00:00The Georgia national team achieved a surprising victory over Portugal, 2-0, in the match that
00:06brought them together today, Wednesday, in the final round of the group stage of Euro 2024.
00:13A brace was scored by Georgia's KviĆĄa KvÄĆiÄilie in the second minute and George Mikotad scored
00:20from a penalty kick, 57. With this victory, the Georgian team raised its score to four points
00:27in third place and qualifies for the next round, while Portugal's score froze at six points in the
00:33lead. The Georgian team surprised everyone by scoring an early goal after only 93 seconds,
00:40as KvÄĆiÄilie received a through ball from Mikotad's, penetrated from the left side,
00:46and fired a shot past Diogo Costa. George's goalkeeper, Mamer Dashvili, shined in the
00:5216th minute, after blocking a shot from Cristiano Ronaldo's foot. The Portuguese players continued
00:59to attempt a shot, as midfielder Joao Bolinha fired a powerful ball from the edge of the area,
01:05but the goalkeeper blocked it. Conceição, the Portuguese talent, wasted the opportunity to
01:11equalize the score in the 27th minute after a cross, and the goalkeeper came out to deflect it,
01:18as he shot a direct shot, but it hit the outside net. Conceição's shot witnessed Cristiano's objection
01:25to the referee of the match, as he demanded a penalty kick after the Georgian defender pulled
01:31his shirt, so the referee warned him of a yellow card. From outside the area, after half an hour,
01:37Joao Felix fired another missile shot with his left foot, which passed alongside Mamer Dashvili's
01:44left post. From almost the same place, Joao returned to fire a low shot with his left foot,
01:50also outside the area, in stoppage time, but Mamer Dashvili was waiting for him. At the start of the
01:57second half, Portugal coach Roberto Martinez made his first substitution, with Bolinha substituting
02:04and replacing him with Ruben Neves. Less than two minutes later, Ronaldo almost equalized after a
02:11ball hit the Georgian defense and fell in front of Don, and he shot a ball into the goal, but it
02:17hit Vali's head and went for a corner. Ferrazquilha had the opportunity to increase his scoring share
02:24when a ball fell in front of him inside the area, but he was unable to control it completely and
02:30shot, and the goalkeeper blocked it. Portugal defender Antonio Silva committed a fall on
02:37Luchesvili inside the penalty area. The referee returned to the video technology and decided to
02:44award a penalty kick to Georgia. Top scorer Mika Todd stepped forward to take the kick,
02:50placing it to the left of Costa into the net, announcing a second goal in the 57th minute.
02:56Although Portugal trailed by two, Georgia played well in the second half through counter-attacks
03:02that made it more difficult for Ronaldo and his teammates to return. In the 85th minute,
03:08Davitashvili missed the opportunity to double the score with a third goal for Georgia after an
03:14excellent ball from Mika Todd's, and he penetrated and fired a powerful shot into the side netting
03:20of the goal. Mamardasvili shone and saved Georgia's goal from a chance for Portugal's
03:26first goal after Felix's cross into the area. Semedo met it with a shot into the goal,
03:32which the goalkeeper blocked. Seconds later, Gonzalo Ramos failed to follow Cancecao's shot
03:38and it passed in front of the goal. The Georgian goalkeeper continued his brilliance with another
03:44save in the 90th-plus-fourth minute after Dalot fired a missile into the goal, but the goalkeeper
03:51put it away for a corner, and the match ended with Georgia's victory over Portugal 2-0.
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