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Muldur and Guler's wonder goals help Turkey see off Georgia
Turkey's Kerem Akturkoglu, covered by his teammates, celebrates after scoring his side's third goal against Georgia at Euro 2024 in Dortmund, Germany, June 18, 2024

Turkey 3-1 Georgia
by Layth Yousif

 

MERT MULDUR and Real Madrid wonder kid Arda Guler provided a brace of contenders for goal of the tournament, to help Vincenzo Montella’s Turkey start with a win at a rain-lashed but hugely atmospheric Westfahlen on Tuesday.

Despite Georges Mikautadze equalising with Georgia’s first goal at a major tournament, Turkey broke their opponents hearts on their European Championship debut in an enthralling Group F clash in northern Germany.

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