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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Your support makes all the difference.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 0-0 Czech Republic
19 mins
Brilliant from Mendes as he skips away from Holes in midfield before cutting in and driving towards the area. He sweeps it towards the right wing and the cross comes in, but it’s just over Ronaldo’s head.
Portugal win another corner and Vitinha swings it in once more, but it’s easily dealt with by the Czech defence.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 Czech Republic
15 mins
Mendes is the latest to swing in a cross that nobody is on the end of. Unusually for Ronaldo, he hasn’t been in the box to react to a few balls in.
Moments later, Mendes lines up a shot from distance, but it’s wild and flies wide.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 Czech Republic
13 mins
Portugal are winning possession back easily in the opening stages. The Czechs are dropping deeper by the minute.
Silva and Fernandes try a cross and a through ball in quick succession, but neither were troubling the Czech defence.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 Czech Republic
12 mins
Lovely play from Leao as he easily skips past Coufal, but nobody can get on the end of his ball as he squares it across goal.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 Czech Republic
10 mins
The Czechs launch a counter and Provod initially does well to get away from Pepe before losing it for a goal kick.
Moments later, Ronaldo thinks he’s won a free-kick on the edge of the box but he’s gone down too easily.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 Czech Republic
8 mins
First half-chance for Ronaldo as Leao collect the ball on the left, and his cross is pinpoint enough but Ronaldo miscues his header.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 Czech Republic
7 mins
First corner of the match as Coufal sweeps the through ball out. Vitinha delivers the in-swinging ball, but it’s cleared.
The Czech Republic enjoy some possession in the Portugal half but they can’t fashion a chance, eventually working it back to the centre-backs. Portugal aren’t pressing too high in the opening stages.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 Czech Republic
4 mins
Now Fernandes is guilty of a wayward ball into the box, as his cross is nowhere near a red shirt. Good work from Joao Cancelo to set him up though.
The Czechs go down the other end and Sulc makes some space for himself, but the shot is blocked.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 Czech Republic
3 mins
Fernandes slips it through to Silva, who’s bursting into the box, but his cross towards Ronaldo is wayward.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 Czech Republic
1 min
Schick goes down near the box hoping for the early free-kick, but nothing doing. Coufal can’t reach it as the ball runs out of play.
Portugal have their first bit of sustained possession, knocking it around their half as the Czech Republic are happy to sit off.
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