The match began and an early foul near the area in the 3:23 minute puts Trippier on a free kick who kicked perfectly in the 5th minute to get the first goal and the advantage for England.
The English continued to attack but then slowly Croatia began to attack was trying to decipher the good defense that was being made by the English, cutting off all the balls they inserted in the area. The first half is over and the English are up on the Croatians 1-0.
In the second half all change began to flow the Croatian claw and began to attack the English constantly, were deciphering their visible weaknesses in defense and in the 69th minute a Vrsaljko center finds Perisic who with his leg pointed straight at the goal in the form of a kick marks the equaliser goal of the tie that equals the actions in the second match of the semifinals.
Croatia took control of the game and continued to attack the English, and let's remember that the Croatians came from a strenuous match against the Russians who demanded the most and had to manage their energy strategically, but the claw and heart of the Croatian team was seriously thinking about the final.
The regulation time ends and the extra time begins with very few attacks from the English, which the goalkeeper and the Croatian defence were able to overcome and the Croatians continued to attack. Already in the 109th minute of the second half of overtime an assist in the Perisic area finds Mandzukic who with a good strike shoots the right post of the English goal and finds the goal and the glory to give the advantage to his team, there would be a few minutes left for the end of the time, the referee gave 4 minutes off and at the end of the match Croatia was in the World Cup final to face his next opponent, the also talented France team.
As I had analyzed in a previous publication that I left a few days ago here at Scorum, the two teams that I saw candidates to be in the final for their performance and performance throughout the entire cup, here I leave the link to that publication for those who have not read it:
https://scorum.com/en-us/football/@agfnzn10/my-analysis-of-the-semifinals-of-the-2018-russia-world-cup
It will be a very interesting final, the claw and heart of Croatia against the talent and speed of France. 2 rivals who deserve on their own merits, serious candidates to win the World Cup Russia 2018.
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