On the evening of June 18, a match in Group F of the European Championship was played between Turkey and Georgia. In the first half, both sides scored one goal each, and the game ended in a 1-1 draw, with Georgia scoring the team's first goal in the World Series; In the second half, 19-year-old talented teenager Güler scored a goal to help Turkey take the lead again. In stoppage time, Turkey scored another goal to make it 3-1.
Turkey is ranked 40th in FIFA and has stars such as Calhanoglu, Güler, and Yildiz in the team. Georgia is ranked 75th in FIFA rankings, the bottom of the 24 participating teams, and it is also the first time in the team's history that they have reached the final stage of the European Championship, with first-class players such as "K77" Kvaratskhelia and Mamardashvili.
Both coaches are former famous football stars. Turkey is coached by former Italy and Roma "little plane" Montella, while Georgia is coached by former France and Bayern Munich famous fullback Sagnol. The match was played at the Westphalen Stadium, Dortmund's home stadium, with a capacity of 80,000 people.
In the 6th minute of the game, Calhanoglu took a corner kick from the left side, and Aihan headed it high. In the 7th minute, Calhanoglu's powerful right-footed shot was blocked. In the 9th minute, Calhanoglu took a corner kick from the left and Bardakć's header was deflected. In the 10th minute, Yildiz did it back, and Aihan's powerful shot bounced off the left post and returned to the field! In the 11th minute, Georgia scored the first shot of the game through midfielder Mekvabishvili, and Turkish goalkeeper Gunnock flew to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Yildiz's powerful shot from the left side of the box was too angled, and Mamardashvili saved the ball.
In the 21st minute, Calhanoglu turned and shot near the penalty line, but the ball bounced off the ground and deflected. In the 26th minute, the Turkish attack developed to the left side, the left back Kadioglu crossed, the ball was headed out by the Georgian player, and a beautiful volley from the right side of the Mirdir penalty area hung straight into the dead corner, 1-0! With this wonderful world wave, Turkey leads 1-0!
Mildir's brilliant shot on goal
In the 27th minute, Turkey scored a goal through Kirkqu's assist for Yildiz, but the goal was disallowed because the latter was offside. In the 30th minute, Kvaratskhelia flashed a gap on the left, and the subsequent left-footed shot was saved. In the first 30 minutes of the game, Turkey went on the offensive with 2 goals from 10 shots on target, one of which was valid, and 1 shot hit the post.
In the 32nd minute of the game, Georgian midfielder Kocholashvili crossed a low flat ball from the right side, and Mikataze, a 23-year-old striker who plays for the French team Metz, scored in front of the goal, 1-1! Georgia scored their first goal in the European Championship. Mikatadze also helped make history, scoring 14 goals in 22 appearances for Ligue 1 side Metz this season.
Georgia's historic goal
In the 35th minute, Mikataze's half-sideways volley in the penalty area was slightly wide and almost completed his personal brace. At the end of the first half, the two sides went into the dressing room 1-1. In the first 45 minutes, the two teams played attacking football, and the Turkish team attacked like a tide under the command of coach "Little Plane" Montella, giving 13 shots on goal in the half, scoring one goal and hitting the post once. European Championship newcomers Georgia quickly organised an attack after an adaptation period in the opening stages, and Mikatadze scored their first European Championship goal in their history, and they also had nine shots on goal in the first half.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. In the 48th minute, Georgian wingback Siteshvili hit too squarely with his left foot after a series of dunks on the left side of the penalty area, and the ball was held by the opponent's goalkeeper with both hands. In the 52nd minute, Kvaratskhelia passed on the left side and passed back with a low flat ball, and Mikataze turned and shot in the penalty area and was blocked. After returning from half-time, it was Georgia who organized several waves of offensive first.
In the 57th minute, Turkey won a well-placed free kick on the edge of the penalty area, Calhanoglu's direct shot went through the wall, and Mamardashvili, who had performed well in the game, knocked the ball out with both fists. In the 62nd minute, Kvaratskhelia combined with Siteshvili to make a one-two and fell to the ground with his right foot, but Pippi missed the far post.
In the 65th minute, after the 19-year-old Turkish winger who plays for Real Madrid took the ball on the right side, he took a few steps forward and shot directly with his left foot, and the ball drew a wonderful arc and went straight to the corner of the goal! 2-1！ Both of Turkey's goals were "World Wave" goals. Güller also scored his second goal in eight international appearances.
In the 70th minute, Georgian midfielder Kocholashvili, who played for Levante in La Liga, picked up the ball in the penalty area, and then his right-footed shot bounced off the crossbar, and the Turkish goalkeeper then got the ball, and Georgia almost equalized. In the 79th minute, the 19-year-old Güler, who contributed a wonderful world wave in this game, was replaced by Yazezhe, and the fans applauded him.
In the 87th minute, Celik crossed from the right, and Turkish winger Yazezhe, who had just come on as a substitute, nodded the ball and was saved, and Turkey almost hit the third goal. In the 90+3rd minute, Kvaratskhelia crossed from the left, Kocholashvili volleyed incredibly wide from the middle, and Georgia missed the equalizer! In the 90+6th minute, the Georgian player's shot hit the post and popped up!
Then, Turkey took advantage of the opponent's pressure to play a counterattack, and Aktilkooğlu scored an empty goal to lock the score at 3-1!
The game then ended, with a wonderful goal from the 19-year-old talented teenager Güler, Turkey defeated Georgia 3-1 and won the opening of this European Cup!