Georgia loses to Turkey in Euro debut match
The Turkish right-back Mert Muldur gave Turkey the lead in the 25th minute, leaving Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili no chance. Photo: UEFA
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The Georgian national football team on Tuesday was defeated by Turkey in the European Championship debut match.
The Turkish right-back Mert Muldur gave Turkey the lead in the 25th minute, leaving Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili no chance.
Seven minutes later, Georges Mikautadze scored Georgia's first goal in a major tournament.
In the 65th minute, Real Madrid's forward Guler scored with a strike into the top corner.
Turkey sealed the success as substitute Kerem Akturkoglu rolled a finish into an empty net.
Public screenings of matches of the ongoing European Football Championship will be made available in all cities throughout Georgia with support of local authorities and state representatives, the Government Administration said on Tuesday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Tuesday highlighted the Georgian national football team’s upcoming debut at the ongoing European Championship in Germany against Turkey by saying the game marked “the day that Georgian football fans have been waiting for 30 years”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Monday highlighted the “historic” first match of the country’s national football team at the ongoing European Championship in Germany by saying the game marked “the day that each of us has been waiting for many years”.
Georgian national team and Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia on Sunday pledged the squad would enter the upcoming 2024 European Football Championship aiming to qualify for the playoff stage of the tournament with the mindset that “nothing is impossible”.