After Croatia's tackle, their counter-attack followed.

Luka Modric moved the ball straight into space on the left, and Suker scurried ahead of Lahm to meet the falling ball.

The knock was sudden, and the angle was just right.

Mandzukic squeezed the backline into the box and Rakitic ran for the ball.

"Shoot!"

Suke yelled.

But Rakitic took a step that led to Metzelde's follow-up tackle and the ball was played to Marcel. Janssen, who cleared the ball again with a big foot, was once again bagged by the Croatian player.

"Rakitic! He was supposed to want to make a shot and adjust his shot, but it was Metzeld who followed up! ”

'When you're playing at the top team, chances are fleeting and the tempo is a bit quicker than before, and Rakitic is inexperienced in that area, so if he had changed to Suker, he would have shot early!'

Croatian commentator Klašiwicz shook his head in regret.

Besic on the side smiled: "But the situation is still in our hands, this is good news, the German team is a little tired now, they should have adopted a more stable defensive way, but this is also the Croatian coaching staff detected in advance, so this scene will occur!" ”

Klašiwicz nodded; 'Bilic has a lot of tactical literacy, which was on full display in the European Championship qualifiers.

To this, Becich only smiled, but did not speak.

At the same time, Croatia still controlled the ball in the game.

The German players played hard.

The whole is all involved in Croatia.

Rakitic crossed the line with Kranica, who dribbled towards the middle and tucked the ball into space on the right.

Rakitic immediately followed.

He began to face German full-back Marcel alone. Janssen, the latter with a lower center of gravity, copes with composure.

Rakitic buckled inside and pretended to eat raw from the inside, when Marcel. After Janssen made a move, he turned the instep outward, broke through from the baseline, and swept in front of goal.

"Mario!"

Mandzukic was pinned down and the ball rolled to the back post and was tucked into Ballack.

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

"him!"

Suker, Modric, and Kranica instantly surrounded them.

Before Barak could turn around, he was directly knocked down by the three Sukes.

Beep!

The referee blew the whistle to signal for a foul on Kranica and verbally warned the opponent.

Kranica's attitude was also very good, he knew that his movements were too big, so he did not defend himself.

After completing this tactical defense, the three immediately retreated.

"I didn't eat a card, and the referee's penalty scale is not so strict!"

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

'I know, but it's okay if I get a yellow card and I'm not the main defender.

Suker and Modric retreated and chatted.

The overall situation is starting to move towards the pre-match plan.

Germany had already begun to fall into Croatia's rhythm, and when they put it in this formation, the Croatian players understood that Germany was dying a slow death.

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

With 17 minutes on the clock and Germany currently have just one shot on goal, from Ballack's long-range attempt.

But it simply could not threaten the Croatian goal.

It was a tough game!

Tactically restrained!

Croatia made bold choices to attack, while Germany defended conservatively.

For this, the initiative is on Croatia's side, and they also have more attacking pressure, but Croatia have a good connection with it all.

Set-pieces for Germany.

"Hey! Barack! Forwardpass! ”

"Gomez has scored!"

"Klose! Front! Front! ”

The German fans kept pushing the players forward, mainly because they were a little too aggrieved.

That's true for the fans, and even more so for the players.

The German players had ugly expressions.

So far, they understand that it is difficult to get the rhythm back, so they can only seize the opportunity in the limited chances, score goals and ruin all this.

But Croatia's defense is not so easy to break.

Vukojevic and Luka Modric continue to sweep.

The backline is well protected, and even if Germany force their way in, they will face a strangulation in Croatia's midfield.

Bang!

Klose stumbled in and scrambled in front of Kovac, where he barely slotted a shot.

The end of the shot was not powerful enough and the ball was flicked to the left by the Croatian goalkeeper.

Srna received the ball and spun around to meet Podolski's ups, and he launched a long run directly down the flank.

In a violent swoop, Srna forced past Podolski and continued to advance with the ball.

Srna is fast.

That's why he's playing as a full-back.

At the club, McCone has more attacking power, one left and one right, and there must be more people in charge of defending, so Srna has not had many attacking opportunities.

But in Croatia, he can throw off his arms and lunge without any qualms.

"Suke!"

Rushing down the halfway line and facing pressure from the opposition full-backs, Srna split the ball towards Suker in the flank area.

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

A simple one-two combined with Srna's continued long drive to the bottom line again, Srna took the ball and crossed.

This time, instead of jumping straight away, Mandzukic bumped Mertesacker backwards.

He knows too well how to deal with the German defenders.

Previously, he was a little limited in his performance because he wasn't in game shape yet, but now he's found his form.

The collision knocked Mertesacker to the point where he couldn't follow up, and Mandzukic took advantage of the situation to complete the jump.

Super Mario!

The title was earned by Mandzukic's header.

Suker's header was outstanding, but Mandzukic's header was no less than Suker's.

Mandzukic in the air spread out and shook his head to hit the goal.

Bang!

The ball struck the forehead firmly and flicked towards the left-hand post.

The goalkeeper couldn't react because of the proximity.

Lehmann could only watch as the ball slipped into the back of the net.

Swish!

The ball goes into the net!

On 24 minutes, Croatia finally tore through Germany's defence and scored.

Roar!!!!!!!!!!! ——

Mandzukic rushed excitedly to the corner, slamming himself on the chest as he ran.

It was his second goal at the European Championships.

At the same time, it was also the goal that hit the German goal.

"Oh~~~~ Super Mario !!"

Croatian commentator Klašivić shouted excitedly: "He jumped really high, Mertesacker failed to follow up the restrictions, which made the German team have a hole in the big penalty area, of course, Srna's long-distance run is very crucial, and with Suker's two-one, he directly tore apart the German team's defense!" ”

"Croatia have a goal ahead! We're half a foot in the knockout rounds of the European Championship! ”

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ——

Croatian fans were so excited.

It's the German team that's playing!

In the 1998 World Cup, Croatia stepped on Germany to reach the semi-finals.

And now, they are also suppressing the German team.

In terms of resilience and will to fight, Croatia is no different.

And Croatian football is more delicate than the German team.

Germany focused too much attention on Suk, which also led to Srner's ease in the edging and Mandzukic was liberated.

The left corridor in Croatia was opened.

This goal, Suker will continue to move in the rib area, Srna stepped forward, how can the German team defend it?

If you don't make an effective move, Croatia will be staring at your loopholes.

The German fans were holding their heads, their expressions full of loss.

The goal added to Germany's already bad situation.

Suke, Rakitic, and Kranica were enough for them.

With full-backs on the wing, Croatia's diverse attack began to show.

Vansteak on the sidelines flicked his arm after the goal.

"It's done!"

The pre-game arrangement is arranged, the players can't play, and he can't help it.

Actually, Vansted Yak also had some considerations.

The German team's defensive intensity was too high, and his tactics could not be played.

Now, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The Croatian lads were even better than he could have imagined.

(End of chapter)