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What a drama: In the end, the favorite always wins. Croatia beat Nizhny Novgorod in Denmark after 1: 1 after a 3-2 overtime penalty shoot-out. Ivan Rakitic, a double citizen, decided on penalties.
Croatia should have decided the match in overtime. Ante Rebic escaped and around Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, but was then prevented in the penalty area by Mathias Jörgensen foul on the conclusion of the empty goal.
Modric fires a penalty in added time
There was a penalty for Croatia. Luka Modric, the Croatian star, did not succeed. Kasper Schmeichel, the Danish penalty killer, has parried the penalty of the sovereign head.
Modric fails the point. Video: SRF
More flat! Everything indicated that the son of Peter Schmeichel, who had scored Denmark in 1992 during a penalty shoot-out against Holland (semifinal) and the 2: 0 against Germany in the final of the sensational title of champion of Europe, would be again the hero. Like two years ago when he made Leicester City a sensational champion in England.
Flattering Heptant
Before the shootout, Kasper Schmeichel had four of six penalties this season. Ronaldo, Messi, Ibrahimovic, Lewandowski – all these heroes had evaporated on this point. Schmeichel put on two more penalty attempts – Milan Badelj and Josip Pivoric. But it was not enough.
Because the Danes shot bad. Christian Eriksen, Danish star Tottenham, then Lasse Schöne and Nicolai Jörgensen all failed to face Croatian goalkeeper Danijel Subasic, who had previously failed to parry any of the seven Elferns this season. Ivan Rakitic offered the tenth shot the opportunity to finish the match. Rakitic kept his cool
The 1-0 for Denmark after 57 seconds. Video: SRF
The Swiss: Rakitic
The 30-year-old played until U21 for Switzerland. He was born in Rheinfelden, grew up in Möhlin. He started his career at FC Basel, was with the FCB champion and scored in Switzerland the goal of the year of the 2006/07 season. Eleven years ago, he moved abroad. since then he has played for Schalke, Seville and Barcelona.
Before the tumultuous arrival, the match did not last what the first four minutes had promised. It's only for the second time in the 88 year history of the World Cup that both teams scored in the first four minutes.
Slapstick goals in the first four minutes
Denmark takes the lead 57 seconds after Jonas Knudsen made a long throw-in from Mathias Jörgensen. In the 4th minute, Mario Mandzukic cleared the Croatians after a Danish liberation attempt on the head of a Danish who hit the Croatian striker Mandzukic
equalizing Mandzukic. Video: SRF
It continued cautiously, with slight benefits for Croatia during the first hour and benefits for Denmark in the second hour.
The highlights, however, remained rare. Up to Modric's penalty, flattery parades and drama on penalties. (sda)
created: 01.07.2018, 22:52
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