Georgia v Czech Republic LIVE: Result and reaction after Lobjanidze miss in thrilling finish at Euro 2024
Schick cancelled out Mikautadze’s opener in Hamburg but Georgia spurned a glorious chance to win deep into stoppage time
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Your support makes all the difference.Georgia earned its first-ever point at a major tournament in a 1-1 draw with the Czech Republic at Euro 2024 on Saturday.
Video reviews were in the spotlight as the Czechs had a goal for Adam Hlozek disallowed for hand ball. Georgia, the only team making its debut at Euro 2024, then took the lead with a Georges Mikautadze penalty given for hand ball by Czech defender Robin Hranec.
The Czech team got back into the game when a header rebounded off the post and Patrik Schick scored with his chest. Schick went off with a calf injury soon after.
Georgia could have won but Saba Lobjanidze shot narrowly over the bar with the last kick of the game on a counterattack.
The draw means that both teams almost certainly require a win in their last group games to qualify for the knockout stages. Turkey and Portugal are the other two teams in Group F. They play later Saturday.
Follow all the reaction from Georgia v Czech Republic below - plus build-up to Turkey v Portugal at Euro 2024:
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-3 Portugal
68 mins
The commentary team have started talking about the oldest brewery in the world, which is apparently in Dortmund, so that gives you an idea as to the pace of the game at the moment.
Nelson Semedo has replaced Joao Cancelo.
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-3 Portugal
65 mins
Yildiz tries an effort from distance, but it flies over.
Silva gets away down the right and clips the cross to Ronaldo, but he just gets ahead of it as he jumps and can’t direct it goalwards.
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-3 Portugal
62 mins
Portugal look more likely to extend their lead than concede at the moment. You wonder whether it’s worth it for Vincenzo Montella to even try getting anything from this now.
He has made another two changes though, as Ayhan and Aktürkoğlu come off for Yuksek and Yildiz.
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-3 Portugal
58 mins
Sloppy from Turkey, with Celik playing Ronaldo onside and then slipping.
It’s looking very comfortable for Portugal now.
GOAL! Turkey 0-3 Portugal
56 mins
GOAL! And that should be that.
Another gift for Portugal, and it’s so simple. Dias has the ball in his own half, close to halfway. He spots Ronaldo making the run, and he’s curved it perfectly to stay onside. He’s one-v-one and squares it to Fernandes, who taps into an empty net.
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-2 Portugal
55 mins
Vitinha has had a poor few minutes, but he gets lucky as the foul is given when he’d lost the ball near the touchline.
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-2 Portugal
54 mins
Vitinha tries playing though Fernandes for the ball across goal, but again his pass is overhit.
Turkey attack and Yazici has his first effort since coming on, but it’s straight at Costa.
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-2 Portugal
51 mins
Cancelo fires a ball across goal and it goes all the way across to Neto, but he can’t find Fernandes with his cutback.
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-2 Portugal
47 mins
Pepe concedes a corner early on, but Dias heads away the in-swinging delivery. Portugal are inches away from being clean through on goal, but Vitinha’s pass to Fernandes is overhit.
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