2023-06-18 21:37:21
[Now Sports]In Sunday’s UEFA Europa League final, Croatia and Spain had a goalless draw in 120 minutes, and they had to shoot each other from 12 yards to decide the victory. In the first 5 rounds of the two sides, there was one banquet each, but in the 6th round of Croatia, Bannubo Gaoyu missed once more, and the Mad Bulls scored from Kahuacha, and finally won 5:4 to win the championship.
Croatia played a bit flustered in the early part of the first half. They were almost made a mistake by the Mad Bulls’ Garvey due to a mistake in the backcourt. Unfortunately, their shot from the top of the penalty area only went out of bounds. The checkered army stood firm and slowly organized more offensives. Pelixi was the most threatening on the left, but he rushed to the penalty area with a header in 30 minutes and was rescued by Shi Meng in time.
In the second half, Pelixi continued to attack from the left, and the bottom line was passed to Julan Luowei at the far post. Unfortunately, his shot missed the target; Spain returned the color following 6 minutes. top high. Before the end of 90 minutes, the Mad Bulls had two good chances to score goals, but Fadi’s close kick and Acinsio’s powerful shot might not break the deadlock, and the game entered overtime.
Croatia has a lot of veterans, and the coach Dalley continues to rely on the three midfielders of Modi, Costa Rica and Posovi. They played in overtime and were not as physically fit as their opponents. However, Spain mightn’t grasp the advantage either. Aum, who was on the back-up, failed to hit the frame twice, and finally had to shoot each other from 12 yards to win.
Maye of Croatia missed a shot in the 4th round. Spain thought they might solve their opponents in the first 5 rounds, but Lapudi shot the 5th shot and the lintel popped out, and they were regarding to enter the instant death stage. Bruno Petkovic, who scored a goal once morest the Netherlands in the last game, took the main shot for the “Checkered Army” and was saved by Shimeng, while Spain won the title 5:4 thanks to the contribution of Cahuacha, and won the title. The first international championship following the European Cup in 2012, while Croatia, which has achieved excellent results in recent years, continues to hang zero trophies.
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