Spain’s unbeaten record in the Euro Cup was blown up 18 minutes into the round of 16. La Roja was the only team in the Euro with a clean sheet, with Unai unbeaten in the first two games and Raya in the third. But against Georgia, the bolt was blown up. And not due to the merit of the Sagnol team, but due to a failure of The Norman, who made a mistake in the clearance and put Spain behind on the scoreboard. The clock stopped at 288 minutes.
Spain had started the game at a high level, playing with rhythm and creating very good chances. But in Georgia’s first outing, a good counterattack led by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Spain found itself behind on the scoreboard. Center into the heart of the area by Kakabadze and the Real Sociedad centre-back who scores the goal in his own goal trying to prevent the ball from reaching Kvaratskhelia, the only one from Georgia who had reached the shot after starting the play.
Spain had received nine shots on goal in the first three Euro games in which it had not conceded a single goal. Only against Croatia had they conceded clear chances, having the situation under control against Italy and Albania. The situation was also under control against Georgia, but Le Normand’s failure put the round of 16 uphill.
