Georgia and Czechia have been held to a 1-1 draw within the second spherical of group stage fixtures at EURO 2024 on Saturday afternoon in a sport that featured a handful of gamers at the moment plying their commerce in Italy.
Napoli star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was the one Serie A consultant in both aspect’s beginning line-up, though he risked lacking the sport after struggling a knock throughout Georgia’s heat up.
The 23-year-old recovered in time, nevertheless, and performed for 82 minutes earlier than being changed by Atlanta United winger Saba Lobzhanidze.
It was Czechia who thought that they had taken the lead halfway via the primary interval, nevertheless Adam Hlozek’s effort was finally dominated out for handball after an extended throw-in.
A handball on the different finish is what gave Georgia a 1-0 benefit moments earlier than half-time. Robin Hranac was deemed to have dealt with the ball within the space after a prolonged VAR overview, which allowed Georges Mikautadze to formally open the scoring from the penalty spot.
Patrick Shick then had Czechia degree once more one minute shy of the hour mark.
After the equaliser went in, Cremonese defender Luka Lochoshvili was launched for Georgia, changing Dinamo Batumi winger Georgiy Tsitaishvili. Fiorentina’s Antonin Barak was additionally introduced on for Czechia rather than Lukas Provod for the ultimate 10 minutes of regular time.
Each nations at the moment are within the backside two positions of Group F, however each nonetheless have an opportunity of qualifying relying on outcomes between Portugal and Turkey, in addition to within the ultimate spherical of group stage matches subsequent week.
EURO 2024: Georgia 1-1 Czechia
Mikautadze (G) 45+4′, Schick (C) 59′.
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