EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Aviva Stadium - Dublin Monday 7 September 2015 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Republic of Ireland Group D - Matchday -5 Georgia Last updated 12/07/2021 18:03CET Official Partners of UEFA EURO 2020 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 Republic of Ireland - Georgia Monday 7 September 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Aviva Stadium, Dublin Previous meetings Head to Head 2016 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Okriashvili 38; 07/09/2014 QR (GS) Georgia - Republic of Ireland 1-2 Tbilisi McGeady 24, 90 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 Dublin 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 Republic of Ireland 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 - - - - 3 3 0 0 6 2 Georgia 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 - - - - 3 0 0 3 2 6 FIFA* Republic of Ireland 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 2 0 0 4 2 Georgia 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 0 0 2 2 4 Friendlies Republic of Ireland - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 0 0 4 0 Georgia - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0 1 0 4 Total Republic of Ireland 2 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 - - - - 6 6 0 0 14 4 Georgia 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 - - - - 6 0 0 6 4 14 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup 2 Republic of Ireland - Georgia Monday 7 September 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Aviva Stadium, Dublin Match background The Republic of Ireland kicked off their Group D campaign with a win in Georgia and will look to make it seven wins out of seven against their guests as the sides reconvene in Dublin. • The following players are a yellow card away from a ban: Seamus Coleman, James McCarthy, James McClean, Jonathan Walters, Glenn Whealan, Marc Wilson (Ireland), Murtaz Daushvili and Jaba Kankava (Georgia). Previous meetings • Two Aiden McGeady strikes gave the Irish a 2-1 win when they met Georgia in their opening Group D game. • Ireland's record in six games against Georgia is W6 D0 L0 (W3 D0 L0 – W3 D0 L0 away). Those away 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' last meeting in Dublin was a friendly on 2 June 2013. Giovanni Trapattoni's side beat Temur Ketsbaia's Georgia 4-0 with goals from Richard Keogh (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-equalling 125th appearance for Ireland. Form guide • Both teams go into the game on the back of wins, Ireland defeating Gibraltar 4-0 to move second in the group above Scotland, who lost 1-0 to Georgia. It was Georgia's first competitive home victory in two years. • Ireland are unbeaten in four qualifying games at home (W2 D2) but have drawn their last two Group D home fixtures 1-1. • Georgia have won only one of their last 22 competitive away games (W1 D4 L17) – 3-0 against Gibraltar in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying. Trivia and links • Georgia coach Kakhaber Tskhadadze turns 47 on the day of the Ireland game. • 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. • Ireland have not won in the nations' eight meetings in UEFA age-group competitions, with the record W0 D6 L2. 3 Republic of Ireland - Georgia Monday 7 September 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Aviva Stadium, Dublin Squad list Republic of Ireland Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Shay Given 20/04/1976 39 Stoke - 3 0 0 0 130 - - David Forde 20/12/1979 35 Millwall - 4 0 0 0 23 - - Darren Randolph 12/05/1987 28 West Ham - 0 0 0 0 2 - Defenders - John O'Shea 30/04/1981 34 Sunderland - 7 1 0 0 104 3 - Stephen Ward 20/08/1985 30 Burnley - 4 0 0 0 28 2 - Marc Wilson 17/08/1987 28 Stoke * 5 0 0 0 23 1 - Richard Keogh 11/08/1986 29 Derby - 1 0 0 0 7 1 - Ciaran Clark 26/09/1989 25 Aston Villa - 1 0 0 0 12 1 - Seamus Coleman 11/10/1988 26 Everton * 4 0 0 0 28 - - Cyrus Christie 30/09/1992 22 Derby - 1 1 0 0 2 1 Midfielders - Glenn Whelan 13/01/1984 31 Stoke * 5 0 0 0 64 2 - Wes Hoolahan 20/05/1982 33 Norwich - 5 1 0 0 21 2 - Aiden McGeady 04/04/1986 29 Everton - 6 2 0 0 76 5 - Stephen Quinn 01/04/1986 29 Reading - 4 0 0 0 13 - - James McCarthy 12/11/1990 24 Everton * 4 0 0 0 28 - - Robbie Brady 14/01/1992 23 Norwich - 6 0 0 0 15 3 - David Meyler 29/05/1989 26 Hull - 3 0 0 0 13 - - James McClean 22/04/1989 26 West Brom * 5 2 0 0 30 4 - Jeff Hendrick 31/01/1992 23 Derby - 5 0 0 0 14 - Forwards - Robbie Keane 08/07/1980 35 LA Galaxy - 7 5 0 0 140 67 - Jon Walters 20/09/1983 31 Stoke * 6 1 0 0 33 6 - Kevin Doyle 18/09/1983 31 Wolves - 1 0 0 0 60 14 - Shane Long 22/01/1987 28 Southampton - 5 2 0 0 55 13 Coach - Martin O'Neill 01/03/1952 63 - 7 0 0 0 17 - 4 Republic of Ireland - Georgia Monday 7 September 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Aviva Stadium, Dublin Georgia Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Nukri Revishvili 02/03/1987 28 Mordovia - 1 0 0 0 25 - - Giorgi Loria 27/01/1986 29 - 6 0 0 0 33 - - Giorgi Makaridze 31/03/1990 25 Feirense - 0 0 0 0 5 - Defenders - Zurab Khizanishvili 06/10/1981 33 İnter Bakı - 0 0 0 0 90 1 - Aleksandre Amisulashvili 20/08/1982 33 Karşıyaka - 3 0 0 0 40 3 - Giorgi Navalovsky 28/06/1986 29 Dila - 3 0 0 0 7 - - Ucha Lobzhanidze 23/02/1987 28 Omonia - 7 0 0 0 43 1 - Giorgi Popkhadze 25/09/1986 28 Flamurtari - 0 0 0 0 11 - - Guram Kashia 04/07/1987 28 Vitesse - 5 0 0 0 38 1 - Solomon Kverkvelia 06/02/1992 23 Rubin - 6 0 0 0 10 - Dinamo - Otar Kakabadze 27/06/1995 20 - 0 0 0 0 - - Tbilisi Midfielders - Jaba Kankava 18/03/1986 29 Reims * 6 1 0 0 56 6 - Giorgi Merebashvili 15/08/1986 29 Veria - 1 0 0 0 18 - - Murtaz Daushvili 01/05/1989 26 Karpaty * 5 0 0 0 26 - Slavia - Levan Kenia 18/10/1990 24 - 1 0 0 0 26 3 Praha - Valeri Kazaishvili 29/01/1993 22 Vitesse - 3 1 0 0 8 2 - Tornike Okriashvili 12/02/1992 23 Genk - 7 2 0 0 23 4 - Giorgi Papunashvili 02/09/1995 20 Bremen - 1 0 0 0 2 - Dinamo - Mate Tsintsadze 07/01/1995 20 - 0 0 0 0 - - Tbilisi Forwards - Levan Mchedlidze 24/03/1990 25 Empoli - 4 0 0 0 26 2 - Mate Vatsadze 17/12/1988 26 AGF - 2 0 0 0 11 2 - Bachana Tskhadadze 23/10/1987 27 Flamurtari - 1 0 0 0 5 - Coach - Kakhaber Tskhadadze 07/09/1968 46 - 3 0 0 0 5 - 5 Republic of Ireland - Georgia Monday 7 September 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Aviva Stadium, Dublin Head coach 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 Brian Clough 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.