Georgia’s national team advances to UEFA U21 European Championship quarter-finals drawing with Netherlands
The national team, coached by Ramaz Svanadze, ended the group stage in first place with five points and will face the runner-up of Group C in the quarter-finals on Saturday. Photo via Nakrebi.ge
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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.
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— #U21EURO (@UEFAUnder21) June 27, 2023
The match, held at the Dinamo Arena stadium in the country’s capital city of Tbilisi, saw goals by Georgian player Zuriko Davitashvili scoring the goal in the 42nd minute of the match, with the Dutch Kenneth Taylor evening the score after four minutes.
Photo via Nakrebi.ge
The national team, coached by Ramaz Svanadze, ended the group stage in first place with five points and will face the runner-up of Group C in the quarter-finals on Saturday.
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— Georgia • GFF (@GeorgiaGff) June 27, 2023
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