Sagnol 'proud' of Euro 2024 debutants Georgia after Turkey defeat

English Woman's Journal - Sagnol 'proud' of Euro 2024 debutants Georgia after Turkey defeat

SPORTS 18.06.2024

Sagnol 'proud' of Euro 2024 debutants Georgia after Turkey defeat / Photo: KENZO TRIBOUILLARD - AFP

Willy Sagnol said Tuesday he was proud of his Georgia team despite falling to a dramatic 3-1 defeat to Turkey in front of a hostile crowd in Dortmund.

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Playing in their first ever match in a major international tournament, Georgia pushed Turkey all the way and had chances to level late on before Kerem Akturkoglu rolled home his side's third with the last kick of the game.

"I think that when you lose it's not very nice, but you know for my team the most important things were somewhere else, and we gave such a nice image of Georgian football. I think we can be proud," Sagnol told reporters.

"Of course we had a lot of opportunities to score, probably as much as Turkey did, but that's football. I don't want to say that we are happy losers today but I think we can be proud of our performance."

Georgia continue their debut European Championship campaign against the Czech Republic on Saturday.

"I can tell you on Saturday I'm convinced that we are going to provide the same kind of performance and I'm very excited already thinking about Saturday."

F.Stewart--EWJ

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English Woman's Journal - Sagnol 'proud' of Euro 2024 debutants Georgia after Turkey defeat