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June 22 – Czechia were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw versus Euro debutants Georgia as the bouncing Volksparkstadion in Hamburg witnessed a game with no winners, in more ways than one.
The result ties both teams to the foot of Group F, leaving them with a slender chance of progression, if, they can fashion a win versus big dogs Portugal or a reinvented Turkey side next week.
Controlling possession and creating the lion’s share of chances, the Czechs will feel that yet another result has slipped away from them in what has been a very frustrating tournament for Ivan Hasek’s side.
Though the headlines will be stolen by goalscorers Georges Mikautadze and Patrik Schick, Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili put up an inspired performance between the sticks and was good value for his Man of the Match award.
The towering Georgian completed a staggering 11 saves to earn his team a point. From a personal perspective, the impressive display may have earned the Valencia and Georgian keeper a big money move this summer.
Whilst the atmosphere was electric on both sides, the Georgian support were particularly fierce throughout, with some even infiltrating the press box equipped with Georgian flags and pints of Bitburger.
As a singular unified voice, the Georgians were quick to verbally wrestle any attempt of noise by the Czech fans. Sweeping crowds of red and white took over the streets of Hamburg in the buildup to the game, chaperoned by police cars as a sort of tunnel outside the Volksparkstadion.
With both teams rooted to the bottom of Group F, both teams needed a win to improve their chances of progression from the group.
Georgia boss Willy Sagnol made one change to his opening day line up that suffered a 3-1 defeat to Turkey.
Despite finishing that game empty handed, the Georgians had plenty of confidence after their aggressive and entertaining performance versus the Turks, only conceding to moments of magic from Arda Guler and Mert Muldur alongside a…
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Author : Paul Nicholson
Publish date : 2024-06-22 18:06:40
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