(Hamburg) The Czech Republic, which has long shown culpable inefficiency, conceded a draw against Georgia 1-1 on Saturday in Hamburg, a result which allows the two teams, beaten at the start, to still hope for a qualification for the round of 16 of Euro 2024.
In great demand from the start of the match by the Czechs, Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili made a number of saves; except when he conceded a goal in the 23rd minute, which was however disallowed, for a handball by Adam Hlozek.
Against the run of play, at the very end of the first period, it was to punish another, crude hand from Robin Hranac in his area that the referee Daniel Siebert whistled a penalty for the Georgians, who were responsible for transform Georges Mikautadze (45th 4), for his second goal of the competition.
From a corner, Patrick Schick finally allowed his team to equalize (59th) by involuntarily taking the ball from his chest, following the rebound of a header from his teammate Ondrej Lingr on the post.
Both teams are two points off the lead in Group F ahead of the Türkiye-Portugal match.
On the last day scheduled for Wednesday, Georgia will face the Portuguese while the Czech Republic will face the Turks.
