Tbilisi, Georgia — For UEFA Nations League playoff, Georgia dey ready to battle Armenia as dem prepare for di second leg. Dis match go happen for di Boris Paichadze Stadium on Sunday, March 23, 2025, after Georgia run circle around dem in di first leg, wey dem win 3-0.
Georgia don gather confidence as dem enter dis match after dem struggle for dem last four games. Manager Willy Sagnol don lead di team to turn dia fate around with strong performance. Di recent 3-0 victory against Armenia don boost morale, plus di clean sheet wey dem achieve after months of leaking goals.
Sagnol talk say, “Dis match be crucial for us. We don gel as team after di last win and we know sey we get plenty work to do to secure our spot.” Members of di squad like Giorgi Tsitaishvili and Zuriko Davitashvili don shine for dis tournament, promising more skill on the pitch come weekend.
On di oda hand, Armenia dey harbour hopes to turn di tide after dem struggle in di first leg. Di team, managed by John van 't Schip, go need a miracle to overturn di three-goal deficit if dem wan promote to League B. Dem position for di qualification come from dem second place finish in League C Group 4, but dem need plenty improvement.
Van ‘t Schip express di need for his boys to be more aggressive: “We get nothing to lose. We wan play our hearts out and try make di comeback possible.” In di first leg, Armenia struggle with di scoring as dem able garner only two attempts on goal while Georgia dominate di match.
Armenia don get some support thanks to di past where dem fit beat Georgia twice in recent years. Fans of Armenia don dey look forward to see if dem fit pull off another surprise against their rival.
Di expected line-up for Georgia na: Mamardashvili; Kakabadze, Goglichidze, Dvali, Azarovi; Kochorashvili, Kvekveskiri, Kiteishvili; Davitashvili, Mikautadze, Kvaratskhelia. Meanwhile, Armenia go likely start with Cancarevic; Harutyunyan, Haroyan, Muradyan, Tiknizyan; Iwu, Dashyan; Barseghyan, Sevikyan, Manvelyan; Miranyan.
Dis match no go hard to predict as di odds dey weigh heavily in favor of Georgia to win again. Many pundits don call for scorelines like 2-0 or 3-1. However, anything fit happen as di competition na sports, and di last kick of di game fit turn everything around.
