European media reacts to Georgia’s U21 European Championship playoff advance after Netherlands draw
The Championship’s attendance saw a new record with 43,004 filling the stands at the stadium, up from 41,881 for the previous game against Belgium. Photo: Nakrebi.ge
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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.
The team’s 1:1 draw in the final match of the group stage saw British news website Daily Mail’s Dominic Hogan note the co-hosts of the Championship had “sealed a historic qualification” with the result.
“Georgia's U21 Euros dream continues as the debutant hosts top Group A with a draw against Netherlands”, Hogan said in the article.
In its match report, UEFA highlighted the “sensational solo goal” by the team’s Zuriko Davitashvili, adding Georgia remained unbeaten and topped in the group.
Photo: Nakrebi.ge
France’s beIN SPORTS on Wednesday reported on the match under the title “Euro U21: Georgia achieves a historic feat by reaching the quarters!”.
Jordi Archs, the football editor of Mundodeportivo, in his article said the Georgian team, led by Ramaz Svanadze, had become the first host side since Sweden in 2009 to advance from the group stage.
The author of the article also mentioned the “historic” record of 43,043 spectators watching the match of the competition's final round, and referred to Davitashvili as a “great architect” of the game, while also praising his “great goal” by calling it “worthy of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia”, in reference to the Georgian midfielder of Napoli.
In the match, which was hosted at Dinamo Arena in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, Davitashvili’s 42nd minute goal was followed by an equaliser by the visiting team’s Kenneth Taylor four minutes later.
The Championship’s attendance saw a new record with 43,004 filling the stands at the stadium, up from 41,881 for the previous game against Belgium.
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.
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 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.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the Georgian winger of the Italian club Napoli, has been awarded the Goal of the Season award in Serie A after scoring a solo goal in a match against Atalanta in March, the Italian top league announced on Friday.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.