Georgia loses to Israel in penalty shootout of UEFA U21 European Championship quarter-finals
The main and extra time of the match, held at the Dinamo Arena stadium in the country’s capital city of Tbilisi, ended in a scoreless draw 0:0. Photo via Nakrebi.ge
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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.
The main and extra time of the match, held at the Dinamo Arena stadium in the country’s capital city of Tbilisi, ended in a scoreless draw 0:0.
The Championship attendance record has been once again broken by Georgians with 44,338 spectators at the Dinamo Arena, with the previous game against the Netherlands hitting the record with 43,004 guests.
Despite losing, if France and England reach the semi-finals of the Championship, an additional match between the best-defeated teams from the quarter-finals will be held for the Olympic qualification, as France will take part in the Olympics as a host country and England does not have the right to participate as the country is not a member of the International Olympics Committee.
The national team, coached by Ramaz Svanadze, ended the group stage in first place with five points, beating Portugal and drawing with Belgium and the Netherlands.
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 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 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 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 and his Armenian counterpart Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday attended the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship final match between England and Spain, held at the Adjarabet Arena stadium in the Black Sea city of Batumi.
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.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday said he was proud that Georgia had held the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship “very well”, thanking everyone involved and emphasising the Georgian national team had performed “admirably, very strongly”.
The Georgian national football team on Sunday defeated Cyprus by 4:0 in the fourth round of the Euro 2024 qualification stage, held at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi.