Georgia-Belarus match to be held without spectators today

Today, on October 8, the match between the national teams of Georgia and Belarus will be held without spectators at the "Dinamo Arena" in Tbilisi.

The match will be held at 20:00.

According to the statement issued by the Football Federation, the health of every fan and citizen is a priority for the GFF, which is the reason why the federation calls on citizens to support the team from home.

"On October 5, the Interagency Coordination Council was held in the Administration of the Government of Georgia. The members of the Council discussed the issue of attendance at the semi-final match of the Euro 2020 qualifying round between Georgia and Belarus. The President of the Georgian Football Federation, Levan Kobiashvili, was present at the session. According to the decision of the UEFA Executive Committee, the member states of the organization have to make their own decisions upon limited number attendance at the UEFA national team and club matches, taking into account the epidemic situation in the country.

Due to the capacity of Tbilisi "Dinamo Arena", even 30% of the total number of attendees at the stadium amounts to about 16,000 spectators. As it was noted at the council meeting, the gathering of thousands of fans in one space entails a special epidemiological risks, therefore, based on the recommendation of epidemiologists and health specialists, it was decided that the match between Georgia and Belarus will take place without spectators on October 8, at Tbilisi "Dinamo Arena"", - reads the statement.