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Victories for Portugal, Belarus, Czechia, and host Georgia on the opening day.
The Euro Beach Soccer League Georgia 2025 kicked off with four exciting group stage matches. The event had in attendance Kakha Ponsetridze, the First Vice President of the Georgian Football Federation and Giorgi Murvanidze, the Mayor of Batumi.
In his remarks, Josep Ponset, Beach Soccer Worldwide Director of Events, noted that Georgia has embraced beach soccer with open arms, and the game growing vibrantly, bringing world-class players into the heart of Batumi.
“This league brings together the very best of European beach soccer talent — players who represent the highest level of the game.”
– Josep Ponset, BSWW Director of Events
Opening matches saw teams showcase their skills and determination, leaving fans eager for more…
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Group A
Portugal win 6 – 5 against Switzerland
Portugal edged Switzerland in the Group A encounter, with the match going right down to the wire. The Swiss side took an early 2–0 lead in the first period, courtesy of a brace from Borer.
Portugal responded in the second, as Brilhante struck twice and Coimbra added another. Hodel kept Switzerland in the game with a goal of his own, sending the match into the final period level at 3–3.
Borer completed his hat trick and Knöpfli added another for Switzerland, but Portugal found the edge with goals from Lourenço and a decisive brace from Pintado to seal a 6–5 win.
Georgia win 3–2 against Estonia
Hosts Georgia got off to a winning start in front of their home fans, edging Estonia 3–2 in a tightly contested Group A fixture. Estonia opened the scoring through Lilleorg in the first period, holding a narrow lead into the break.
Georgia responded in the second period with Shamiladze levelling the score, before an own goal from Estonia handed the hosts a 2–1 advantage going into the final period.
Makharadze added a third for Georgia in the closing period, and although Lepik pulled one back for Estonia, it wasn’t enough to deny the hosts a hard-fought opening win.
Group B
Czechia win 5–4 on penalties against Germany, after a 4–4 draw.
Czechia claimed victory on penalties after playing out a thrilling 4–4 draw against Germany in their opening group B fixture. The game was evenly balanced from the start, with Trampota and Vales scoring for Czechia, while Widmann and Oglil responded for Germany in the first period.
Both teams continued to trade goals in the second, with Salak and Trampota again on target for Czechia, while Kaufmann and Schulte netted for Germany to keep the game tied at 4–4 going into the final stretch.
Despite chances at both ends, neither side could break the deadlock in the third period or extra time. Czechia then held their nerve in the shootout, edging Germany 5–4 to claim a point from the encounter.
Belarus win 12–1 against Türkiye
Belarus delivered a commanding performance in their Group B opener against Türkiye. The Belarusians took early control, storming to a 5–0 lead in the first period with goals from Chaikouski, Piatrouski, Bryshtsel, and Bokach.
There was no let-up in the second period as Belarus added four more, including a hat-trick strike from Bryshtsel, leaving Türkiye struggling to contain the relentless pressure.
Türkiye managed a late consolation through Uğur in the final period, but Belarus kept the goals flowing with three more to round off a dominant and emphatic 12-1 victory.
A significant event worthy of note is Bryshtsel, who reached a 200th career international goal during the match against Türkiye. He was presented with a commemorative Belarus national team shirt with the number 200 by Madjer and Nico Alvarado.
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Results
Group A
Portugal 6-5 Switzerland
Estonia 2-3 Georgia
Group B
Czechia 4(5)-(4)4 Germany
Türkiye 1-12 Belarus
Fixtures – 19/07/2025
Belarus vs Germany
Switzerland vs Estonia
Czechia vs Türkiye
Georgia vs Portugal
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