint Patrick's Athletic FC 5-0 Odense 08/10/2010 EURO QR Republic of Ireland Russia 2-3 Dublin

7 Georgia - Republic of Ireland Sunday 7 September 2014 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi Competition facts

8 Georgia - Republic of Ireland Sunday 7 September 2014 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi Match-by-match lineups Georgia

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (07/09/2014) Georgia-Republic of Ireland 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 Matchday 8 (07/09/2015) Republic of Ireland-Georgia Matchday 9 (08/10/2015) Georgia-Gibraltar Matchday 10 (11/10/2015) Germany-Georgia Republic of Ireland

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (07/09/2014) Georgia-Republic of Ireland Matchday 2 (11/10/2014) Republic of Ireland-Gibraltar Matchday 3 (14/10/2014) Germany-Republic of Ireland Matchday 4 (14/11/2014) Scotland-Republic of Ireland Matchday 5 (29/03/2015) Republic of Ireland-Poland Matchday 6 (13/06/2015) Republic of Ireland-Scotland Matchday 7 (04/09/2015) Gibraltar-Republic of Ireland Matchday 8 (07/09/2015) Republic of Ireland-Georgia Matchday 9 (08/10/2015) Republic of Ireland-Germany Matchday 10 (11/10/2015)

9 Georgia - Republic of Ireland Sunday 7 September 2014 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi Poland-Republic of Ireland

10 Georgia - Republic of Ireland Sunday 7 September 2014 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi Team facts

UEFA European Championship records: Georgia 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: Levan Kobiashvili 27: 24: 24: Zurab Khizanishvili 23: Aleksandre Iashvili Overall goals 16: Shota Arveladze 5: Aleksandre Iashvili 5: Temur Ketsbaia 5: Davit Siradze 3: Giorgi Kinkladze 3: Levan Kobiashvili

UEFA European Championship records: Republic of Ireland History 2012 – group stage 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify 1992 – did not qualify 1988 – group stage 1984 – did not qualify 1980 – did not qualify 1976 – did not qualify 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – did not qualify 1964 – quarter-finals 1960 – did not qualify Final tournament win 1-0: England v Republic of Ireland, 12/06/88 Final tournament defeat 4-0: Spain v Republic of Ireland, 14/06/12 Qualifying win 8-0: Republic of Ireland v Malta, 16/11/83 Qualifying defeat 6-0: Austria v Republic of Ireland, 10/10/71 Final tournament appearances

11 Georgia - Republic of Ireland Sunday 7 September 2014 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi 3: 23 players Final tournament goals 1: 1: Ronnie Whelan 1: Overall appearances 40: Robbie Keane 34: Shay Given 32: 32: Damien Duff 31: John O'Shea 27: Aiden McGeady 27: Liam Brady 26: 26: Frank Stapleton Overall goals 21: Robbie Keane 10: Frank Stapleton 9: Don Givens 8: 8: Niall Quinn

12 Georgia - Republic of Ireland Sunday 7 September 2014 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi 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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