Striker Levan Mchedlidze hopes Georgia can hand head coach Kakhaber Tskhadadze the perfect birthday present by denting the Republic of Ireland’s chances of Euro 2016 qualification tonight.

Scotland manager Gordon Strachan felt his players were short of the accuracy needed to break down a stubborn Georgia defence as his team fell to a 1-0 European Championship qualifying defeat.

With just three points separating the four contenders in Group D it would be a nice boost for Ireland if Georgia could get a result in Warsaw on Saturday. Nice, but unlikely.