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Turkey got off to a great start to their Euro Cup football 2024 campaign by defeating Georgia 3-1 in a rain-soaked match. Mert Muldur scored in the 25th minute to give Turkey a 1-0 lead.
After this, Giorgis Mikatadze scored a goal in the 32nd minute and equalized the score for Georgia at 1-1. This was the score till the end of the first half. In the second half, Real Madrid club player Arda Guler scored a heart-touching goal in the 65th minute and put Turkey ahead by 2-1. Muhammad Karim scored a goal in the 97th minute and ensured Turkey's 3-1 victory. In the match, each team got five penalty corners. Turkish players took 22 shots on Georgia's goal post.
Turkey's Arda Guler has become the youngest player to score a goal on debut in the Euro Cup. She created a record by scoring a goal at the age of 19 years and 114 days. Earlier, Cristiano Ronaldo had achieved the feat of being the youngest player to score a goal in a debut match against Greece in 2004 and Hungary's Frank Bene had achieved the feat of scoring a goal in a debut match against Spain in 1964. The Turkish team, playing for the sixth time in the Euro Cup, has won its first match for the first time.