Shocking victory over Portugal, Georgia wins historic ticket to Euro 2024 round of 16
Báo Dân trí•27/06/2024
(Dan Tri) - With a 2-0 victory over Portugal, Georgia made history by passing the Euro group stage in its first participation.
Highlight Georgia 2-0 Portugal
Georgia had only earned 1 point and was at the bottom of Group F before the match against Portugal. Not many people thought that this "tiny" team could create a surprise against a much stronger opponent. However, Georgia surprised everyone when they defeated Portugal with a score of 2-0. With this result, coach Willy Sagnol's team won the ticket to the next round in a spectacular way. Georgia players celebrate victory with fans (Photo: Getty). They ranked 3rd in Group F with 4 points after 3 matches and are among the best 3rd-placed teams. Georgia's opponent in the round of 16 of Euro 2024 is Spain. Meanwhile, Portugal is at the top of the group with 6 points. They will meet Slovenia in the next round. Going into this match, coach Roberto Martinez left many key players such as Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva out, but he still gave C. Ronaldo a chance to start. What few people expected was that after only 93 seconds, Portugal was taken ahead by Georgia. From a very quick counterattack, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia decisively scored against Portugal. In the following minutes, the Portuguese players mainly "pumped the ball" for C. Ronaldo. However, this attack was ineffective. CR7 did not leave any mark except for the situation of receiving a yellow card for reacting to the referee when he thought he was pulled down in the penalty area. The great disappointment of C. Ronaldo and his teammates (Photo: UEFA). In the beginning of the second half, C. Ronaldo had a great chance to score but his close-range shot hit a Georgian player. In the 57th minute, Georgia created the next shock. The referee determined that Antonio Silva had fouled Luka Lochoshvili in the penalty area. On the 11m mark, Georges Mikautadze successfully finished, raising the score to 2-0 for Georgia. In the 65th minute, C. Ronaldo was taken off the field. This striker still could not find the goal he wanted. In the remaining minutes, the Portuguese attack could not penetrate the very determined defense of Georgia. The match ended with a score of 2-0 in favor of coach Willy Sagnol's team. A well-deserved victory for Georgia.
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