The match started with Ukraine’s advantage. Fomenko’s team controlled the ball.
At the 8th minute Georgia started playing actively. Ananidze took a free kick, then, Guram Kashia shot the ball with head but missed the target.
Tskhadadze’s players almost did not move during the first 20 minutes. Then, the Georgians started playing with more devotion and Ukraine’s advantage decreased.
In one of the episodes Kazaishvili assisted Kobakhidze who kicked the ball toward Boyko’s net but missed the target.
In some minutes Bachana Tskhadadze played actively on the right wing. He assisted Ucha Lobzhnidze who passed the ball to Kazaishvili but the player of “Vitesse” could not kick the ball well. The first half ended up draw.
At the beginning of the second half the Georgians made a good offence. After Kazaishvili’s assist, Giorgi Chanturia kicked the ball toward the net but defender parried it. After that Levan Kenia shot the ball which was parried by goalkeeper. It was the first real moment of Tskhadadze’s team.
The Ukrainians scored the first goal at the 57th minute. Kravets was the author of the goal.
After the first goal referee was to award penalty in the net of the Ukrainians when Morozyuk pushed Navalovski but the referee made a different decision and pointed to corner kick.
Morozyuk kicked from the right wing and Konopljanka scored a goal – 2:0.
On the right wing Vatsadze assisted Chanturia who kicked the ball toward the net but the goalkeeper managed to parry the ball.
In some minutes Levan Kenia assisted Mate Vatsadze who minimized the score – 1:2.
The rest of the match underwent with the advantage of the Georgians but they could not equalize the score.
Georgia – Ukraine 1:2 (0:0)
Friendly, 9 June, Linz, Austria
Georgia: Loria, Lobzhanidze (Aladashvili 71), Kashia (Salukvadze 46), Amisulashvili, Dvali, Navalovski, Kazaishvili (Vatsadze 71), Ananidze, Kobakhidze, Okriashvili (Kenia 46), Tskhadadze (Chanturia 46)
Head coach: Kakha Tskhadadze
Ukraine: Boyko, Garmash (Sydorchuk 46), Husyev (Shevchuk 46), Khacheridi, Konopljanka (Olijnyk 76), Ksonz, Morozyuk, Rakitskiy, Rotan (Tymoscuk 46), Seleznyov (Kravets 46), Stepanenko (Rybalka 46)
Head coach: Fomenko
Goals: 0:1 Kravets (57), 0:2 Konopljanka (67), 1:2 Vatsadze (Levan Kenia’s assist 81)
Referee: Markus Hameter (Austria)
Yellow card: Khacheridi (7)
