Georgia-Czech Republic: They stayed with the “ah” in the premiere and play their… rest tonight!

With a very crucial match for the 2nd matchday of the sixth group, the matchday opens at Euro 2024.

Specifically, at 16:00 (ERT1, News Bulletin 247, sport-fm.gr), n Agriculture crosses swords with her Czech republic in Hamburg and the “Volksparkstadion”, in a “do or die” match.

And that’s because both teams they were defeated in their premiership in the pan-European championship, despite the good performances they performed, but also the homer battles they fought against Turkey and Portugal.

Last Tuesday, the Georgians they were badly beaten 3-1 by Turkey in Dortmund, in an excellent game with plenty of phases in front of both goals. The Turks opened the scoring in the 25th minute, only for Sanyol’s side to respond with Mikautatze’s goal seven minutes later. It was 2-1 thanks to Guler’s terrific goal in the 65th minute, with Georgia pushing for an equalizer from then on, having among others two beams at 70′ and 90+6′, before Turkey made up the final score in the 7th minute of stoppage time with an empty net as goalkeeper Mamardashvili had been pushed into the opposition area.

Although a “rookie”, Georgia showed her… teeth from her very first game, winning the impressions and applause of the fans. The passion, the quality, but above all, the self-sacrifice that Kvaratshelia’s team brings out on the field, they must transform it into a point or points tonight, if of course they want to continue in the competition and not experience an early elimination.

In contrast, the Czechs were left empty-handed at their Euro 2024 premiere, knowing the 2-1 loss to Portugal. A result that before the middle of the match one would say was the logical and “normal”, however, the image and the outcome of the match, leave a big… “ah” to Ivan Hasek’s set. And that’s because, despite the many chances of the Iberians, the Czechs were the ones who opened the scoring in the 62nd minute with Provod, only to receive the… violent reversal, initially with Hranac’s own goal in the 69th minute and then with the Conceição’s goal in the 2nd minute of stoppage time.

On paper at least, the Czech Republic is the favorite for tonight’s match. Given that he took out the “obligation” early with the behemoth of the group, it is in her own hand to make “2 out of 2” against Georgia and Turkey – or at least get 4 points that may be enough for qualification – and to be “present” in the knockouts of the institution. But everything will be decided on the field, for a team that anyway have conceded goals in 10 of their last 12 games, regardless of organization!

Possible lineups:



Georgia (Willy Chaniol): Mamardashvili – Dvali, Kvirkvelia, Kasia – Kakabatze, Mekvabishvili, Chakvetanze, Kotshorashvili, Chitishvili – Kvaratshelia, Mikautatze.

Czech Republic (Ivan Hasek): Stanek – Hranac, Holes, Krejci – Choufal, Barak, Sucek, Provod, Jurasek – Kuchta, Sik.

Referee: Daniel Zibert (German)