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Kovacic directly attacked the opponent's penalty area.
When he saw the ball coming, he immediately chose to shoot.

However, what is unexpected is that
The power of his shot was very small and it seemed that he didn't hit the right part of the football.

So the football flew towards the goal with a very subtle force.

Many fans felt that this ball was "passed back" to the opposing goalkeeper.

However, there was a slight problem with the English goalkeeper's positioning. After seeing this "back pass", he felt a little confused.

So, the goalkeeper thought the ball would fly into his arms.
As a result, the direction of the football was not what he expected.

This almost made the goalkeeper break out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, the football flew past him and went out of the goal.

This almost made Southgate burst into curses. In such an important game, he almost made a low-level mistake.

Feeling that his teammates were not in good shape, Fang Cheng felt a little stressed.

If he didn't win this game, he would definitely be criticized by many people.

Because the British national team asked him to join the game in order to win.

If we can’t even win our first European Cup debut, what hope is there for the following games?
So, in the 28th minute, after receiving the ball, Fang Cheng did not pass it to his teammates.

He decided to go it alone this time.

Relying on his forward sense of smell, he quickly got rid of the Croatian players.
Rushed into the left side of the penalty area like lightning.

Facing the nervous goalkeeper,
Fang Cheng faked a shot and actually dunked the ball, getting space to shoot.

With your left foot, kick the football hard towards the goal.

The football flew to the far corner in an instant.

The Croatian goalkeeper was deceived by Fang's feint and chose to dive towards the near corner.

Then, I watched the football pass by behind me.
It hit the crossbar of the goal with a bang.

It bounced into the goal.

In an instant, the British fans who came to the scene were boiling with excitement. No wonder the fans were too excited.

Because the English national team's defense played so badly before they scored a goal.

Many people thought they would either draw or lose today.

Fortunately, Fang Cheng stepped up and broke the deadlock on the field with his personal ability.

Southgate was so excited that he was almost in tears on the sidelines.

Fortunately, their frontcourt players were in good shape today.

He almost regretted recruiting Maguire and Terry into the British national team, but apart from Maguire and Terry, he felt that he couldn't find anyone else to play in defense.

Croatia fell behind by one goal, and the whole team immediately launched a counterattack.

Croatia is also a place where football is very popular and the team is very strong. It even reached the finals in the last World Cup.

So their goal this year is to win the European Cup.

If Croatia can't even beat British football now, there's no way they'll be able to reach the European Cup final.

The atmosphere on the field became intense again.

Croatia pushed the offensive line to the outside of the British penalty area. At this time, Vlasic forced his way into the penalty area.

His resolute execution caught the British defense off guard.

He relied on his physical strength in the penalty area.

A perfect wall-to-wall cooperation was formed between him and his teammates.

After Petkovic received the ball, he created a chance to shoot.

The football flew towards the goal with a bang.

The English goalkeeper made the first save.

The ball was blocked out of the penalty area.

However, the football did not fly very far.

Kovacic caught up with the ball on the wing, his eyes only on the English goal.

Kovacic hits the target again.

The football flew into the penalty area again.

The players in the penalty area quickly defended.

However, Kovacic's shot went slightly wide.

The football almost hit the goal post and flew out of the bottom line.

Croatia missed a great opportunity to equalize the score.

Brozovic is the most uncomfortable.

After seeing that the Inter boss was in great form today and was likely to score again, he felt that Croatia must not waste the chance to shoot.

As a result, Kovacic failed to seize the moment of scoring the goal.

Modric was not too anxious. After seeing Brozovic's reaction, he quickly encouraged him.

Modric is also a veteran of the Croatian team and has seen all kinds of big scenes.

Although Real Madrid had lost to Arsenal led by Fang Cheng in the Champions League before and was well aware of Fang Cheng's strength, he felt that the British defense was not an iron wall and they still had chances to score goals.

Because football is not played by one person.

Croatia quickly entered the offensive rhythm again.

Although the British team had the advantage in goals, they did not stop attacking because they knew that the opponent was very strong and today's game might not end with a score of 1:0.

Seeing that the British team was determined to attack, the Croatian players had no choice but to launch an attack from the flanks.

Kovacic successfully unloaded the long pass from the midfield on the wing.

The game time has now reached the 43rd minute and it is about to enter the halftime break.

Kovacic felt that he could not waste any more opportunities, he could not be the sinner of the team. Instead, he had to save the team!
So the moment the football was stopped,
Kovacic immediately chose to cut inside.

There was a slight loosening in Britain's backcourt defense.

With his excellent technology,
He immediately seized the opportunity and kicked the ball with all his strength.

The football instantly flew across the grass in the penalty area and passed through the British goalkeeper's fingers.

It instantly hit the blind corner of the goal.

Croatian fans finally released the pressure!

Score 1:1!

They managed to equalize the score at the end of the first half.

Both sides are back at the starting line!

This was a goal that completely boosted the morale of the Croatian team.

Of course, this is undoubtedly a blow to the British team.

This will have a serious impact on their second-half adjustments.

Southgate originally planned to hold a court session during the half-time break to determine who made the fatal mistake.

However, thinking of the impact of the court session, Southgate sighed and had to quickly make tactical adjustments for the second half.

Soon the intermission was over.

When both teams returned to the field, before the British team launched an attack, the Croatian team had already taken control of the offensive rhythm.

This time Maguire learned from his mistakes and became the mainstay of the defense.

He rushed out first and successfully resolved Croatia's attack.

However, none of the British midfielders expected Maguire to make a decisive clearance, so after the clearance,

The midfield teammates did not control the ball under their feet.

This gave Croatia the opportunity to organize an attack again.

Modric seized the opportunity.
He quickly passed the ball into the penalty area.

Petkovic is desperately trying to get a point.

Fortunately, the British goalkeeper predicted Modric's pass, he rushed out immediately and blocked the ball.

Once again defusing Croatia's attack.

Croatia's fierce attack during this period put the British team under great pressure.

This Croatian team really wants to win.

Southgate off the field could only wipe the sweat from his forehead anxiously.

In the 52nd minute, the situation on the field changed dramatically again.

Croatia's counterattack was like a tide, making the British defense run around in a panic.

This time Modric also rushed up. Although Modric is old, his running speed on the court has not declined at all.

This is thanks to the advancement of modern football, which has greatly increased the career of modern football players.

Modric rushed forward and made a precise cross, giving Croatia a good chance to score.

Petkovic quickly grabbed the ball in the middle, facing the British defender.

He used his physical advantage to protect the football.

Then use your heel to knock the ball and pass it to the back of the penalty area.

The ball went straight to Kovacic.

Kovacic caught up with the ball at the back of the penalty area.

Without any pause, he directly shot the ball into the goal.

Score 1:2
This goal made all the Croatian players rush to the sidelines to celebrate wildly.

The court is a battle in peacetime.
Every football player has a patriotic spirit of fighting for his country.

Croatian fans in the stands also jumped and cheered for their team's outstanding performance.

The entire British team fell silent.

Unexpectedly, they were still leading by one goal in the first half, but in the second half, Croatia reversed the score so quickly.

Everyone knows the importance of this game.

This game is now the European Cup group stage and is being broadcast live around the world.

Everyone has a sense of shame and they can't afford to lose face.

But then, Croatia's defense became very tight and they did not give the British team any chance to shoot.

Even so, the British team still unwaveringly attacked the Croatian goal.

Such an intense competition led to physical confrontation.

The Croatian player was suspected to be injured during a tackle and fell to the ground in pain.

The team doctor quickly ran onto the field and conducted a preliminary examination on Herrera.

After a careful examination by the team doctor, it was confirmed that it was only a minor sprain and nothing serious.

Then the player stood up with the help of the team doctor, received some treatment off the court, and returned to the game.

At this moment, he won the applause of all the Croatian fans present.

However, after the game restarted,

The British team still controlled the offensive rhythm on the court.

Croatia's defense is becoming increasingly passive.

Croatia's midfielder Modric was also accidentally injured and fell to the ground during a fierce fight.

Modric covered his calf in pain, obviously suffering a great impact.

The players of the British team were all stunned.
The game time has not even reached the 80th minute yet. Are the Croatian players faking injuries to delay time?

but,

The referee quickly ran to the scene and carefully checked the situation.

He raised the yellow card and fouled Lingard intentionally.

This was the first yellow card of the game.

Lingard's face was full of innocence.

However, Fang Cheng quickly came over and held Lingard back, as he was worried that Lingard would talk too much and make the referee unhappy.

Seeing the captain coming to hold him, Lingard had no choice but to keep silent.

Soon, with the help of the team doctor, Modric stood up again after a short rest.

He dusted himself off and signaled to the referee that he could continue the game.

Although he was injured, he was unwilling to let the injury affect his performance.

At the same time, the game time was delayed for a few minutes.

However, the British team did not hold back on physical confrontation.
The game must have an intense rhythm, otherwise how can they score goals.

On the 70th minute,

The entire British team launched their attack around the equation. Now they could only hope that the captain could help the team open up the situation with a flash of inspiration.

I saw Fang Cheng catching the ball on the wing.
Then slowly dribble the ball forward.

He saw two Croatian players rushing towards him to defend him.

Fang Cheng did not retreat a step and suddenly performed a technical move.

Successfully completed the crotch pass!
Under the attention of the whole audience, he broke through to the baseline, and just when he was about to get out of the line, he chose to shoot from the baseline.

However, when the football was about to fly into the goal.

The Croatian defender arrived in time and cleared the ball off the goal line.

There was an exclamation from the whole audience.

Southgate felt very painful outside the field. He felt that Fang Cheng was the only one who performed well in the whole field. How should this game be played?

Harry Kane was completely locked down by Croatian players in the midfield.

In the 91st minute, England got its eighth corner kick opportunity.

When the corner kick was taken, the air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

The entire British team surrounded Croatia's goal area, and Harry Kane played a role at this time, involving two people alone.

As the corner kick was taken,
The football flew into the penalty area like an arrow.

The Croatian goalkeeper was the first to react and jumped up.

However, Harry Kane jumped up early and successfully interfered with the goalkeeper.

So, no one headed the ball.

When the football is about to fly into the penalty area,

Fang Cheng suddenly emerged from the crowd.
He saw where the football would land.
Chose a cushion shot.

The football flew towards the goal!
The audience was in uproar.
"Bang!" The football hit the goal post.

Then the football bounced back into the goal!
Fang Cheng's shot actually sent the ball into the goal.

Score 2:2!

Harry Kane became excited instantly and rushed over to find Fang Cheng to celebrate.

Because this goal really saved all the players of the British national team!

With only a few minutes left in the game, both teams launched an all-out attack in an effort to win the game.

However, the referee's whistle sounded soon.

The two teams shook hands and made peace.

After the game, Brozovic came over and sighed, "Boss, you scored twice again. Don't you really give us a chance to win?"

Fang Cheng said helplessly: "Didn't we lose today? Competition comes first, friendship comes second. Try your best next time. I won't let you win!"

Brozovic could only smile helplessly.

At the post-match press conference, Southgate only said that their defense still has room for improvement, and he was glad that the front players did not waste opportunities. They will adjust the defensive problems as soon as possible.

This also speaks out the voice of the fans. Anyone with a discerning eye can see the defensive problems of the British team. (End of this chapter)