Since the implementation of the expansion, the last three editions of the European Cup have ushered in the participation of new troops, and this year is no exception. Georgia qualified for the first time in the main round of the European Championship through a play-off victory over 04 champions Greece. In the first round of the group stage, Georgia and Turkey ushered in a meeting, Georgia scored the first goal in the team's history of the European Cup, but Mirdir and Güler both scored the world wave, Aktilkoglu ended the suspense of the game, and Turkey won 3:1.
In comparison, Turkey reached the semi-finals in 2008 and reached the finals of three consecutive European Championships, and the average age of the 24 teams in Eastern Europe is still the second-to-last, second only to the Czech Republic. Turkey's starting lineup was led by Inter midfielder Calhaoğlu, and two young talents, Güller and Yilmaz, also started the game; On the Georgian side, football alphabet Kvaratskhelia and Valencia goalkeeper Mamardashvili dominated the front and back.
After the opening, Turkey took the lead in the attack, and in the 8th minute, Güller took a corner kick, and Bardakic shook his head in front of the goal and hit the goal slightly off the post; 1 minute later, Yildiz did it back in the penalty area, Aihan shot vigorously from the penalty area, Mamardashvili was already stunned, but the ball hit the post and popped up! Georgia escaped. After a trial, Georgia gradually let go, and in the 10th minute, Mekvabishvili also returned the color with a long-range shot, and Guynok saved the ball sideways.
In the 25th minute, Turkey patiently organized on the left side of the front, Kadioglu actively inserted the bottom cross and was cleared, and the ball in the Mildir penalty area line kept hitting the world wave, 1:0! In Romania's match against Ukraine, Stanciu scored a brilliant long-range goal that must have been comparable to it. In the 27th minute, Turkey's offensive resumed, Güler's long drive on the right side went straight and knocked horizontally, Kirkqu scored the ball again, Yilmaz outflanked and pushed another goal, but unfortunately Kirkqu received the ball slightly offside in front of the point, and Yilmaz missed the first goal in the European Cup.
In the 32nd minute, Kvaratskhelia drew horizontally in the middle to attract the attention of the defense and then split to the right, Kocholashvili received the ball and stepped on a bicycle past Yilmaz and knocked it horizontally, Mikatadze pushed it into the net in front of the goal, 1:1! Georgia scored their first European Championship goal in their history. In the 34th minute, Kakabadze headed the ball diagonally from the right side to the penalty area, and Mikatadze's volley grazed the post and went out of the bottom line, and Turkey almost conceded another goal; The first half was a very open affair with plenty of chances created by both sides.
Coming back in the second half, taking advantage of Georgia's unstable foothold, Turkey regained the initiative again; In the 56th minute, Calhaoğlu hit a direct free kick and went straight to the goal, and Mamardashvili successfully blocked the ball with both fists; In the 65th minute, Aihan broke the ball on the right side of the front, and Güller held the ball and cut the moon scimitar straight to the corner of the goal, 2:1! The 19-year-old only joined Real Madrid last summer and despite injury, he still scored six goals in a limited amount of time. Now he scored his first goal at the European Championships; He also became Turkey's youngest player to score in the European Championship.
In the 69th minute, Kocholashvili collided with his teammates and collided with the wall and faked a shot to really pick up the attacking Gunok, but the subsequent shot was ruthlessly rejected by the crossbar! In the 78th minute, Güler was replaced by teammate Yazezhe, and the Turkish fans in the stadium saw off the heroic teenager with warm applause. In the 86th minute, Celik stopped a cross from the edge of the penalty area, and Yazezhe's header was denied by Mamardashvili.
In the 95th minute, Georgia's set-piece attack hit the post! Missed the final lore! In the last corner kick opportunity, Georgia pressed all the way and tried to let go, but was pushed by Aktilkooğlu and completely ended the suspense of the game; In the end, Turkey successfully won the first victory in the group stage 3:1 with 2 wonderful world waves, and temporarily occupied the first place in Group F when Portugal had not yet played.