Beka Gotsiridze celebrates his last-gasp winner for Georgia
A blunder deep in injury time allowed Beka Gotsiridze to grab a last-gasp win for Georgia in a friendly match against Wales in Swansea on Wednesday.
The home defence failed to deal with a bouncing ball, allowing Gotsiridze to dash in and head past Boaz Myhill.
Jason Koumas had given Wales the lead when his long-range drive was fumbled by Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Loria.
But Georgia equalised on 66 minutes when Rati Aleksidze's through ball let Levan Kenia in to slide the ball home.
The result was a second blow of the night for Welsh international football.
Earlier in Wrexham the Under-21s had dominated their Uefa Championship qualifier against Romania only to lose to a similar defensive lapse.
Several players who would normally figure in John Toshack's plans for the senior squad had been 'loaned' back for the night to Under-21 boss Brian Flynn, to no avail.
However, one bright point for Toshack was the return of Cardiff's Paul Parry to a Wales shirt after an 18 month-gap because of personal problems.
The Georgians had overcome considerable difficulties to actually make it to the Liberty Stadium due to the recent conflict with Russia over the disputed territory of South Ossetia.
The visitors wore black armbands and linked hands - held aloft - when their anthem was played.
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