Arda Guler equals Cristiano Ronaldo's long standing Euros record in Turkey's win over Georgia

Arda Guler is the man of the moment as the 19-year old Turkish wonderkid has taken Europe by storm after his sensational winning goal for Turkey in their 3-1 victory over Georgia at Euro 2024. 

Turkey and Georgia were tied 1-1 till the 75th minute mark when Arda Guler rose to the occasion to score the eventual winner. In doing so Arda Guler ended up equaling Cristiano Ronaldo's longstanding Euros record. 

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Arda Guler equals Cristiano Ronaldo's Euro record

Arda Guler in his debut at the Euros scored for Turkey and has now become the first teenager to score in Euros on his debut since Cristiano Ronaldo back in 2004. 

Guler's thunderous strike vs Georgia is a candidate to win goal of the tournament and will definitely go down as one of the most iconic debut goals at the Euros. 

Arda Guler played 79 minutes in the contest and completed 38 out of his 41 passes. He also created 5 chances , won 4 duels and 2 big chances for Turkey. His fantastic performance was rewarded and he was named Man of the Match in his UEFA Euro debut.

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Turkey win a thrilling contest vs debutants Georgia

The Group F opener between Turkey and Georgia ended up being the match of the tournament so far as despite Turkey's 3-1 win the game was far from one sided and comfortable.  

Turkey started the game strongly as Mert Muldur put the team ahead in the 25th minute of the game through a fantastic volley effort. Georgia however quickly equalised as Georges Mikautadze scored the first ever goal for the country in European Championship in the 32nd minute of the game. 

Georgia the lowest ranked team in the tournament put in a valiant performance as they missed a multitude of opportunities in the game and could've come away with atleast a draw in the encounter.

But a wonder strike from Arda Guler and Kerem Akturkoglu late goal meant that Turkey came away with all three points.