Georgia overcame Greece on penalties (4-2) after a tense 0-0 draw at Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena to qualify for the UEFA European Championships for the first time in their history, APA reports citing Flash Score.
Nika Kvekveskiri held his nerve to take the decisive penalty after misses from Giorgos Giakoumakis and Anastasios Bakasetas.
With so much at stake, the vocal home crowd witnessed a ferocious start with both sides flying into tackles, though it was the Greeks who threatened more intensively in the opening stages.
There was little to separate the sides throughout the first half, but Georgia came agonisingly close to the opener just before half time, when Giorgi Chakvetadze’s free-kick forced a fingertip save from Odysseas Vlachodimos.
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