Georgia and the Czech Republic played an exciting match in Group “F”, which ended 1-1 at the Volksparkstadion stadium in Hamburg. Jorgi Mikautadze from a penalty put the “Crusaders” ahead at the very end of the first half.
However, in the second half, the Czechs played more confidently and thanks to Patrik Schick they made up for their deficit in the 58th minute.
The result is not favorable for both teams, who have 1 point each in their assets. Turkey is first in the group with 3 points, as many as Portugal has.
The favorite in today’s clash, the Czech Republic team, put serious pressure on their opponent and missed two clear goals within a minute. In the second minute, first Adam Hlozek took a shot from close range, which Giorgi Mamardashvili saved, but the ball fell to Patrik Schick, whose shot was again saved by the Valencia goalkeeper.
Ivan Hasek’s team logically opened the scoring against the Georgians in the 22nd minute, but the goal was disallowed as a replay showed that Adam Hlozek illegally touched the ball with his hand.
The turning point in the match came at the end of the half, when on a cross from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Viktoria Plzen defender Robin Hranac tried to block the opponent’s shot with his body, but the ball ricocheted into his hand. Referee Daniel Siebert initially did not award a penalty, which forced the VAR assistants to check, which found that the defender had broken the rules. Jorgi Mikautadze stood behind the ball, with his shot beating Indrich Stanek for 1-0.
Despite the frenzy of conceding a goal, the Czech Republic team immediately launched an attack to level the score. Deep into stoppage time of the first half, Patrik Schick received a pass from a teammate, then took a shot that forced a quality save from Giorgi Mamardashvili.
Against the backdrop of their dominance from the start of the second half, the Czech Republic deservedly got an equalizer. In the 58th minute, from a corner, Ondrej Lingr headed the ball, the ball hit the left post and found Patrik Schick, and he scored into an empty net for 1-1.
There was a surge in the ranks of the Czech Republic, after in the 65th minute Matej Jurasek tried with a long-range shot to score a second goal for the Czech Republic, forcing Giorgi Mamardashvili to knock the ball away.
The pressure gradually increased, with the Georgian defense experiencing serious problems. In the 77th minute, Matej Jurasek broke through from the left, managed to cross dangerously into the Georgian penalty area, where Mojmir Chytil headed the ball past the post. Until the end of the match, the players in white made unsuccessful attempts to fight for victory.
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