Turkey vs Georgia LIVE: Euro 2024 result and reaction after Arda Guler wonder goal
Turkey 3-1 Georgia: Fans clashed in Dortmund after heavy rain saw leaks at the Westfalenstadion leaving supporters drenched, before the game of the tournament unfolded on the pitch
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Teenager Arder Guler’s superb long-range strike helped Turkey to a victorious start to their Euro 2024 campaign with a 3-1 win over tournament debutants Georgia amid a fevered atmosphere in Dortmund.
Mert Muldur gave Turkey a deserved lead in the 25th minute, smashing a swerving volley past helpless Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili from the edge of the box. Georgia, playing their first major international tournament, equalised in the 32nd minute when Georges Mikautadze turned Giorgi Kochorashvili’s cross past Mert Gunok, who should have done better in covering his near post.
The 19-year-old Guler, coming into the tournament fresh from a run of goals for Real Madrid, scored after 65 minutes, curling an unstoppable shot into the top corner. Georgia pressed for a late equaliser but, with Mamardashvili coming up for a series of corners, Kerem Akturkoglu broke away and passed into an empty net in added time to make it 3-1.
Follow all the reaction below, which continues with updates from Portugal vs Czechia in Group F
Euro 2024: Portugal 1-1 Czech Republic
74 mins
The Czech Republic look in need of some fresh legs, but they get away with it this time as Fernandes’ diagonal through ball finds Jota, who is too isolated to create anything.
Euro 2024: Portugal 1-1 Czech Republic
72 mins
The goal has certainly put a spring in the Portuguese step. They attack again, and Silva is the latest to have a shot beaten away by Stanek.
GOAL! Portugal 1-1 Czech Republic
70 mins
GOAL! And it’s so unlucky for the Czechs.
Bernardo Silva has the ball in the box and he lays it back off to Vitinha, who clips in a first-time cross towards the far post. Mendes is there to head it down towards Ronaldo, but he’s not needed as Stanek claws it straight on to Hranac, who can only stand there as it goes into the back of his own net.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-1 Czech Republic
67 mins
Can Portugal respond here? They need some more urgency and a lot more quality in the final third.
Roberto Martinez responded to the goal by bringing on Goncalo Inacio and Diogo Jota for Dalot and Leao.
euro 2024: Portugal 0-1 Czech Republic
65 mins
Portugal look like they’re in a real hurry now. Perhaps too much of a hurry, as Dias fires a ball over the top straight out.
GOAL! Portugal 0-1 Czech Republic
62 mins
GOAL! Out of nowhere, the Czech Republic are ahead!
The ball comes in from the left but it’s headed away, and Soucek collects. He lays it off to Provod, who sweeps a curling shot across and into the far post from outside the box!
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 Czech Republic
59 mins
Much better from Portugal as Vitiniha fires it in to Cancelo, who has his back to goal but plays a lovely disguised pass to the overlapping Silva. His cross is cut out though.
The Czechs make two substitutions, as Schick and Kuchta come off for Lingr and Chytil.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 Czech Republic
57 mins
Schick continues his tired performance by blatantly fouling Cancelo on the edge of the box, and he’s booked.
Ronaldo takes, and he fires a decent effort over the wall, but there’s not enough on it as Stanek comes across to catch it.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 Czech Republic
55 mins
No real chances yet in the second half. It’s started in a very similar way to how the first half ended.
One difference is that Portugal are attacking down the right more, and it almost pays off as Ruben Dias has made his way forward to fizz in a cross, which is headed away just before Ronaldo can connect.
Portugal continue to apply pressure and the ball comes in towards Ronaldo again, but Soucek does brilliantly to head away.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 Czech Republic
52 mins
Bernardo Silva gets one-v-one with his full-back before cutting in and attempting to wrap one into the far corner, but it flies wide.
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