Georgia  3-1  Hungary
Gvaramadze and Khizanishvili
Nemsadze takes control
Rekhviashvili and Illes
Group 8 table
Kaladze Defending
Arveladze taps in Georgia's first goal
Jamarauli scores Georgia's second
Iashvili seals the win 3-1
Alexander Chivadze made a perfect start to his reign as Georgia national coach as his side gained revenge for their defeat in Budapest in June by registering a comprehensive victory over Hungary in Tbilisi.
More than 15,000 fans stayed behind at the Lokomotiv Stadium after the final whistle to celebrate a welcome return to form for the Georgians.

Hungary's pre-match boast that they would easily defeat Georgia was made to sound hollow from the third minute as Mikheil Kavelashvili found space in the box but somehow headed wide.

Shota Arveladze missed two more than presentable opportunities before Freiburg midfielder Levan Tskitishvili eluded two Hungarian defenders and laid it off for the Rangers man to open the scoring.

Hungary responded well, and it took Janus Matyus just five minutes to level the scores as he capitalised on a dreadful error in the Georgian back-line.

Bela Illes could even have given Hungary the lead before half-time, but he was denied by keeper David Gvaramadze.

The home side regrouped at half-time, and the second-half began with a Georgian storm. Gocha Jamarauli broke clear to restore the Georgians' lead on 49 minutes.

The third came on 64 minutes as Georgi Demetradze robbed Tamas Peto, and slipped Alexandr Iashvili through. He made no mistake.

Alexander Rekhviashvili was dismissed for a second yellow card shortly after, but the home side remained in control and Iashvili and Demetradze could have made the win even more convincing.

Teams:


Georgia:
Gvaramadze, Kobiashvili, Khizanishvili, Rekhviashvili, Kaladze, Tskitishvili(Sajaia 78), Nemsadze, Kavelashvili(Iashvili46), Jamarauli, Kinkladze, S. Arveladze (Demetradze 62)

Hungary: Kiraly, G.Korsos , Peto, Matyus, Sebok, Halmai, Kabat , (Dardai 53), Listesh, Horvat (Tokoli 62), Illes(Lendvai 66), A.Korsos

Booked: Peto, Korsos, Sebok, Listesh (Hungary), Rekhviashvili, Demetradze(Georgia)

Sent Off:
Rekhviashvili (Georgia)

Referee:
Drago Koshi (Slovenia)

Attendance: 15, 000
S. Arveladze, 34
Jamarauli, 49
Iashvili, 65
Matyus, 39