What a bitch! Croatia held qualification of their arms till the 90+8' mark however Jakani had a special opinion. The Italians took the draw 1-1 and along with the qualification to the “16”. Croatia is in third place with simply two factors and a nasty coefficient and can hardly catch up.
The race
In simply the fifth minute Sucic caught a horrible shot from 27 meters and Donnarumma drove impressively into the nook whereas within the twenty first minute Calafiori crossed from the left, Retegi took the header however the ball went simply broad.
At 22', Retegi went down into the realm and made the flip however Pongračić made a saving block and at 27', Barela crossed from the appropriate and Baztoni caught a nailed header from shut vary however Livakovic made an unimaginable save.
Within the thirtieth minute, Modric made the flip from the appropriate and Donnarumma fired with overpowering effort, whereas Stanisic did not get into the section afterwards, whereas within the thirty sixth minute, Pellegrini made the shot from the peak of the realm however Livakovic firmly blocked.
Within the 53rd minute Fratezi who had entered instead within the forty sixth minute took a penalty (hand) and Modric took it however Donnarumma fell proper and informed him no. And but, within the fifty fifth minute, after Sucic's cross from the appropriate, Budimir had a shot and Donnarumma made a powerful save, however Modric took the rebound and made it 1-0 with an in depth shot.
Within the 61st minute after a nook Baztoni took the header however missed for some time and within the 68th minute Livakovic got here out and caught Retegi on foot. Within the 87th minute, Chiesa made the flip from the appropriate and the ball went previous Skamakas and within the 90+8' Kalafiori made the transfer, opened to the left for Xakani and he scored 1-1 with a right-footed shot.
The protagonist: Matia Jakani
He overshadowed even Modric, even Donnarumma and Livakovic. Lasio's ace entered the match within the 81st minute and within the 90+8' he redeemed his staff with a swimsuit placement.
The unsung hero: Luka Modric
What to say about this participant? The Croatia captain missed a penalty within the 54th minute and seemed doomed however a minute later it was he who scored the purpose and redeemed his staff. There was a change in 80' and he skilled common apotheosis however ultimately he didn’t rejoice. RESPECT!
The Disappointment: Davide Fratezzi
Spalletti dropped Fratezi within the match at half-time and possibly regretted it. Within the 53rd minute, Inter's ace scored a penalty as he discovered the ball along with his outstretched hand and virtually proved deadly for the Azzurri.
The elevens
CROATIA (Zlatko Dalic): Livakovic, Stanisic, Sutalo, Pongracic, Guardiol, Brozovic, Kovacic, Modric (80' Meyer), Sucic (70' Perisic), Kramaric (89' Juranovic), Mario Pasalic (46' Budimir).
ITALY (Luciano Spalletti): Donnarumma, Calabria, Bastoni, Di Lorenzo, Darmian (81' Jaccani), Barella, Jorginho (81' Faggioli), Pellegrini (46' Fratezzi), Dimarco (57' Chiesa), Razpadori (75' Skamaka ), Retegi
Referee: Danny Makeli. Assistants: Hessel Steichstra, Jan De Vries. 4th: Serdar Gozobuyuk. VAR: Rob Dieperink, Paul van Bueckel (ALL), Bastian Dunkert (GER).
GROUP: GROUP B
FIELD: Pink Bull Area (Leipzig).
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