Euro 2024. Georgia draw with the Czech Republic

Saturday’s match between Georgia and the Czech Republic in Group F at Euro 2024 ended with a 1-1 draw. The targets have been scored by Georges Mikautadze and Patrik Schick.

Georgia vs. Czech Republic match /Abedin Taherkenareh /PAP/EPA

Throughout the match between Georgia and the Czech Republic, two targets have been scored – in added time within the first half (forty fifth minute + 4, penalty). Georgian footballer Georges Mikautadze gave his group the lead.

Within the 59th minute, Patrik Schick equalized the rating to 1-1.

Yellow playing cards acquired:

• Georgia: Guram Kashia;
• Czech: Vladimir Coufal, Lukas Provod, David Jurasek, Tomas Holes.

Of their second ever European Championship match, the Georgians, similar to of their debut in opposition to Turkey (1-3), confirmed bravery, ambition and willpower. Nonetheless, this time, these traits allowed them to attain a historic level. On Saturday in Hamburg, French coach Willy Sagnol’s group drew with the Czech Republic 1-1.

For the overwhelming majority of the match, the Czechs had the benefit and created extra aim alternatives, however the Georgians defended successfully. Within the twenty third minute they even took the ball out of the online, however the aim was disallowed as a result of scorer Patrik Schick touched the ball together with his hand.

Within the further time of this a part of the sport, the Georgians have been fortunate as a result of Robin Hranac by chance performed the ball together with his hand in his personal penalty space and the referee, after watching the replay, awarded a penalty kick. Georges Mikautadze used “Eleven” flawlessly.

Hranac is turning into the unluckiest participant within the present match. In Tuesday’s match in opposition to Portugal, the 24-year-old defender of Viktoria Plzeň scored an personal aim, and within the added time of the second half he made a mistake within the penalty space, after which Francisco Conceicao gave the rivals a 2-1 victory.

Even earlier than the break, Schick may have equalized the rating, however his shot from about 15 meters was successfully saved by Giorgi Mamardashvili.

Schick, who was the co-top scorer within the earlier version of the European Championship (he and the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo had 5 targets every), lastly scored within the 59th minute – and he was fortunate. After Ondrej Lingr’s header, the ball bounced off the put up, hit Schick within the chest, after which went into the online. On this manner, he grew to become the primary Czech within the historical past of the European Championship to attain six targets within the remaining tournaments.

A number of moments later, the 28-year-old Bayer Leverkusen striker was not glad – he fell on the pitch with out contact together with his opponent and needed to go away the pitch on account of a muscle damage.

Within the following minutes, the benefit of the Czechs was additionally unquestionable, however within the final motion of the match, the Georgians had an opportunity to get all of the factors.

The debutants launched a counterattack, wherein the three of them had just one defender and goalkeeper Jindrich Stanek in opposition to them, however in such a good scenario, Saba Lobzhanidze despatched the ball over the crossbar.

The Czech Republic and Georgia have one level every in Group F. Turkey leads with three factors, and Portugal has the identical quantity. These groups will face one another at 6 p.m. in Dortmund.

This is what the Czech and Georgian coaches stated after the match.

We pushed Georgia into deep protection. We anticipated that the rivals would look ahead to alternatives to counterattack. Their offensive high quality is admirable. Sadly, the perfect participant of the match right now was the Georgia goalkeeper, who caught all of the pictures. We had 26 of them, we tried. I can not fault my gamers for something. On the very finish, the rivals had an opportunity to win. It might be moderately unfair, however soccer is merciless generally. After we have a look at this match and the environment, we actually do not wish to go away. Within the final group match, we’ll do all the things we will to advance, stated Ivan Hasek, coach of the Czech nationwide group.

We have now to be proud of this level, as a result of it’s the first in our historical past within the European Championship – though we had an incredible likelihood on the finish. However we’re nonetheless very glad. If somebody had instructed me earlier than the match that we might be preventing for promotion in opposition to Portugal within the final spherical of the group stage, I’d have taken it blindly. First, nonetheless, an important factor is regeneration, as a result of we gave a number of ourselves in these two matches. After which we’ll method the match in opposition to Portugal with ambition, stated Willy Sagnol, coach of the Georgian nationwide group.

Listed below are the lineups of each groups:

• Gruzja: Mamardashvili – Dvali, Kashia, Kvirkvelia – Kakabadze, Kochorashvili, Mekvabishvili, Davitashvili, Tsitaishvili – Kvaratskhelia, Mikautadze;
• Czech Republic: Stanek – Holes, Hranac, Krejci – Coufal, Provod, Soucek, Jurasek – Cerny, Schick, Hlozek.

We wish to acquire expertise on this match to turn out to be higher and to have the ability to compete with stronger groups sooner or later – stated the Georgian coach, Frenchman Willy Sagnol, earlier than the match in opposition to the Czech Republic.

Georgia superior to the match in Germany after successful the play-offs in opposition to Luxembourg and Greece. On Tuesday, in her first, historic look within the European Championship, she misplaced 1:3 after an thrilling match in opposition to Turkey, hailed as “probably the most stunning match of the match”.

It was a match that offered a number of feelings as a result of it was Georgia’s first look at such a big match. Possibly that is why the primary 20-25 minutes weren’t superb, however I believe the match will stay an excellent reminiscence as a result of the gamers reacted fantastically and later confirmed one thing we will be happy with, Sagnol stated.

The largest star of the Georgian nationwide group is Khvicha Kwaracchelia from Napoli, who was chosen the perfect participant of Serie A within the 2022/23 championship season. The group additionally contains Cracovia’s Otar Kakabadze, Nika Kwekweskiri from Lech Poznań and Giorgi Citaiszwili, who as soon as performed for Wisła Kraków and Lech .

Of their first match at Euro 2024, the Czechs misplaced to Portugal 2-1. Nonetheless, the Georgian coach doesn’t underestimate Saturday’s opponent.

This can positively be a match in opposition to a group with a unique profile than Türkiye. Should you look again on the final 25-30 years, the Czechs nearly at all times come far within the European Championships. They’re very skilled and even when they’ve a unique fashion, we won’t face a better job than within the match in opposition to Turkey, stated Sagnol.

Georgia ranks 74th within the FIFA rankings and is the lowest-ranked group among the many Euro 2024 members. The Czechs are in thirty fourth place.