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After Croatia stole the ball, their counterattack followed closely.

Modric directly moved the ball to the neutral space on the left. Suker quickly ran in front of Ram and knocked the falling ball directly.

This horizontal strike was sudden and the angle was just right.

Mandzukic led the defense into the penalty area, and Rakitic ran towards the ball.

"Shoot!"

Suk yelled.

But Rakitic happened to take a step, which caused Metzelder to follow up with a tackle. The ball was kicked to Marcel Janssen, who made a huge clearance again, and the ball was once again pocketed by the Croatian player. .

"Rakitic! He probably wanted to hit the ball, adjust and shoot, but it was at this step that Metzelder followed up!"

"When playing against top teams, opportunities are fleeting and the pace will be faster than before. Rakitic lacks experience in this area. If it were Suker, he would have shot early!"

Croatian commentator Krausiewicz shook his head regretfully.

Besic on the side said with a smile: "But the situation is still in our hands. This is good news. The German team is a little exhausted now. They should have adopted a more secure defensive method, but this was precisely what the Croatian coach said. The team noticed it in advance, so this scene happened!"

Krausiewicz nodded; "Bililic has a high level of tactical literacy, which has been fully demonstrated in the European Cup qualifiers."

In response, Besic just smiled but said nothing.

At the same time, Croatia still controlled the ball on the field.

The German players had a hard time playing.

The whole thing is involved in Croatia.

Rakitic and Kranica crossed paths. When Kranica was dribbling towards the center, he stuffed the ball into the space on the right.

Rakitic followed immediately.

He began to face German full-back Marcel Janssen alone. The latter lowered his center of gravity and responded calmly.

Rakitic kicked inside, pretending to eat the ball from the inside. When Marcel Janssen made the move, he turned his instep out, forced a breakthrough from the bottom line, and swept the ball into the goal with one kick.

"Mario!"

Mandzukic was restrained and slowed down a step. The ball rolled to the back point and was kicked by Ram to Ballack.

Ballack finally got the ball, but when he was about to turn around, a loud shout rang in his ears.

"Fuck him!"

Suker, Modric and Kranica immediately surrounded him.

Before Barak could turn around, he was knocked down by the three Su Kes.

Beep!

The referee blew the whistle to signal that Kranjcar had committed a foul and verbally warned the opponent.

Kranica also had a good attitude. He knew that his action was too big, so he did not defend himself.

After completing this tactical defense, the three immediately retreated.

"I didn't get a card. The referee's penalty scale is not that strict!"

"Don't think about fouling, it will continue to irritate the referee!"

"I know, but it doesn't matter if I get a yellow card. I'm not the main defensive player."

Suker and Modric chatted while retreating.

The overall situation has begun to move towards the pre-match plan.

Germany has begun to gradually fall into Croatia's rhythm. When they put on this formation, the Croatian players understood that Germany was dying slowly.

Unless Croatia makes a very outrageous mistake, it will be difficult for the German team to achieve anything.

The game time has entered 17 minutes, and the German team currently has only one shot, a long-range shot from Ballack.

But this could not threaten Croatia's goal at all.

This game was very difficult to play!

Tactically restrained!

Croatia boldly chose to attack, while Germany defended conservatively.

For this reason, the initiative lies with Croatia, who also have more offensive pressure, but Croatia connects it all very well.

Germany's set piece.

"Hey! Barak! Pass forward!"

"Gomez scores a goal!"

"Klose! Front! Front!"

The German fans kept urging the players to move forward, mainly because they were feeling a little too frustrated.

The fans are like this, and the players are even more like this.

The expressions on the German players' faces were ugly.

Now that they have played, they understand that it is difficult to regain the rhythm, so they can only seize the opportunity in the limited opportunities, score goals, and ruin everything.

But Croatia's defense is not that easy to defeat.

Vukojevic and Modric continued their sweeps.

The back line of defense is well protected. Even if the German team forces a break-in, they will face the strangulation of the Croatian midfield and backcourt.

boom!

Klose stumbled in, and before Kovac got in front of him, he managed a shot.

This foot shot was not strong enough, and the ball was pushed to the left by the Croatian goalkeeper.

Srna received the ball and turned around, facing Podolski's attack. He directly launched a long-distance run down the wing.

With a sudden move, Srna forced past Podolski and continued to advance with the ball.

Srna is very fast.

This is why he plays as a full-back.

In the club, Maicon has greater offensive power, one on the left and one on the right. There must be more people responsible for defense, so Srna does not have many offensive opportunities.

But in Croatia, he can throw his arms away and rush without any scruples.

"Suke!"

Rushing into the midfield line, when facing the pressing of the opponent's full-back, Srna distributed the ball towards Suker in the rib area.

Suker touched the ball and inserted it into the area behind the full-back.

A simple one-two with Srna continuing to drive forward, reaching the bottom line again, Srna picked up the ball and made a pass.

This time, Mandzukic did not jump directly, but bumped Mertesacker backwards.

He knows exactly how to deal with German defenders.

Previously, his performance was slightly limited because he had not yet entered the game state, but now he has found the state.

The collision prevented Mertesacker from following up, and Mandzukic also took advantage of the opportunity to complete his take-off.

Super Mario!

This title came from Mandzukic's header.

Suker's header is excellent, but Mandzukic's header is not inferior to Suker's.

Mandzukic spread his body in the air and shook his head to attack the goal.

boom!

The ball hit his forehead firmly and hit the left goal post.

Because the distance was too close, the goalkeeper failed to react.

Lehmann could only watch as the ball went into the goal.

Uh-huh!

The ball hits the net!

In the 24th minute, Croatia finally broke through Germany's defense and scored.

Roar! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ——

Mandzukic rushed to the corner in excitement, beating his chest violently as he ran.

This is his second goal in the European Cup.

It was also the goal that hit the German team's goal.

"Oh~~~Super Mario!!!"

Croatian commentator Krausiewicz shouted excitedly: "He jumped really high. Mertesacker failed to follow up the restriction, which caused the German team to have loopholes in the penalty area. Of course, Srna's long-distance attack It’s very crucial, and Suker’s one-two directly tore open the German team’s defense!”

"Croatia is one goal ahead! We are already halfway into the knockout stages of the European Cup!"

Wow! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ——

Croatian fans couldn't be more excited.

It’s the German team that’s playing!

In the 1998 World Cup, Croatia defeated Germany and reached the semifinals.

And now, they are also suppressing the German team.

In terms of resilience and fighting will, Croatia is not bad at all.

And Croatian football is more delicate than the German team.

Germany put too much attention on Suker, which also led to Srna becoming relaxed when rimming, and Mandzukic was also liberated.

The left corridor of Croatia is opened.

For this goal, Suker will continue to move in the rib area, and Srna will push forward. How can the German team defend it?

If you don't take effective measures, Croatia will stare at your loopholes and attack.

The German fans held their heads, their expressions full of disappointment.

This conceded goal made the German team's already bad situation worse.

Suker, Rakitic and Kranica are already uncomfortable enough for them.

With more full-backs on the side, Croatia's diverse offense began to show off.

After Van Stryak scored on the sidelines, he suddenly shook his arm.

"Kicked!"

The arrangements before the game were all arrangements. If the players couldn't play, there was nothing he could do.

In fact, Van Stryak also took some care.

The German team's defensive intensity was too strong, which prevented his tactics from being used.

Now, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The performance of the Croatian boys was even better than he expected.