Budu Zivzivadze and Salih Özcan were late substitutes as Georgia were beaten by Turkey on their first European championship appearance in UEFA Euro 2024 Group F.

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Turkey 3-1 Georgia
Goals: 1-0 Müldur 25', 1-1 Mikautadze 32', 2-1 Güler 65', 3-1 Aktürkoğlu 90+7

Turkey made the early running on Georgia's first ever appearance at a European championship. Turkey captain Hakan Çalhanoğlu, formerly of Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen, caused danger with a corner in the opening minutes that Kaan Ayhan, once of Schalke, headed over. Roared on by a big following in Dortmund, Turkey's pressure told as they took the lead when Mert Müldür met a headed clearance with a sublime volley slammed into the top corner from the edge of the box. Having barely ventured forward until then, Georgia responded almost immediately as Georges Mikautadze tucked home a neat cross from Giorgi Kotschoraschvili to level. Turkey continued to dominate in the second period, and after Çalhanoğlu had a stinging free-kick saved, Arda Güler guided a phenomenal strike into the top corner to restore the lead. Kotschoraschvili rattled the crossbar, and Karlsruhe's Budu Zivzivadze came off the bench to join Georgia's late attacking efforts. Turkey - who brought Borussia Dortmund's Salih Özcan on in stoppage time - broke moments after Georgia hit the post and Kerem Aktürkoğlu stroked the ball into an empty net to seal a win in their opening encounter in Group F.

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