Georgia\u2019s U21 national team faced Croatia in the Euro 2025 playoff return match in Rijeka, securing their victory through a penalty shootout.<\/p>\n
In the first leg held in Tbilisi on November 15, the national team emerged victorious with a score of 1-0. With this win in the return match, Ramaz Svanadze\u2019s team has qualified for the European Championship for the second consecutive time.<\/p>\n
The match began with Croatia dominating play, and in the 10th minute, Dion Beljo opened the scoring. However, in the 28th minute, Luka Gagnidze dazzled with a stunning shot from near the penalty area, equalizing the score at 1-1. After the break, three more goals were added to the tally.<\/p>\n
The Croatians regained the lead in the 63rd minute with a penalty converted by Dion Beljo, but in the 78th minute, Nodar Lominadze levelled the score once again. In the 90+1st minute, Marin Soti\u010dek put the hosts ahead again. With the aggregate score tied at 3-3 over the two matches, extra time was required.<\/p>\n
The extra period could not determine a winner either but Georgia\u2019s national team excelled during the penalty shootout. Goalkeeper Luka Kharatishvili made two crucial saves, securing Georgia\u2019s ticket to the European Championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Georgia\u2019s U21 national team faced Croatia in the Euro 2025 playoff return match in Rijeka, securing their victory through a penalty shootout. In the first leg held in Tbilisi on November 15, the national team emerged victorious with a score of 1-0. With this win in the return match, Ramaz Svanadze\u2019s team has qualified for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[169,175],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-94191","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news-of-the-day","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n