Georgia misses late chance in draw with Czechia
Georgia and Czhecia will fight until the final matchday of Group F to progress to the UEFA Euro 2024 Round of 16 after a 1-1 draw in Hamburg, where Saba Lobjanidze missed a golden chance late on.
Patrik Schick, who shared the Golden Boot with Cristiano Ronaldo at UEFA Euro 2020, restored parity midway through the second half, cancelling out Georges Mikautadze's opener from the penalty spot.
Georgia's goal came on the stroke of half-time, after Robin Hranac was adjudged by VAR to have handled in Czechia's area.
That came after VAR had denied Adam Hlozek an opener for Czechia, with the ball having struck his arm on its way in.
Schick had no such trouble with the technology when he bundled home at the back post in the 59th minute.
The Bayer Leverkusen striker hobbled off with an injury soon after, though, and Czechia looked all set to slip to a second defeat right at the end when Georgia broke, only for Lobjanidze to fire over in a one-on-one with the final kick of the game.
Schick has now scored six goals across the past two European championships, ahead of Ronaldo (five) and Harry Kane (five).
It would have been a stunning smash-and-grab for the tournament debutant, which must now beat Portugal if it is to stand a chance of making the knockout stages.
