Mikautadze with a penalty unlocks the match in Hamburg, but it is the goalkeeper who secures the result. The usual Schick isn’t enough for the Czechs
There Georgia Of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia picked up his first historic point at a European Championship: the 1-1 draw against Hamburg Czech Republic on the second day of Group F. The goalkeeper was the absolute protagonist of the day Mamardashviliauthor of decisive saves for the entire ninety minutes, but it was he who broke the deadlock Mikautadze on penalty in injury time in the first half. The Czech siege led to the Schick equalizer (then injured) with a fortuitous deflection after Lingr’s post, but the complete comeback failed.
THE MATCH
Can you have regrets at the end of a historic match for your football movement? The answer if your name is Georgia is absolutely yes. In Hamburg the team coached by Sagnol won their first point in a major international tournament by drawing 1-1 in an absolutely painful match against the Czech Republic, but in the 95th minute they had a sensational opportunity at the feet of Lobjanidze to achieve success; However, the three-on-one counterattack was badly wasted by the Atlanta United midfielder.
To tell the truth, it would have been an even more sensational mockery for the Czech Republic, already suffered in the first round against Portugal, at the end of a match in which Hasek’s men dominated far and wide in terms of scoring chances, finishing with the exaltation of Mamardashvili’s reflexes and skills between the opposing posts and the absolute danger of Hranac in his own area. After seven shots on target by Georgia, all calmly neutralized between reflexes, positioning and cunning by the Valencia goalkeeper, in injury time in the first half a naive handball by the Czech central defender (already the author of the own goal against Portugal) gave Mikautadze the advantage penalty for Georgia.
In the second half the script did not change, but the match accelerated with the offensive changes made by Hasek after ten minutes of play. Matej Jurasek and Lingr gave even more quality to the Czech Republic who, however, only found the goal following a corner kick and in a casual manner; Lingr’s header hit the far post and the rebound ended up on Schick’s chest to make it 1-1, before the injury to the best scorer of the last two European Championships (six goals).
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THE SCORESHEET
GEORGIA-CZECH REPUBLIC 1-1
Georgia (3-5-2): Mamardashvili 8; Kverkvelia 6.5 (36′ st Gvelesiani 6), Kashia 6.5, Dvali 6; Tsitaishvili 6 (17′ st Lochoshvili 6), Davitashvili 5.5 (17′ st Chakvetadze 6), Mekvabishvili 6.5, Kochorashvili 6, Kakabadze 6; Mikautadze 6.5, Kvaratskhelia 6 (36′ st Lobjanidze 5). Available: Loria, Gugeshashvili, Zivzivadze, Kvilitaia, Gocholeishvili, Lochoshvili, Kvekveskiri, Kiteishvili, Altunashvili, Shengelia, Tabidze, Sigua. Ct.: Sagnol 6.5.
Czech Rep. (3-4-3): Stanek 6; Holes 6, Hranac 5, Krejci 6; Coufal 6, Provod 6 (36′ st Sevcik sv), D. Jurasek 6 (36′ st Barak sv); Cerny 5 (10′ st Lingr 6.5), Schick 6.5 (23′ st Chytil 6), Hlozek 6 (10′ st M. Jurasek 6.5). Available: Kovar, Jaros, Zima, Vitik, Barak, Sevcik, Kuchta, Doudera, Chytil, Chory, Cerv, Vlcek, Sulc. Coach: Hasek 6
Referee: Siebert (Germany)
Markers: 49′ pen. Mikautadze (G), 14′ st Schick (R)
Warned: Kashia, Gvelesiani, Mekvabishvili, Kochorashvili (G); Coufal, Provod, D. Jurasek, Holes, Soucek (R)
Expelled: Nobody
