Andorra, the absolute points doll in Group E of the European Championship qualifiers.

It is a country tucked away in the mountains between France and Spain.

The official language is Catalan.

Andorrans speak the same language as Barcelonaans, but belong to different countries.

With a population of just over 77,000 people, Andorra is the 11th smallest country in the world, and the country's football environment can be imagined – the Andorran Football Federation was founded in 1994 and the Andorran Super League was created in 1995, and there are currently only eight teams. There is a league, but it's also amateur football, because all the players have other jobs.

Andorra FC, on the other hand, are "stubborn" reluctant to play in their home leagues, having played in the Spanish league system since their inception in 1942, a bit like Monaco is to the French league.

Andorra has just over 500 FIFA registered players, and if you exclude non-national players, that's just under 150.

This kind of football soil, how can a strong team be brewed.

Andorra has very few avid fans, and football is not a sport that gets too much attention in the country.

This is evident from the fans who arrive in Andorra's away stadiums.

The Estadio Maximir has 300 seats for Andorra, which is only half filled, many of whom are parents, friends, relatives and so on of Andorran players.

Most of the fans, wearing the jerseys of the Croatian players at their respective clubs, looked as if they were not here to cheer on Andorra, but to watch the stars.

The overall atmosphere of the game is very relaxed.

It was also the first time that Suke had felt this kind of atmosphere.

On the opposite side of the Andorran players, in the warm-up stage, they twisted their waists and turned their butts one by one, and none of them looked like a professional player.

Well. Most of them are not really professional players.

Modric sighed;

"This can't test a new tactic!"

Suker: "Let's just play our own tactics and don't worry too much about other things. ”

Modric nodded.

At the end of the warm-up session, when Sooke walked into the tunnel, an Andorran player walked up and said in broken Italian: "After the game. Is it okay to give me a jersey? ”

Su Ke was stunned for a moment.

Is this a pre-order for a jersey?

The Andorran player was in a hurry, and he quickly said: "Don't give it to my teammates." ”

As he spoke, he gave Suke a thumbs up.

"I'm yours. Fans. ”

Suke couldn't laugh or cry.

What!

The national war is coming, and you're starting to worry about my jersey?

What about the winner or loser?

Don't care at all?

"Today's opponent is a bit special, but we can't have the slightest mentality of letting go of the water, the goal of this game is to test the new lineup, the pressure must be in place!"

Bilic exclaimed: "Win this game, get the first win for Croatia!" ”

"First win! ——”

The crowd yelled and turned to walk towards the players' tunnel.

Soon, players from both sides were already standing in the players' tunnel.

The Croatian players are ready for the game, while the Andorran players obviously don't have that kind of discipline, they should talk, they should talk, they should point to the Croatian lineup from time to time, and mutter.

Vukojevic grinned; "It feels like they're looking at the monkeys at the zoo."

Luka Modric: "Leave that alone and play well. ”

Soon, players from both sides entered.

The Croatian fans also burst into cheers.

Andorra's previous performances have led them to believe they can win.

Players from both sides come to the sides of the pitch.

Croatia put on a 4-2-3-1 stance.

Goalkeeper: Pleticosa.

Defenders: Srna, Simunic, Kovac, Pranic.

Midfielders: Rakitic, Vukojevic, Modric, Kovac, Suker.

Forward: Mandzukic.

"After the game starts, we will rush and everyone will run!"

Srna shouted loudly as the captain.

"This is the second round of Euro 2008 qualifiers, Croatia vs. Andorra!"

'The Croatian lads at home are looking forward to seeing what they can do.

In the first half, Andorra kicked off first.

Beep!

The whistle blew.

Suke yelled.

"Rush!"

The Croatian players rushed forward in an instant.

Mandzukic, Suker, Rakitic, etc., Croatia as a whole are pressing forward.

At the same time, the Andorran players were under pressure and kicked straight forward after a steady stream of passes.

Kick it out. Sideline.

Croatia's touchline ball.

Sooke retreated to answer, and behind him a Andorran player clinging to him.

Seeing that the opponent was so close, Su Ke hit his ass and immediately received the ball while there was a gap.

Sukla turns and faces the opposing full-back.

"Suker catches the ball and passes it wide to Rakitic."

Croatian commentator Klašiwicz spoke up.

Rakitic jumped at the chance.

He looked at the opposing left wing-back and immediately slammed it in.

After deceiving the opponent's center of gravity, complete the inward incision.

But when he cut inside, the guy was stuck on the opposing full-back.

The ball at Rakitic's feet was broken.

The Andorran midfielder immediately followed up and continued to destroy with big feet.

Rakitic touched his nose and looked at the Andorran full-back with a blank look in his eyes.

This guy. It's good to be aware of the card position!

The ball was again distributed to the feet of Suke, who also cut inside, but he found that the opponent did not move, and Suker faked his action and turned into a real action, directly dribbling horizontally, pulling out the space for shooting, and twisting and volleying.

The ball flew close to the ground and into the near corner of the goal.

Just three minutes into the game, Suker got on the scoresheet.

"Goal!! Sucre! Brilliant pass, the moment he started, the Andorran defenders couldn't keep up at all. ”

The Croatian fans at the scene also erupted in fierce cheers.

They thought there would be goals, but they didn't think it would be so fast.

Suke finished celebrating, shouting as he retreated; "Don't make feints, they can't keep up!"

"Can't keep up?"

Rakitic turned his head to look at Andorra's right wing-back.

So, it's not how good this guy's consciousness is, it's that he didn't keep up and just got stuck in his own internal route.

Rakitic: "."

"What's wrong with you?"

Mandzukic asked back.

Rakitic coughed dryly; "It's fine!"

Sooker's goal unleashed Croatia's attacking performance.

From the time of Sooker's goal, the Croatian national team has been constantly threatening the opposing goal.

The 9th minute of the game.

"Modric through ball, it's a knife-like through ball, Mandzukic follows up on the goal, another one!"

Croatia leads Andorra 2-0.

15th minute of the game.

"It's Modric again, Rakitic goes straight inside and rushes along the ribs, crosses the middle, and Suker shoots at the back point!"

Croatia leads Andorra 3-0.

The game time is 22 minutes.

"Modric picks the ball over the top, Mandzukic stops the ball on his chest, hits the goal sideways, and scores another one!"

Croatia 4:0 Andorra.

Match time 39th minute.

"Modric's long pass finds Rakitic, Rakitic volleys, oh~~~~ World !!"

Croatia leads Andorra 5-0.

In the 40th minute, Modric was substituted.

"That's pretty much it, why are you still stuffing the ball!"

Bilic has a headache.

Andorra is already weak, so it's almost fine.

Modric is getting harder and harder.

This guy continues to be on the court, and the score is going to be double-doubled.

In the second half, Suker scored in the 51st minute with three consecutive pick-and-rolls.

Croatia leads Andorra 6-0.

In the 52nd minute, Suker was also substituted.

Bilic is helpless, Andorra's mentality has collapsed, and you still score?

On 77 minutes, Mandzukic also scored with a pick.

He pulled the score to 7:0.

At the same time, Bilic replaced Mandzukic again.

But that didn't stop the guys' desire to score.

On 88 minutes, Simunic scored from the top of the ball.

In the 90+1 minute, Simunic scored again from distance.

In the end, Croatia slaughtered Andorra 9-0.

In the 90 minutes of the game, Andorra suffered a massacre.

Even Croatian fans can't stand it anymore.

As the Andorran players left the pitch, they applauded in the hope of giving some comfort.

One by one, the Andorran players kept their heads bowed and their eyes glazed.

Although I thought about losing, I didn't think it would be like this.

"Here you go!"

Suker walked to the players' tunnel and awkwardly handed over his jersey.

He was also addicted to kicking and couldn't contain his interest.

The Andorran player looked at the fans and hesitated.

It's like choosing between self-esteem and a jersey.

Eventually, he took Suker's jersey and turned away.

Su Ke also scratched his head in embarrassment and turned back to the locker room.

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