Arda Golar, score: 8
The diamond of Real Madrid caught up with his team in the garden of his team’s victories with a huge goal that paved the way for victory
Giorgi Mamardashvili, score: 5
The hero of the Georgians’ qualification for the tournament with an unimpressive performance between the posts when he also went up to the corner and left his goal exposed for the 3rd goal
Many people tend to underestimate the more modest teams, the game we saw this evening (Tuesday) at Signal Iduna Park is exactly the reason why in the Euros, they are perhaps the most intriguing of all. Turkey won 1:3 against Georgia in a match that provided everything you could wish for and beyond.
Vincenzo Montella’s team remembered very well what happened to them in the previous tournament, when they arrived as a candidate to be the “black horse” and instead crashed in the group stage. Therefore, precisely this time, when she attracts less attention, she wanted to provide a statement and show that in this bureau, in Istanbul they could put a smile on their faces.
And maybe, in fact, Istanbul reached the stadium itself? Even before the match began, it was possible to notice the electrifying home atmosphere provided by huge amounts of Turks, who, as we know, live en masse in Germany and painted the stadium bright red to set the stage for a performance in the style of a Turkish drama.
The carnage started from the opening whistle, a Turkish fury ended with a Kan Ihan cross after only ten minutes. By the 25th minute it had already produced real fruits, and what fruits. Mert Muldor found Freddy Cadiolo’s lift and scored a rare and beautiful goal from the air, then, we still thought it was the most beautiful of the game.
Three minutes later, the Turks already thought they were on top of the world, when Kanan Yildiz quickly doubled the lead, but his goal was ruled out for a different claim. Then, Georgia decided to take advantage of her luck and woke up. In minutes of tremendous pace, George Mikoutadze scored the equalizer with the first goal in the history of his team at the Euros and showed that they really are not going to be cannon fodder.
In the 65th minute, Real Madrid’s diamond, Arda Golar, who seemed sleepy until that moment, decided he had had enough. The young midfielder took the ball far outside the box and spun a crazy kick into the connections that shook the stands in Gelsenkirchen and the spectators only had to grab their heads.
Willy Sniol’s trainees, on the other hand, did not give up and were close many times to equalize, with two goals, including one a minute before the end of the game, and a host of other misses, but were left with only the compliments. While they were trying to equalize, the goalkeeper, Giorgi Mamardashvili stepped up to the last corner, Krem Ektorkoglu said thank you very much, ran alone to the goal and sealed an unforgettable evening with 1:3.
In what is one of the games of the tournament so far and in which we also got some of the most spectacular goals, it seems that we got a statement from both teams: we are in Euro 2024 to leave a mark. The Turkish national team will meet Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal in the next match and will try to overcome a challenge of a completely different magnitude, with the Georgians playing against the Czech Republic and looking for points in return for their positive ability, Group 6 will be interesting.
second half
- ’90+6
- Gate! Turkey went up 1:3: after Mamradashvili went up to the last corner of the Georgians, Ektorkoglu ran the whole field on the way to an empty net and sealed the great victory
- ’90+3
- A wonderful individual effort by Kavrezhdalia ended with a cross that found Kochurashvili who should have equalized from a huge position, but Mikoutadeza interfered and the ball went wide
- ’90+2
- Substitution in Turkey: Celhanelu was replaced by Özcan
- ’89
- Makvishvili was also replaced, Altonshvili took his place
- ’85
- Substitution in Georgia: Zibzibedze replaced Kvirkalia
- ’85
- Yildiz also left, Ektorkoglu entered at his expense
- ’85
- Another double substitution in Turkey: Celik replaced Muldur
- ’79
- Demiral replaced Ihan
- ’79
- Double substitution also in Turkey: Yazici replaced Golar
- ’73
- Tsitaishvili was replaced by Lakhoshvili
- ’73
- Double substitution in Georgia: Devichvili replaced Chekvatadze
- ’70
- The Georgians did not say desperate. Kochourashvili completed a double pass with a bounce over the defender and over Gonok, but was stopped by the crossbar in what could have been another rare goal of beauty
- ’65
- Gate! Turkey went up to 1:2: the boy is huge. After some sleepy minutes on his part, Golar took a ball far outside the box and turned a completely disturbed kick into the net
- ’57
- In the deadlock after the foul, Celhanolo kicked a great free kick from a distance to the center of the goal and squeezed a good shot from Mamardashvili
- ’56
- Quirkvelia saw the yellow card after a foul on Golar
- ’52
- A tremendous individual move by Kabrezdalia ended up wide for Mikoutadeza, who kicked on the turn, but was stopped by Bardacci
- ’49
- Tsityashvili took a ball and tried hard to find the space for a kick on the left wing, after two attempts he also succeeded and took a good kick with his foot, but Gonok managed it quite easily
- ’46
- Already in just one minute in the second half Muldur received a cross ball on a tray free alone against Mamardashvili in the box, but weakly kicked straight into his hands and missed a great opportunity
first half
- ’35
- Bardacci saw the first yellow card in the match
- ’32
- Gate! Georgia equalized 1:1: a completely disrupted rhythm. The Georgians came alive, Kucharashvili finishing off a fantastic individual move down the right wing with a precise cross for Mikautdze, who from close range beat Gonouk to score his country’s first ever Euro goal
- ’28
- In just 3 minutes, the Turks managed to double the lead and drove the crowd crazy, but Yildiz’s goal was disallowed due to a minor deviation
- ’25
- Gate! Turkey went up to 0:1: after long minutes of control, the Turkish striker succeeded. Cadiolo’s lift from the left wing went past the entire defense and was cleared to the edge of the box. Moldor kicked from the air and scored a rare and beautiful goal
- ’13
- Yildiz went for a tremendous dribble in the box and unleashed a powerful kick from the left wing, Amardashvili dealt with the ball
- ’11
- The Georgians are also in the story, Makvishvili kicked hard outside the box and squeezed a good shot from Gonok
- ’10
- A very dangerous attack, the Turks advanced in an orderly and fast manner, Yildiz left Ihan a ball outside the box, he kicked strongly and shook the crossbar, but was unable to score
- ’9
- Another good corner from the Turks, Golar found Bardacci in the near corner, but he hit wide
- ’6
- A good corner found Ihan’s head in the box, but he shot wide of the frame
- ’1
- The opening whistle! Teyo started the game
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