Croatia showed a class and will play a barrage
Croatia scored 2-0 as a guest of Ukraine in a direct battle for second place in Group I. With goals of Andrei Kramaric (62 and 70), the Balkan team won the right to participate in the 2018 World Cups. The meeting was debut forCroatian new coach Zlatko Dalic.
The beginning was better for chess players.Mario Manjukic shoots over the beam with his head.Gradually, the hosts stepped harder on the pitch and moved forward boldly.In the 23rd minute Rakitski fired a strong 20m throw, the goalkeeper did not see the ball, dropped it and was lucky that it came out in the corner.In the 30 th Taras Stepanenko made a powerful blow from the rainbow, at which the ball almost licked the beam with sinister speed.Two minutes later, Yarmollenko centered to the right to Konopljanka, who headed for 5 meters very close to the bar but in the off.
After the break, the chess players were more active and were looking for a goal more urgently.54th Manjukic missed.In the 62nd Luka Modric was left free to center, found Andrei Kramaric to the penalty shootout, which shot very precisely with his head and hit the left corner - 0: 1.The Croatians continued to play better and doubled their lead in the 70`s.Ivan Rakitic assists Kramaric, who knocks a ball only a meter from the goal - 0: 2.By the end, there was no intrigue, and the Croats rejoiced.
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