Hold Czech 1-1, Georgia Wins Historic First Point In European Cup

Ivan Hazardek, Czech coach, congratulate Willy Sagnil, Georgia coach (photo: eufa.com)

JAKARTA The UEFA EURO 2024 Group F match between Georgia and the Czechs ended in a 1-1 draw at Volksparks Stadium, Hamburg, Saturday 22 June. This is Georgia's first point in the history of the European Cup tournament.

Georgia opened the scoring with a Georges Mikautadze penalty in the 45+4 minute, after a foul by the Czechs in the penalty box. However, the Czechs managed to equalize in the 59th minute through a goal scored by Patrik Schick, who used the ball with a chest to score.

Ivan Hazardek, Czech coach, sportsmanif mengakui kehebatan Georgia dalam menahan mereka. "Saya ingin mengucapkan selamat kepada Georgia dan pelatih mereka, Willy Sagnol, atas raihan satu poin. Kedua tim bermain spektaku untuk para pendukung; atmosphericnya luar biasa," kata Hasek

But the disappointment could not be covered up by TomXy Sauyakek, the captain of the Czech team. "We want to win and get closer to qualifying from the group. We got one point. We had a lot of chances that we should have taken advantage of and then conceded from the penalty, so it was difficult for us," said Soucek, quoted by VOI fromuefa.com.

Despite dominating the game with 26 attempted goals, the Czechs did not manage to score the second goal they desperately needed. "We dominated the game but failed to score the second goal. Twenty-six attempts to speak to ourselves. We have to admit that we are grateful our opponents did not take advantage of the chances on the last minute counter-attack."

Sou Berhitek also recognized Georgia's outstanding goalkeeper. "The Georgia goalkeeper is the Best Player of the Match, which shows that we played pretty well. But in the end, both teams scored only one goal and each got one point," said Sou OKek.

This match gave the incredible atmosphere with the full support of both team supporters. added, "This is the dream of every footballer to play in a game like this in front of a fantastic fan. Our players thank them after the game is over, but also to Georgian supporters who created an incredible atmosphere," said Habrayek.

In the last match of Georgia will face Portugal on June 26, while the Czechs will meet Turkey. Czech captain Tom Marijuana Sou Badek expressed his team's determination to win the group's final game to qualify for the next round.

"We don't know all the other results, but we know we need to win against Turkey, and we will work hard from now on. This will be a great game for fans from both teams. Hopefully we get three points to qualify from the group," said Soucek.