Host Georgia, Ukraine Draw Under Downpour In Nations League Match

Georgia forward Georges Mikautadze celebrates after equalizing during the UEFA Nations League match against Ukraine in Batumi on November 16.

Georgia and Ukraine drew 1-1 in their fifth-round meeting of the UEFA Nations League group stage. The match was played in pouring rain at Adjarabet Arena in the Georgian Black Sea coast city of Batumi. Ukraine opened a 1-0 advantage when Georgia's Saba Kvirkvelia scored an own-goal in the seventh minute of the match. But the hosts equalized when Georgiy Mikautadze netted in the 76th minute of the match. Final group-stage matches are scheduled for November 19, when the Czech Republic hosts Georgia and Albania hosts Ukraine. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Georgian Service, click here.