CROATIA FOR FINAL!
July 11 2018 By Abiodun Giwa
Croatia advanced to the final of the 21st World Cup on Wednesday in Russia with the defeat of England by 2-1. Croatia will meet France in the final on Sunday, while England will vie for third place against Russia.
The first 90 minutes ended 1-1. The extra time saw the Croatians roared into victory with 109th minutes goal, from a powerful shot from the left foot of Mandzukic in Jersey No. 17, a rewarding connection from the right flank.
The encounter between Croatia and England began on a good note for England, with a foul whistle against Croatia a little way outside the box four minutes into the game.
Trippier in Jersey No. 12 took the resultant free kick, and the ball went into the net against expectations, and became England's only goal in the game.
Henceforth, both sides tried effortlessly with missing attempts at goal. The first half ended with England leading 1-0.
The game resumed for the second half with Croatia on the offensive. Perisic connected a cross from the right flank in the 68th minutes, forcibly hit the ball with the tip of his boot, in a fierce struggle for the ball, against the head of one of England's defenders, and scored Croatia's first goal.
It was one goal that doomed England's way forward, as Croatians competed fiercely for the ball, and disallowed England any hopeful counter attack. One thing that the Croatians did from the blast of the whistle was showing determination they were on the field for a purpose and that no room would be allowed England's attackers to roam without serious tackles. Undoubtedly, one of such tackles resulted in the free kick that gave England its only goal. England's attackers knew they were marked and tackled very well.
Both teams each had a goal bound ball that hit the post and returned into the field of play. There was a ball connected by Harry Kane on the left side of the eighteen yards box and so close to the keeper and expectation was for the ball to stroll into the net with little effort. He dribbled a defender with the ball on his left foot, pushed the ball back onto his right foot from the left, before he kicked the ball towards the net after beating the goal keeper. But the ball brushed off on the the keeper's hands and went into the midst of a melee of players and out of play.
People who had watched England's game against Columbia and saw England's defeat of Columbia from penalty shoot out after 120 minutes of play had said that the England was not invisible and could be defeated by a serious minded side. it seemed like what happened in the semi-final play against Croatia.
The first 90 minutes ended 1-1. The extra time saw the Croatians roared into victory with 109th minutes goal, from a powerful shot from the left foot of Mandzukic in Jersey No. 17, a rewarding connection from the right flank.
The encounter between Croatia and England began on a good note for England, with a foul whistle against Croatia a little way outside the box four minutes into the game.
Trippier in Jersey No. 12 took the resultant free kick, and the ball went into the net against expectations, and became England's only goal in the game.
Henceforth, both sides tried effortlessly with missing attempts at goal. The first half ended with England leading 1-0.
The game resumed for the second half with Croatia on the offensive. Perisic connected a cross from the right flank in the 68th minutes, forcibly hit the ball with the tip of his boot, in a fierce struggle for the ball, against the head of one of England's defenders, and scored Croatia's first goal.
It was one goal that doomed England's way forward, as Croatians competed fiercely for the ball, and disallowed England any hopeful counter attack. One thing that the Croatians did from the blast of the whistle was showing determination they were on the field for a purpose and that no room would be allowed England's attackers to roam without serious tackles. Undoubtedly, one of such tackles resulted in the free kick that gave England its only goal. England's attackers knew they were marked and tackled very well.
Both teams each had a goal bound ball that hit the post and returned into the field of play. There was a ball connected by Harry Kane on the left side of the eighteen yards box and so close to the keeper and expectation was for the ball to stroll into the net with little effort. He dribbled a defender with the ball on his left foot, pushed the ball back onto his right foot from the left, before he kicked the ball towards the net after beating the goal keeper. But the ball brushed off on the the keeper's hands and went into the midst of a melee of players and out of play.
People who had watched England's game against Columbia and saw England's defeat of Columbia from penalty shoot out after 120 minutes of play had said that the England was not invisible and could be defeated by a serious minded side. it seemed like what happened in the semi-final play against Croatia.
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