MOSCOW, June 19 Italian Napoli midfielder Khvicha Kvaratskhelia stated that the Georgian national team gave all its strength in the match of the first round of the group stage of the European Championship against representatives of Turkey and did not deserve defeat.
The meeting of Group F, held in Dortmund, ended with a score of 3:1 in favor of the Turkish team. Georgian football players played their first match in the final part of a major international tournament. In the second round, Georgian football players will meet the Czech national team on June 22.
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“»We are disappointed because we could have achieved more. This is football, we have to fight to the end. We deserved a better result, the team coped with its task, played compactly in defense and gave all her strength to this game,” ANSA quoted Kvaratskhelia as saying.
Kvaratskhelia moved from Rubin to Dynamo Batumi in March 2022. Prior to this, he suspended his contract with the Kazan club, using the permission of the International Football Federation (FIFA). At the beginning of July 2022, he joined the Italian Napoli. Previously, he also played for Lokomotiv Moscow.