Latvia and Georgia draw 1-1

Latvia and Georgia draw 1-1

Published Oct. 12, 2010 8:43 p.m. ET

Alexandrs Cauna scored a super equalizer in injury time to earn Latvia a 1-1 draw with Georgia in their European Championship qualifying match on Tuesday.

Cauna's acrobatic volley from 20 yards (meters) out flew into the top left corner of the net, leaving Georgia's goalkeeper Nukri Revishvili with no chance.

His goal canceled out David Siradze's 75th-minute opener for Georgia, which came after Latvia's goalkeeper Andris Vanins had saved a free kick.

Georgia's David Kverklevia had a goal ruled out for offside in a scoreless first half.

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Latvia's attacking threat, meanwhile, suffered from the absence of leading scorer Maris Verpakovskis.

The draw gives undefeated Georgia six points in Group F after four qualifying matches, while Latvia has four points.

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Lineups:

Latvia: Andris Vanins, Oskars Klava, Vitalijs Astafjevs, Juris Laizans (Kristaps Grebis, 82), Deniss Ivanovs, Aleksandrs Cauna, Andrejs Rubins, Kaspars Gorkss, Dzintars Zirnis, Artjoms Rudnevs, Jurijs Zigajevs (Andrejs Pereplotkins, 86).

Georgia: Nukri Revishvili, Ucha Lobzhanidze, Malkhaz Asatiani, Kakha Kaladze, Aleksandr Amisulashvili, Murtaz Daushvili, Jano Ananidze (Lasha Salukvadze, 79), David Kvirkvelia (Gogita Gogua, 69), Aleksandr Iashvili (Aleksandr Koshkadze, 88), Levan Kobiashvili, David Siradze.

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