Georgia vs Ukraine 0-0

Georgia and Ukraine finished level at 0-0 in Tbilisi. Neither side took the chances that came their way, and Ukraine had slightly more of the ball while Georgia had more shots and corners.

The first half ended goalless. Ukraine booked Vladyslav Vanat in the 17th minute, then made three changes at the break as Matviy Ponomarenko, Oleksandr Pikhalyonok and Vanat came off for Roman Yaremchuk, Oleg Ocheretko and Danylo Sikan. Georgia were still level at 0-0 at half-time.

Ukraine’s reshuffle was followed almost at once by Danylo Sikan’s yellow card on 46 minutes. Georgia then picked up a booking for Saba Goglichidze on 54 minutes, while Ukraine made another change on 65 minutes with Mykola Shaparenko replacing Maksym Khlan. Georgia used two substitutions on 73 minutes, with Giorgi Mikautadze and Giorgi Chakvetadze going off for Giorgi Kvernadze, Anzor Mekvabishvili and Zuriko Davitashvili. Valeriy Bondar was booked on 75 minutes, Viktor Tsygankov came on for Oleksandr Zubkov on 79 minutes, and Mekvabishvili was booked on 81 minutes before Oleg Ocheretko was cautioned on 89 minutes. Georgia’s final change came three minutes into stoppage time when Giorgi Kochorashvili was replaced by Irakli Yegoian.

The numbers backed up the deadlock in different ways. Ukraine had 52% of the possession and 551 passes to Georgia’s 503, while Georgia had 14 shots to Ukraine’s 7 and 5 on target to 2. Georgia also won 4 corners to none and had 2 saves to Ukraine’s 5. The foul count finished 13-14, and Georgia were flagged offside once.

Ukraine picked up four yellow cards, for Vladyslav Vanat, Danylo Sikan, Valeriy Bondar and Oleg Ocheretko. Georgia were booked twice, with Saba Goglichidze and Anzor Mekvabishvili cautioned. There were no red cards.