Turkey won its duel against Georgia (3-1) for its entry into Group F of Euro 2024.
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Güler’s incredible goal
He is considered the future of the Turkish selection, he is already the present. From the first match of this Euro, he marked his team’s victory against Georgia (3-1) with his talent. Thanks to a goal in the 65th minute of a match where he was already one of the most active men. A curling left-footed shot from more than 20 meters which lodged in the top corner of the helpless Georgian goalkeeper. Europe has been warned, Turkey has a jewel.
A burning atmosphere
Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund is known worldwide for its yellow wall and its legendary atmosphere. The Turkish and Georgian supporters honored him during this match. Not cooled by the downpours before the match and the 89% humidity, they gave voice from the start to the end of the match, helped by an often unbridled encounter and going from one goal to the other. ‘other. The Turkish players expected to feel at home in Germany, supported by their large community living there, how can you contradict them after such a meeting.
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Mikautadze, for the story
He is the first scorer in the history of Georgia in a Euro. Georges Mikautadze delivered a historic performance for his country this Tuesday evening against Turkey by scoring his team’s first goal, following a magnificent action from his teammate Kochorashvili. He then came close to the double by performing a magnificent acrobatic recovery, but unfortunately off target. Unfortunately, he was hampered in one of the last actions of the match and could not offer his team the equalizer. Accustomed to Ligue 1, he still proved that he had the talent to play at international level.
Georges Mikautadze slipped between two Turkish defenders to score the first goal in Georgia’s history in a major competition. Wolfgang Rattay / REUTERS
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Helpless Kvaratskhelia
The star of the Georgian selection tried a lot, without much success. Author of numerous overflows on his left side, the Naples player did not save himself but he lacked the accuracy and efficiency to really make the difference. To his credit, he was not helped either by often clumsy or uninspired partners. Expected to be the X factor of this team, he will have to do better to take his team towards qualification.
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The clumsiness of the Georgians
14 shots, 5 on target, 1 post and two last infuriating actions. The Georgians will surely have regrets when watching this match again. Willy Sagnol’s men did almost everything well in this part, all they lacked was the finishing in the key moments. And particularly in these last minutes where Mikautadze and Kochorashvili first get in the way 5 meters from the goal before Dvali, a minute later, sees his head smashed against the post. On both occasions the goalkeeper was beaten.
