Belarus v Georgia, 16 October 2012
| Score | 2-0 to Belarus |
| Referee | Robert Schörgenhofer |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group I |
| Venue | Stadyen Dynama, Minsk |
| Attendance | 15,300 |
View Belarus v Georgia head to head
Kick Off: 20:00 Local (17:00 BST)
Renan Bressan inspired Belarus to a comfortable 2-0 home win over Georgia as they opened their World Cup qualifying account in Group I.
The official, Robert Schörgenhofer (AUT), handed out 10 yellow cards - 4 to Belarus and 6 to Georgia.
2
Belarus
Manager: Georgiy Kondratiev
Goals:
| Renan Bressan | 6 |
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| Stanislav Dragun | 28 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Sergei Veremko
(captain)
Defender
Yegor Filipenko
Defender
Denis Polyakov
Defender
Dmitri Verkhovtsov
Defender/Midfielder
Maksim Bardachow
Midfielder
Renan Bressan
Midfielder
Stanislav Dragun
Midfielder
Aleksandr Hleb
Midfielder
Aleksandr Pavlov
Midfielder
Jan Tigorev
Forward
Vitali Rodionov
Substitutions:
| Sergei Kislyak for Aleksandr Pavlov | 83 |
| Aleksandr Volodko for Renan Bressan | 85 |
| Andrey Chukhley for Vitali Rodionov | 90 |
Cards:
| Jan Tigorev | 43 | Y |
| Denis Polyakov | 45 | Y |
| Maksim Bardachow | 73 | Y |
| Aleksandr Hleb | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Anton Amelchenko
Goalkeeper
Aleksandr Gutor
Defender/Right back
Igor Shitov
Defender
Aleksandr Martynovich
Defender
Pavel Plaskonny
Defender/Midfielder
Sergei Kislyak
Midfielder
Ilya Aleksievich
Midfielder
Sergey Balanovich
Midfielder
Andrey Chukhley
Midfielder
Vitali Trubilo
Midfielder
Aleksandr Volodko
0
Georgia
Manager: Temur Ketsbaia
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Nukri Revishvili
Goalkeeper
Alexander Amisulashvili
Defender
Gia Grigalava
Defender
Guram Kashia
Defender
Zurab Khizanishvili
Defender
Mamuka Kobakhidze
Defender
Murtaz Daushvili
Midfielder
Davit Devdariani
Midfielder
Jaba Kankava
Midfielder
(captain)
Tornike Okriashvili
Midfielder
Davit Targamadze
Midfielder
Substitutions:
| Levan Mchedlidze for Davit Devdariani | 46 |
| Jano Ananidze for Tornike Okriashvili | 49 |
| Levan Kenia for Davit Targamadze | 75 |
Cards:
| Davit Targamadze | 35 | Y |
| Tornike Okriashvili | 45 | Y |
| Zurab Khizanishvili | 51 | Y |
| Jaba Kankava | 68 | Y |
| Levan Mchedlidze | 90 | Y |
| Gia Grigalava | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Roin Kvaskhvadze
Goalkeeper
Omar Migineishvili
Defender
Levan Kenia
Defender
Akaki Khubutia
Defender
Georgi Popkhadze
Defender
Gulverd Tomashvili
Defender/Midfielder
Ucha Lobzhanidze
Midfielder
Jano Ananidze
Midfielder
Nika Dzalamidze
Midfielder
Sandro Guruli
Forward
Levan Mchedlidze
Forward
Irakli Sirbiladze