# Mamardashvili saves penalty as Georgia hold Northern Ireland

> Georgia's Mamardashvili saves Northern Ireland's penalty to secure Nations League draw.
- Title: Mamardashvili saves penalty as Georgia hold Northern Ireland
- Summary: Georgia's Mamardashvili saves Northern Ireland's penalty to secure Nations League draw. Georgia's goalkeeper Mamardashvili saved Northern Ireland's penalty…
- Keywords: mamardashvili, georgia, northern ireland, nations league, penalty, sports, saves, hold, Northern, Ireland, the Guardian
- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/football/2026/oct/05/northern-ireland-georgia-nations-league-league-b-group-2-match-report
- Published: 2026-10-05T21:08:28+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: mamardashvili, georgia, northern ireland, nations league, b2, penalty, sports
## Penalty miss
Isaac Price covers his face after failing to convert his second-half penalty kick.
## Nations League draw
Georgia hold Northern Ireland in Nations League B2 after mutual irritation and chaos.
## O'Neill's team
Northern Ireland's Michael O'Neill team tops B2 with eight points instead of ten.

> The disappointing thing is we have eight points instead of 10
## Penalty controversy
Georgia claim penalty after Saba Sazonov toppled under challenge from Callum Marshall.
## Kvaratskhelia's play
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia passes to Ethan Galbraith and gifts possession to Jamie Donley.
## Mamardashvili saves penalty
Mamardashvili saves Northern Ireland's penalty kick as Georgia hold the draw.

> Price, whose penalty was saved, low to his right, by the Liverpool goalkeeper
## Key takeaway

Georgia's goalkeeper Mamardashvili saved Northern Ireland's penalty kick to hold the team to a draw in Nations League B2.