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The Russian fans, despite their defeat (3-4 on penalties) of their national team against Croatia in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, thank their footballers and coach Stanisław Czerczesow for their performance at the FIFA World Cup world
AFP
Before the match, the supporters of both national teams had no doubt that their team would be victorious Saturday night. The differences mainly concerned the result. Croatians predict victory of their team 2-0, while Russians predict victory of Stanisław Czerczesow's charges 1-0
Interestingly, neither side made any decision in the penalty shootout , although both teams advanced to the quarterfinals. defeat the Danes, and the Russians after the sensational elimination of the Spaniards). And it was the "elevens" that were needed to determine the winner – after the regulation time of the match was 1-1, and after the extra time of 2-2.
During the match in the stands the hosts had a clear advantage. They mainly filled the Fiszt stadium in Sochi. The rage of joy reigned after the effective shot of Denis Czeryszew in the 31st minute. Danijel Subaszic saw the ball with his eyes, and great joy reigned in the stands.
It is behind the goal of the Croatians that in the first half there were fans who were most audible in the accompaniment of the drum. Whether in the streets or in the stadium, the thunder "Rasija, Rasija" was most often worn. Before the match and the hymns, the Russians sang the most famous Russian song "Kalinka". The hosts calmed a moment at the end of the first half Andrej Kramarić, who used the cross of Maria Mandżukicia and head shot Igor Akinfeev. It was one of the few moments of this match where the Croats were heard.
After the break, he nervously reacted and did not even sit for a moment on the Czerczesow bench. His players started the second half of the match badly. Therefore, nine minutes after the match resumed, he decided to let Aleksita Jerochina, an aide of Zenith St. Petersburg, play on the pitch. The former Legia Warszawa coach did not hide his rage when Ivan Periszić hit the post in the 60th minute
The following changes did not improve the hosts' game because the Croatians attacked Akinieviev's door from time to time. He was accompanied by long whistles from the stands. The doping for the hosts increased at the end of the regular period of the match, but it did not bring regulation and the teams joined the additional time. This was the result of 1-1 which ended with previous meetings of both teams.
In the 101st minute, there was joy in Croatian-occupied areas when Domagoj Vida headed the ball. On the other hand, the President of Croatia, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, jumped into the game, and watched the match in the company of, among others,
