Greece 4-2 penalty kick: Not like that! Greece exits Euro 2024 on penalties from Georgia

Greece fought, giving everything for more than 120 minutes, reaching the fountain but not drinking water as they failed to win the final match of the finals against Georgia and were eliminated. From the final stage of Euro 2024 in the penalty shootout.

The representative group lost to Georgia with a score of 4-2, while the regular period and extra time ended without goals. Pakasitas and Giakoumakis failed at Russian roulette for the representative group.

Puget's side were unlucky in extra time as they excelled and had classic stages to score a goal that would have given them victory with the greatest shot off Mavropanos' crossbar.

In the penalty shootout, the home side proved to be more accurate unlike Greece whose captain wasted when Mamaradashvili dropped straight and blocked the ball in the left corner as Giakoumakis sent it wide.

While with Georgia, Mikautza made a temporary mistake and sent the ball wide of Vlachodimos' goal.

• 1-0 Kotsurashvili scored
• 1-0 Mamardashvili converted the penalty kick for Bacasta
• 2-0 Davitashvili scored
• 2-1 Masuras was right
• 2-1 Missed penalty kick from Mikotazze
• 2-2 Bushlakis hit the target
• 3-2 Dvali hit the spot
• 3-2 Missed penalty kick by Giacomaki
• 4-2 QuickfaceQuery hit the spot

The match in its normal duration was a few stages, counting on the fingers and everything was decided in extra time where Greece had a post on Mavropanos' head and stages to find a goal that would give them victory.

Whether on Pacasetta's shot, or in a good phase with Rota's shot from inside the area and on the right side.

Naturally, Georgia, which will find itself in the finals of a major event for the first time, could score a goal in extra time, as it produced an excellent stage in the 105th minute of the match.

Puget's plan with the same eleven

Gustavo Puget did not change his plans and thinking at all regarding the eleven against Georgia compared to the eleven that started against Kazakhstan.

The national coach may have had 1-2 changes in mind, but the way the Greek internationals came in in the previous match saw him use exactly the same lineup.

Under the goalposts was Vlachodimos, Baldock played on the right side, Tsimika on the left, while Mavropanos and Hasidiakos were in central defence. Corbelles played in front of them, Mandalo played alongside him, and Pacasita played in front of them. While the attacking trio once again found Masouras, Pelkas and Ioannidis.

On the other hand, Georgia's coach, Fili Sagnol, included in his starting lineup both the big star Kvaracheliya and Zivzivandze, who played at the top of the host team's attack.

Tension, duels and a few stages in the first 45 minutes

The first half was intense, strong duels and cards for both teams but in a few stages where both Greece and Georgia were thinking about how to keep a clean sheet in defense and not how to advance the score. All attempts by both teams to do something good in the opponent's area were not completed.

Either it was a matter of deep balls towards Ioannidis so that he could catch him and try to threaten, or the actions of Kvarachilias who, however, could not finish the ball towards Vlachodimos' goal.

In the ninth minute, Greece looked for such a stage as Ioannidis left at the back and Dvali made a lovely intervention to cut in a corner kick. The hosts' first suspect chance came shortly after 10 minutes from a free kick from the left, with Dvali unable to head the ball away.

Thirty minutes later, Ioannidis became the owner of the ball again. He tried to put it in front of him but did not succeed. Belkas entered the stage but fell alone in the area and was unable to threaten.

The first half ended with three more Georgia shots and the first home final by the hosts. First, in the 44th minute, Kotsurashvili shot a shot that went over Vlachodimos' goal. In the next minute, the hosts received a free kick from the left side, which was taken by Živživadze and was cleared by the Greek goalkeeper for a corner kick.

In the first minute of stoppage time, after the corner was taken, the ball reached Kverkevillias, who shot the first ball, and Hadzidiakos fell to his feet and cut the ball off, then Cingelias’ shot went wide of the goal.

Greece increased its performance

The second half began in Tbilisi without any changes for both teams, with Greece trying to put more pressure and carry out more rational attacks and not with such deep balls. Once again, however, neither team was able to find a home finish for Mamardashvili and Vlahodimos respectively.

In the 60th minute, Puget made two changes, one of which was emergency. Baldock was upset and was replaced by Rutta while Constantilias came in Pylcas' place.

Five minutes later, Greece threatened with a Tsimikas shot. Konstantelias was the recipient of the ball on the left flank, and the youngster passed it to the Liverpool full-back who shot the ball wide.

Greece were forced to make another forced substitution in the 71st minute as Corbelles felt uncomfortable with Siopis entering the game.

The first “final” at home for Greece came in the 81st minute, when Hadzidiakos, trying to head a corner kick from the right side, found the ball with his shoulder and sent it toward the goal, but Mamardashvili caught it easily. .

In the first minute of stoppage time, Greece had its moment when Ioannidis headed a cross from a pipe from the right side, and the ball went past Georgia's goal. In the next minute, the home team went on the attack as Cvaracilia received the ball in the area, dribbled and slotted in the rebound.

The 90 minutes of regular time ended in a goalless draw with the two teams going into extra time to “resolve” their differences.

Mavropanos's header hit the crossbar

The first phase in the first part of extra time belonged to Georgia as Kvarachilia received the ball in the area and shot the ball wide of Vlachodimos' goal.

Greece responded in the 101st minute when Bakasetas received the ball from outside the area, sent it to the left, and shot a powerful ball. The ball was blocked and Mamardashvili fell into his left corner and shot the ball into the corner.

The representative group was not so lucky in the next minute as, taking a corner kick by Chimeka from the left, Mavropanos rose higher than the entire Georgian defence, and his header hit the crossbar of Mamardashvili.

In the 103rd minute of the match, Greece threatened again when Giakoumakis passed the ball to Rota on the right side of the penalty area, and he shot the ball wide of the goal.

Vlachodimos kept a clean sheet in the 105th minute.

Georgia also found a good moment in the first fifteen minutes of extra time after an error in the Greek defence. Mavropanos made an errant pass as Mkyotadze picked up the ball, running from left to right heading towards the height of the small area where Davitashvili created the spot and Vlachodimos blocked the save with his foot and saved the goal on Greek soil.

In the 110th minute, Georgia advanced, with Chitaishvili passing to whoever was in front of him from the left, into the penalty area and under pressure from Rota and Mavropanos fired a deflected shot with Vlachodimos again to clear the ball for a corner while developing and Dvali headed in a header but it was completely off target.

Greece threatened with a weak header from a pipe from the top of the penalty area which Mamardashvili saved easily while the game ended with another good moment for Georgia in the 120th minute. Kvelitaya headed the ball over to Mikautatz who turned and passed the ball wide.

• agriculture: Mamardashvili, Kvirkveliya, Kasia, Dvali, Sengelia (86' Chitashvili), Ketishvili (104' Kvikveskiri), Kotsurashvili, Kakabaatze, Kakvitzi (104' Davitashvili), Zivzivantzi (74' Mikotatz), Kvaracheliya (109' Kvletaya).
• Hellas: Vlachodimos, Baldock (60' Rota), Mavropanos, Hatzidiakos (106' Ritsos), Tsimikas, Korbelis (67' Siopis), Mandalos (98' Boushalakis), Pakkasitas, Masouras, Pelkas (61' Constantilias), Ioannidis (90+). ). 1 Giakoumakis).

On Tuesday's match night, Pantelis Vlachopoulos, along with Pantelis Diamantopoulos and Themis Kesaris, commented on the great match between the national team and Georgia, while Manos Navrozidis brought the entire report from Tbilisi.