Portugal U21 Thrash Georgia to Top Group and Cruise into Euro 2025 Quarter-Finals
Portugal U21 booked their place in the quarter-finals of UEFA Euro U21 2025 in emphatic fashion, dismantling Georgia U21 with a dominant 4–0 victory to finish top of Group C.
The star of the evening was rising sensation Geovani Kenda. The 18-year-old striker netted a clinical brace and was heavily involved in the build-up to Portugal’s first two goals, underlining his status as one of the tournament’s breakout talents.
Georgia’s hopes were dealt a major blow early on when they went down to ten men in the 5th minute. Portugal capitalized immediately, with Rodrigo Pinheiro scoring the team’s opener — which also happened to be the 500th goal in Portugal U21’s history.
Manager Rui Jorge will be particularly pleased with the defensive performance: Portugal finished the group stage without conceding a single goal, reinforcing their credentials as one of the tournament favourites.
Euro U21 2025
Georgia - Portugal 0:4 (0:1)
Goals: Pinheiro, 24 (0:1); Quenda, 62 (0:2); Gomes R.M., 87 (0:3); Araujo Pereira, 95 (penalty) (0:4)
Georgia: Kharatishvili; Iakobidze; Khvadagiani; Azarov I. (Mamatsashvili, 67); Maisuradze; Lominadze; Mamageishvili O. (Morchiladze, 85); Odisharia (till 5); Kvernadze; Mamageishvili G. (Yegoian, 67); Abuashvili (Bedoshvili, 52)
Bench: Makatsaria; Tandilashvili; Odishvili; Osikmashvili; Gagnidze L.; Sigua; Gordeziani
Yellow Cards: Kvernadze 53; Mamageishvili G. 55; Lominadze 72
Red cards: Odisharia 5'
Portugal: Soares S.; Pinheiro; Muniz João; Lamba; Nazinho; Nascimento D.; Bernardo P. (Marques João, 81); Fernandes M. (Gustavo Sa, 61); Quenda (Gomes R.M., 82); Tomas T. (Araujo Pereira, 67); Fernandes R. (De Amorim, 46)
Bench: Carvalho J. G.; Pinto Diogo; Rodrigues R.; Marques; Lourenço; Santos P. M.; Forbs
Yellow Cards: Fernandes R. 45; Fernandes M. 57
