In record-breaking UEFA U21 European Championship match, Georgia's national team draws with Belgium
Georgian players Georgiy Tsitaishvili and Giorgi Guliashvili evened the score in the second half after Belgian Maxim de Cuyper and Largie Ramazani scored the goals in the 15th and 38th minutes of the match. Photo via Nakrebi.ge
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The Georgian U21 national football team on Saturday ended in a draw with Belgium 2:2 in the second match of the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship, held at the Dinamo Arena stadium in the country’s capital city of Tbilisi.
The match broke the Championship attendance record with 41,881 spectators at the Dinamo Arena, the UEFA Under 21 European Championship said.
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— #U21EURO (@UEFAUnder21) June 24, 2023
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Georgian players Georgiy Tsitaishvili and Giorgi Guliashvili evened the score in the second half after Belgian Maxim de Cuyper and Largie Ramazani scored the goals in the 15th and 38th minutes of the match.
After two rounds of the group stage, the Georgian team holds first place in the group with four points, with Belgium and the Netherlands sharing the second and Portugal third place.
The national team, coached by Ramaz Svanadze, will face the Netherlands in the third match of the group stage on Tuesday.
The Georgian U21 national football team on Wednesday defeated Portugal 2:0 in the opening match of the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship, held at the Dinamo Arena stadium in the country’s capital city of Tbilisi.
Ten sports facilities have been built or renovated across Georgia for hosting the UEFA European Under-21 Championship this summer, the Ministry of Infrastructure said on Tuesday.
Irakli Karseladze, the Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure and the Georgian Football Federation President Levan Kobiashvili on Saturday discussed the preparation process for holding the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Georgia with the delegation of the Union of European Football Associations.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday said the country was “fully prepared” to host the UEFA European U21 Championship “with dignity and at the highest level”, while visiting the Ramaz Shengelia Stadium in the western city of Kutaisi, one of the venues renovated for the purpose of hosting matches of the tournament.
A stray dog ran into the Dinamo Arena stadium in Georgia's capital city of Tbilisi, “interrupting” the match of the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship between Georgia and the Netherlands.
The Georgian U21 national football team on Tuesday ended in a draw with the Netherlands 1:1 in the last match of the group stage of the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship, advancing to the quarter-finals for the first time in history.
The Georgian national team's draw with the Netherlands on Tuesday, and the squad’s advancement to the quarter-final stage of the UEFA Under-21 European Championship received attention from European media outlets.
Three football professionals from Georgia will join committees at the UEFA following selections that came along with the European governing body’s recognition of the country’s organisational efforts for the sport.
The Georgian U21 national football team player Zuriko Davitashvili on Saturday said Georgia could defeat Israel in the quarter-finals match of the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship and “write a new page” in the history of Georgian football by advancing to the semifinals and getting a chance to participate in the Olympics.
The Georgian U21 national football team on Saturday lost to Israel in a penalty shootout by 3:4 in the match of the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship quarter-finals, with the national team keeping the chance to participate in the 2024 Olympics.
Aleksander Čeferin, the UEFA President, on Friday expressed his “sincere” gratitude to the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili for his “invaluable contribution” to making the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship “an outstanding success”, as the tournament was co-hosted in Georgia with Romania between June 21-July 8.
Gianni Infantino, the President of the International Association Football Federation, on Wednesday praised Levan Kobiashvili, the President of the Georgian Football Federation, for playing a “central role” in the country co-hosting the UEFA European Under-21 Championship last year.