Hlozek, Cerny start for Czechs against Georgia

HAMBURG, Germany :Czech coach Ivan Hasek gave starts to forward Adam Hlozek and winger Vaclav Cerny for the Euro 2024 Group F match against Georgia on Saturday.

Patrik Schick will lead the Czech attack in a side also including West Ham United's Tomas Soucek and Vladimir Coufal.

The Czech back line remained unchanged from the 2-1 opening loss to Portugal and includes Robin Hranac who scored an own goal in that match.

Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia starts for Georgia along with Georges Mikautadze, who against Turkey netted his country’s first ever European Championship goal.

Georgia: Giorgi Mamardashvili; Guram Kashia (c), Lasha Dvali, Solomon Kverkvelia; Otar Kakabadze, Giorgi Kochorashvili, Anzor Mekvabishvili, Zuriko Davitashvili, Giorgi Tsitaishvili; Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Georges Mikautadze

Czech Republic: Jindrich Stanek, Tomas Holes, Robin Hranac, Ladislav Krejci, Vladimir Coufal, Vaclav Cerny, Tomas Soucek (c), Lukas Provod, David Jurasek, Adam Hlozek, Patrik Schick.

(Compiled by Mark Gleeson; Editing by Ed Osmond)