Dushanbe, 08.06.2016. /NIAT “Khovar”/. Spain lost 1-0 to Georgia at home on Tuesday in its final warmup before heading to France to defend its European Championship title, Daily Mail reports.
Spain dominated from the start but failed to capitalize on its scoring chances, while Georgia took its only significant chance, following a blunder by Spain’s defense. Midfielder Tornike Okriashvili scored the winner in the 40th after a bad pass by Jordi Alba led to a counterattack.
Del Bosque made several changes to the squad but it was not enough to overcome Georgia’s tight defense.
It was the third warmup for Spain, which was coming off a 3-1 win over Bosnia and a 6-1 rout of South Korea. Tuesday’s game was the only one at home in the team’s final preparations before going to France.
After playing with the Czech Republic, Spain will face Turkey on June 17 in Nice and Croatia on June 21 in Bordeaux.
Spain won the last two European Championships and will be trying to regain its soccer supremacy after a disappointing elimination early in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.