Sakartvelo 2 - 4 Danmark (392315894)

Clear skies welcomed the 142285 spectators who had made their way to Georgian Stadium. Gustavo Ariel Cabezas was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Edwin de Borst and Rainier Wallberg. U-20 Sakartvelo decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. The following players took the field: Amirejibi - Gvetadze, Skhiladze - Oganezovi, Chanturidze, Nerseniani, Khechoyan, Şıxıyev - Sidamonidze, Gomelauri, Gogua.

U-20 Danmark had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Tollerud - Hermansen, Dalum, Svensson - Risgaard, Damsbo, Serup-Nørgaard, Haubjerg Scharling, Høyer - Helveg, Bros Nissen.

U-20 Sakartvelo mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. U-20 Danmark's A. Haubjerg Scharling gave the visitors a 0 - 1 lead after 22 minutes with a superb strike from the right. The corner kick from J. Hermansen was powerfully met by the head of J. Høyer to make the score 0 - 2. The referee showed U-20 Danmark's T. Dalum the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. U-20 Sakartvelo were forced into a substitution as T. Amirejibi couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing B. Guguadze to come in off the bench. After 31 minutes of game time, H. Serup-Nørgaard had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but B. Guguadze was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. U-20 Sakartvelo's J. Nerseniani got the home crowd going when he finished off a left wing charge, reducing the away team's lead to 1 - 2. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 2. U-20 Sakartvelo enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 57 percent of possession.

After 48 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for A. Haubjerg Scharling who increased U-20 Danmark's lead to 1 - 3. At this point, it was obvious that the players of U-20 Danmark lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. After 52 minutes, U-20 Sakartvelo switched S. Şıxıyev with P. Macharashvili, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Content with how the game was proceeding, the U-20 Danmark coach let G. Samuelsen replace F. Bros Nissen after 55 minutes. S. Helveg wanted to play on, but the U-20 Danmark coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 55 minutes into the game by M. Lindø Westergaard. After 59 minutes J. Nerseniani could have reduced the lead with a blistering strike from the left wing, had it not been for an excellent block by the visitors' keeper. The home crowd was given a certain amount of consolation when D. Chanturidze scored after a brilliant midfield combination through the centre, reducing the lead to 2 - 3. Some fine movement on the left led to a U-20 Danmark goal after 74 minutes, making it 2 - 4. A. Haubjerg Scharling was noted down as the scorer. By then A. Haubjerg Scharling had scored three goals - a hat trick! Possession in this half belonged to U-20 Sakartvelo, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

U-20 Sakartvelo's best player was K. Gogua. However, B. Guguadze made a disastrous appearance. J. Tollerud performed admirably for U-20 Danmark. G. Samuelsen was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 4.