Under-21 European Championship hosts Georgie sealed a historic qualification tot he second round after drawing 1-1 with Netherlands on Tuesday night.

The host nation sealed a place in the last-eight with a draw against Netherlands, with the two-time winners only able to tie the game after Zuriko Davitashvili's 42nd minute opener.

Ajax star Kenneth Taylor was able to pull the The Oranje back on level pegging in the second added minute of the first period, but Georgia managed to stave off their advances in the second to seal the point.

As a result, Georgia advanced through the group stage in top spot in Group A on five points, having beaten Portugal 2-0 in their opener and drawn 2-2 with Belgium in their second fixture.

Joining them in the last-eight will be the three-time runners-up Portugal, who slipped past Netherlands with a crucial three points against Belgium to take second spot.

But they left it late to get past the Belgians, with Tiago Dantas opening his account for the tournament from the spot in the 89th minute.

The Benfica youngster - on loan at Greek outfit PAOK Thessaloniki - sealed the victory after Yorbe Vertessen had cancelled out Joao Neves' 54th minute strike to ensure that Portugal made the second phase of the competition.

It had been a rough start to Portugal's campaign as the U-21s look to win their first European Championship title, after a shock defeat to the Georgians and a draw with Holland.

As a result, two sides expected to mount more of a challenge in neighbours Netherlands and Belgium fall at the first hurdle.