When a debutant plays, excitement seems to be guaranteed - it was like that against Turkey in the first round, but also now in a new football war with the Czech Republic.
Georgia survived the "cannonade" of the Czechs, Giorgi Mamardashvili worked miracles in goal, and Vili Sanjol's combative and compact selection reached history - to the first point in major competitions.
The last Euro match that was played from 15:XNUMX ended without a winner - 1:1 in the sun of Hamburg.
- I am happy, above all, because of our first point at the European championships - the keeper of the "crusaders" net is clear.
Mamardashvili showed that it would be his day already during the first four minutes when he saved three dangerous shots from Adam Hložek and Patrik Šik...
His teammates defended, but were also dangerous every time they found themselves in front of Jindržih Stanek's goal...
From one such situation, they took the lead at the end of the first half when the biggest foul of the tournament so far, Robin Hranač, played with his hand in his own penalty area, so referee Danijel Zibert pointed to the penalty spot.
The stopper of the Czech Republic, after scoring an own goal against Portugal, and in the same match being the culprit in the goal for the victory of Fransisk Konseisao, was again the tragedy of the Czech Republic.
And when it comes to heroes for Georgia, it's George Mikautadze again - the goal scorer in the first round was now safe from the penalty spot (1:0).
In the next attack, Mamardashvili once again stopped Šik, and then he continued with miracles in the second half until the 59th minute, when he finally capitulated...
Ondrzej Lingr hit the post after a corner, and the master of the European championships, Patrik Schick, put the deflected ball into the goal with his chest - it was his sixth goal in the last two Euros (1:1).
Even after that, Ivan Hašek's team "threw" everything on the attack, so much so that in the last moments of the match they could have capitulated - after a flying counterattack by Georgia, MLS winger Saba Lobjanidze missed a one-on-one chance with Stanek.
- We gave everything to win, we had many chances, but we didn't score the goal we deserved. In the end, we could have been punished, so we have to do everything in the last round against Turkey and reach the triumph - emphasized Šik.
It remains 1:1, history for Georgia, a point to stay alive for the Czech Republic, but also a result that does not suit anyone - the "crusaders" play Portugal in the last round, Šik and his friends against Turkey.
They will have to win if they want to continue the competition in Germany.
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