HAMBURG, Germany : Tournament debutants Georgia are still in with a shout of making the knockout stages of Euro 2024, but that task would have been much easier if substitute Saba Lobjanidze had taken a golden stoppage-time opportunity in their 1-1 draw with the Czech Republic on Friday.
Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Group F - Georgia v Czech Republic - Hamburg Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany - June 22, 2024 Georgia's Saba Lobzhanidze looks dejected after the match REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
"He was the one who wanted to score most of all, but it didn't work out well," Georgia goalkeeper and man of the match Giorgi Mamardashvili said. "From above everything seems easier, but it is very difficult to perform in those situations because you have less time than it seems from the stands, so whatever he did, he did it right, but he didn't score.
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