"Tony shoots straight at goal!"

Bang!

Croatian goalkeeper Pletikosa made a save on the ball.

After the save, Pleticosa's heart was pounding.

The shot came too suddenly.

Or rather, the first half was played so smoothly that the tension was lost.

Pletikosa got up from the ground and roared forward: "Cheer up, now is not the time to let your guard down!" ”

He thinks the defenders are a bit lax.

Srna also roared: "Cheer me up, now I've lost the ball, it's all over." ”

Modric, who doesn't talk much, is also anxious.

"Run! Run! Don't stand still. ”

In the direction of the coaching staff on the sidelines, Vansteak narrowed his eyes slightly.

The characteristic of being young is that it is not calm enough and is easy to float!

Just like Rakitic now, he played a good ball in one half and drifted a little in the second half.

When it was time to pass, he didn't pass, and he was stunned by dribbling and losing the ball and was kicked out of a dangerous counterattack by Italy.

Thankfully, Pletikosa saved, and once they conceded, their efforts would have been in vain.

"Let Tommy warm up!"

Vansteak whispered to Bilic.

Bilic turned his head in surprise: "Is it a replacement?" Isn't it too fast? ”

Vanstedak: "It's not a substitution, it's a warning!" From now on, you're staring at Rakitic. ”

In the middle of the game, Rakitic scratched his head, and this time the loss of the ball led to a counterattack, which made him a little embarrassed.

But the good news is that no goals are conceded.

Just as he was thinking so, Rakitic suddenly saw someone warming up on the sidelines.

Dujmovic warmed up along the flanks and maintained a playful level.

In the Croatian dugout, Bilic stared at him with a pair of eyes.

Rakitic froze, his heart chuckling.

He knew his actions had caused the coaching staff to be outraged.

He didn't reach the level of Suker and Modric, and the coaching staff had to save face.

If it really angers the coaching staff, say that he will change him, and it may deprive him of the qualification to start.

Now, Rakitic finally came to his senses.

When the game started again, Rakitic started to run aggressively, not only in the offensive end, but also when defending, he also actively chased back.

Suker has been moving back and forth in the midfield area.

At the start of the second half, he was more of a touch of the ball to pass the ball.

There was no active breakthrough, on the one hand, to stabilize the tempo, and on the other hand, to test the intensity of Italy's defense.

Suker doesn't attack blindly, he needs to find a spot, a spot where the defense is relatively weak.

Gattuso is still scrappy.

When he was in the club, this guy was desperate, and if he wanted to break through from here, he needed to spend more energy.

So, Ambrosini is relatively easy.

Thinking of this, Suker ran towards Ambrosini's half.

Gattuso saw this in his eyes and quietly followed.

"Pass it to me!"

When Suker ran to the open to ask for a pass, Vukojevic immediately plugged the ball.

Suker was just about to catch the ball when his body shook violently.

Gattuso's figure suddenly appeared on the side.

Gattuso actually chased after him.

Suker didn't have time to think too much, he could only try to protect the ball.

When you are steady, move the ball sideways to the left side to open up the distance.

When Gattuso struck for the second time, Suke's body jumped up slightly, and he used Gattuso's impact to move further sideways and completely stabilize his feet.

After Su Ke stabilized his center of gravity, he directly returned the pass.

He'd wasted so much time that all the gaps he had seen before were gone.

For this, Suker did not venture to attack either.

Gattuso, on his side, watched Suker complete his pass, and he also ran towards his own defender.

Su Ke raised his eyebrows slightly.

Gattuso cut cross-cutting to the other side of the defense, something he didn't expect.

But it also suggests that once Suker can stabilize their centre of gravity, their left wing can open up offensive lines.

Gattuso defended Suker tighter and even chased down the other half. Gattuso is well aware that Suker's threat to the Italian backline, coupled with De Rossi's keen follow-up, could lead to Suker falling into Italy's encirclement. ”

Suke continued to move laterally, observing Gattuso's movements.

After a few consecutive turns, Suke shouted at Rakitic: "When I pull Gattuso out, you will step forward!" ”

Sukh was shouted in Croatian.

Rakitic immediately nodded.

They are all professional players, and they can understand each other's intentions in one sentence.

Suke ran to Gattuso for a walk and began to run to the other side.

Gattuso also immediately followed.

Gattuso knew that Suke would not suffer a second loss, but at this time he could only keep up.

At the same time, Gattuso gestured towards De Rossi, signaling him to follow immediately.

De Rossi also nodded.

Ready, Suker began to move left and right on the opposition midfield line.

Modric's pass is biased towards safety and will not risk a pass to Suker.

After Gattuso followed up a few times, he was a little upset.

Croatia can win just by dragging the clock on.

Sell a flaw!

Gattuso feigned a turn to leave, and he stopped a few steps behind Suker, leaving Sooker with a full space to catch the ball.

This distance, said to be a neutral block, Gattuso can catch up in a few steps.

Sure enough, Modric saw that Suker was in open and immediately passed the ball.

Suke's feet bounced slightly, his feet smashed, and while he waited for the ball to arrive, he was watching Gattuso with his peripheral vision.

Gattuso accelerated the moment Modric passed.

"Sure enough!"

Su Ke said secretly.

As Gattuso approached, Suke turned his left foot out and picked the ball in the direction Gattuso was coming from.

It was a reverse pluck, and the pluck was so powerful that the ball rolled three or four meters away.

Taking advantage of this time, Su Ke took a few steps back, dodging Gattuso with his teeth and claws, and kicked his feet violently.

"Give me back!"

Gattuso reached out and tried to pull Suke.

But Suker's start was too fast.

By the time he grabbed Suke's jersey, the guy had already rushed out.

"Suke! Get rid of!! ”

The Croatian commentator yelled.

He could see the direction in which Suk had gotten rid of it, and it was a large gap.

In the rib area and on the flanks, Srna and Rakitic were in front of high speed!

Suker caught up with the ball and immediately slid it diagonally behind Italian full-back Zambrotta.

Seeing this jam, Srna began to bow his head and rush!

Srna rushes hard, he's fast.

A full-back who is a winger himself, he has the talent to show off in the national team.

Zambrotta couldn't control the ball in the first place, so he had to take a step back and block Srna's cross.

But Rakitic stopped at an acute corner of the penalty area.

Srna didn't hesitate to pass the ball to Rakitic.

Rakitic pulled the ball and turned, and he looked far away in front of goal.

"Be careful! He's going to cross! ”

"It could be a shot, too!"

"Goalkeeper vigilance!"

The Italian defenders are on the verge of being a big enemy.

Panucci was even more desperate to block Rakitic's shot.

At this moment, Panucci saw a smile on Rakitic's lips.

The guy flicks the ball in the direction of the baseline.

Just as Panucci was stunned, there was a movement behind him, and a figure passed by.

"Suke!!!! ——”

Klašivić slapped the ball in front of the goal, watching as Suke slammed in from behind Panucci and caught the ball in front of the goal.

Buffon hurried towards Sooke.

Suke's heart was beating violently.

He knows exactly what the goal will mean.

This is amply evidenced by Buffon's flustered expression.

Steady!

Steady!

Sooker turned sideways to face the team and feigned to push the ball, which tricked Buffon into making a block immediately.

But in the next second, Suke gently picked the ball on his toes.

The ball went over Buffon's head and fell towards goal.

Suker turned around in style, and he confidently did not look at the goal, but went directly to the stands and opened his arms.

In the next second, violent cheers sounded like a volcanic eruption.

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ——

Tens of thousands of Croatian fans cheered like a heat wave.

Looking up at the stands, what I saw was a red color of excitement and a crazy expression.

67 mins, Croatia 2:0 Italy.

(End of chapter)