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Spain scrape win over Georgia with late Olmo strike

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Football - World Cup Qualifiers Europe - Group B - Georgia v Spain - Boris-Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia - March 28, 2021. Spain's Jordi Alba and Eric Garcia celebrate after the match. [REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze]

Spain striker Dani Olmo snatched a 2-1 win away to Georgia in their World Cup qualifier on Sunday with a stoppage-time strike from outside the area to kick-start his side's efforts to qualify for Qatar 2022 after a sluggish start.

Georgia thrilled the 15,000 fans in the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena when 20-year-old winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia fired them ahead two minutes before halftime after his side had coasted past a passive visiting defence.

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