Turkey scored two targets towards the match contenders as they kicked off their Euro 2024 marketing campaign with a 3-1 win over fearless newcomers Georgia.
Vincenzo Montella’s facet made a robust begin in Dortmund and after Kaan Ayhan fired house they took a deserved lead with one of many sharpest strikes of the match to date.
A cross from Ferdi Kadioglu was headed in the direction of Mert Muldur, who discovered the highest proper nook with a surprising first-time strike.
With Georgia’s protection nonetheless reeling from the opener, Kenan Yildiz was denied a second two minutes later after a VAR overview noticed him offside earlier than ending from shut vary.
Willy Sagnol’s facet then capitalized on a reprieve when Georges Mikoutade beat Mert Gounock at his close to publish to attain the nation’s first aim at a significant worldwide match.
The momentum started to swing in Turkey’s favor after the break, however Georgia virtually held them off – till Guler discovered house on the correct, drove to the sting of the field and curled a magnificence into the highest nook.
The 19-year-old grew to become solely the third teenager to attain in his first Euro look, after Ferenc Bené for Hungary towards Spain in 1964 and Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal towards Greece in 2004.
Nonetheless, Georgia pushed. Giorgi Kacharashvili hit the publish earlier than a mix-up between him and Mikoutadze created a late likelihood and the free-kick was deflected onto the right-hand publish and past.
However within the closing phases, Gunok headed over from a nook and when his reverse quantity Giorgi Mamardashvili stepped ahead for a set piece, Kerem Akturkaglu raced to an open aim to seal the win.
How Muldur’s stunner put Turkey in entrance
And as Güler added a sensational second
Statistics: Historical past of the match
Whereas in Group F…
