- Jano Ananidze (78')
- Martin Hinteregger (16')
- Marc Janko (42')
Georgia 1-2 Austria
First-half goals from Martin Hinteregger and Marc Janko got Austria's World Cup qualifying campaign off to a winning start as they beat Georgia 2-1 in Tbilisi.
Hinteregger headed the opener after 16 minutes of the Group D clash before Stoke's Marko Arnautovic teed up Marc Janko for a second three minutes before the break.
Georgia responded well to the setbacks and went close to pulling one back when Valeri Kaziashvili headed against the woodwork.
Jano Ananidze set up a tense finish when he did force a reply 12 minutes from time but the visitors held on.
Game Information
Boris Paichadze Stadium
5:00 PM, 5 September 2016
Tbilisi, Georgia
Attendance: 28,500
FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
France | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | +15 | 18 |
Ukraine | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | +3 | 12 |
Finland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
Kazakhstan | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -15 | 3 |