Turkey scores two stunners to knock off debutant Georgia

The last day of matchday one at Euro 2024 featured a first, as Georgia made its first appearance at a major international tournament against Turkey.

Turkey is one of the teams that has raging support in Germany. With the two nations heavily connected in terms of their populations, it is no surprise to see so many Turkish supporters. In this game on Tuesday, Turkey turned the Yellow Wall of Borussia Dortmund into a red wall at the Westfalenstadion. In the opening stages of the first half, Turkey rewarded those fans with a great showing.

A period of dominance to open the game transpired, with Turkey coming as close as the inside of the post in the 10th minute via Kaan Ayhan. However, those fans would now have to wait much longer. In the 25th minute, Mert Muldur scored an early contender for the best goal of the tournament. Georgia failed to properly clear a Turkey cross, and Muldur took his volley on the first touch from the edge of the area. The ball curled away from Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili into the top corner.

Two minutes later, Turkey thought it had a two-goal advantage. Kenan Yıldız was on the end of clever play down the right side as he bundled the ball into the Georgia net. Upon VAR review, Yıldız was two toes offside, and the goal did not stand. That kept a rattled Georgia in the game, and the debutants took advantage.

Playing in their first major international tournament, the first goal was always going to be historic for Georgia. Four minutes after Turkey’s disallowed goal, Georges Mikautadze’s snap shot beat Turkey goalkeeper Mert Günok at his near post. After that goal in the 32nd minute, the game was even with a newfound confidence for the Georgians.

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Author : Kyle Fansler

Publish date : 2024-06-18 18:04:58

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