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Andorra, the absolute points winner in Group E of the European Cup qualifiers.

This is a country hidden in the mountains between France and Spain.

The official language is Catalan.

The people of Andorra and the people of Barcelona speak the same language, but belong to different countries.

Andorra has a population of just over 77,000, making it the 11th smallest country in the world. Andorra’s football environment can be imagined – the Andorra Football Association was only established in 1994, and the Andorra Super League was founded in 1995. There are currently only 8 teams. . There is a league, but it is also amateur football because all players have other jobs.

Andorra FC is "stubbornly" unwilling to participate in its home league. They have been participating in the Spanish league system since its establishment in 1942, somewhat similar to Monaco in the French league.

Andorra has only more than 500 players registered with FIFA. If you exclude non-domestic players, there are only less than 150 players.

How can a strong team be brewed in this kind of football soil?

There are few fanatic fans in Andorra, and football is not a high-profile sport in the country.

This can be seen from the fans arriving at the away game in Andorra.

Maximil Stadium has 300 seats prepared for Andorra, but only half of them are filled. Many of them are parents, friends, relatives, etc. of Andorra players.

Most of the fans were wearing the jerseys of Croatian players from their respective clubs, as if they were not here to cheer for Andorra, but instead came to watch the stars.

The overall atmosphere of the game was very relaxed.

It was also the first time that Suk felt this kind of atmosphere.

Opposite Andorran players, during the warm-up period, they twisted their waists and swung their butts, and none of them looked like professional players.

Well, most of them are indeed not professional players.

Modric sighed;

"This doesn't test new tactics!"

Su Ke: "Let's just play our own tactics and don't worry about too many other things."

Modric nodded.

After the warm-up session, when Suker walked into the tunnel, an Andorra player came over and said in broken Italian: "After the game is over, can you give me your jersey?"

Su Ke was stunned for a moment.

Is this the first time to reserve the jersey?

The Andorra player was very anxious and said quickly: "Not to my teammates."

As he spoke, he gave a thumbs up to Suk.

"I'm your fan."

Suk couldn't laugh or cry.

what!

The national war is coming soon, are you thinking about my jersey now?

What about the outcome of the game?

Not concerned at all?

"Today's opponent is a bit special, but we can't let go at all. The goal of this game is to test the new lineup, and the pressure must be in place!"

Bilic shouted: "Win this game and win the first victory for Croatia!"

"First victory!——"

Everyone roared and turned towards the players' tunnel.

Soon, players from both sides were standing in the tunnel.

The Croatian players are well prepared before the war, but the Andorran players obviously don't have that kind of discipline. When it's time to talk, they point to the Croatian side's lineup from time to time and whisper.

Vukojevich grinned; "It felt like they were looking at monkeys in the zoo."

Modric: "Don't worry about it, just play well."

Soon, players from both sides entered the court.

The Croatian fans at the scene also burst into cheers.

Andorra's previous performance convinced them that they could win.

Players from both sides came to both sides of the court.

Croatia adopted a 4-2-3-1 position.

Goalkeeper: Pletikosa.

Defenders: Srna, Simunic, Kovac, Planic.

Midfielder: Rakitic, Vukojevic, Modric, Kovac, Suker.

Forward: Mandzukic.

"After the game started, we pressed forward immediately and everyone started running!"

Srna shouted loudly as captain.

"This is the second round of European Cup qualifying in 2008, the match between Croatia and Andorra!"

"As the Croatian boys playing at home, we are looking forward to what kind of performance they can perform."

In the first half, Andorra took the lead.

Beep!

The whistle sounded.

Suk yelled.

"Come on!"

The Croatian players rushed forward instantly.

Mandzukic, Suker, Rakitic, etc., Croatia as a whole pressed forward.

At the same time, after the Andorran players continued to pass back, the center back could not bear the pressure and stepped forward directly.

Kicked out. Sideline.

Croatian side kick.

Suker retreated to receive the ball, and an Andorra player stuck behind him.

Seeing that the opponent was so close, Su Ke pushed his butt and took advantage of the gap to catch the ball immediately.

Sukla turned the ball and faced the opponent's full-back.

"Suker received the ball and passed it wide to Rakitic."

Croatian commentator Krausiewicz spoke out.

Rakitic is eager to try.

He looked at the opponent's left back and immediately pushed inside.

After deceiving the opponent's center of gravity, complete the inside cut.

But when he cuts inside, the guy is hunched over the opposition full-back.

The ball at Rakitic's feet was destroyed.

The Andorra midfielder immediately followed up and continued to destroy the ball.

Rakitic touched his nose and looked at the confused Andorra full-back, his eyes full of surprise.

This guy has really good positioning awareness!

The ball was again distributed to Suker's feet. Suker also cut inside, but he found that the opponent had no movement. Suker's fake move turned into a real move. He directly moved the ball horizontally and dribbled, creating space for shooting, twisting and volleying.

The ball flew close to the ground and penetrated into the near corner of the goal.

Just 3 minutes into the game, Suker scored.

"Goal!! Suker! Wonderful pass. The moment he started, the Andorra defenders couldn't keep up."

The Croatian fans at the scene also burst into fierce cheers.

They thought there would be a goal, but they didn't think it would come so soon.

Su Ke finished his celebration and shouted while retreating; "Don't make fake moves, they can't keep up!"

"Can't keep up?"

Rakitic turned to look at Andorra's right back.

So, it's not that this guy's awareness is very good, but that he didn't keep up and just happened to be stuck on the route of his own dunk.

Rakitic: "."

"What’s wrong with you?"

Mandzukic asked back.

Rakitic coughed dryly; "It's okay!"

Suker's goal launched Croatia's offensive performance.

From the moment Suker scored, the Croatian national team continued to threaten the opponent's goal.

The 9th minute of the game.

"Modric's through ball was like a knife. Mandzukic followed up and hit the goal. Another one!"

Croatia leads Andorra 2:0.

The 15th minute of the game.

"Modric separated the sides again, Rakitic directly broke in and rushed along the ribs, crossed the middle, and Su Ke scored with a shovel shot from behind!"

Croatia leads Andorra 3:0.

The 22nd minute of the game.

"Modric lifted the ball over the top, Mandzukic stopped the ball with his chest, turned sideways and hit the goal directly, and scored another one!"

Croatia 4:0 Andorra.

The 39th minute of the game.

"Modric found Rakitic with a long ball, and Rakitic volleyed, oh~~~the world wave!!!"

Croatia leads Andorra 5:0.

In the 40th minute, Modric was substituted.

"That's almost it. Why are you still stuffing the ball?"

Bilic has a headache.

Andorra is already weak, so it's almost okay.

Modric played harder and harder.

This guy continues to be on the court, and the score is almost in double figures.

In the second half, Suker scored with three consecutive picks in the 51st minute.

Croatia leads Andorra 6:0.

In the 52nd minute, Su Ke was also substituted.

Bilic is helpless, Andorra's mentality has collapsed, but you still score goals?

In the 77th minute, Mandzukic also scored with a shot.

He pushed the score to 7:0.

At the same time, Bilic replaced Mandzukic again.

But this failed to stop these guys from scoring goals.

In the 88th minute, Simunic scored in a challenge.

In the 90+1 minute, Simunic scored again with a long shot.

In the end, Croatia slaughtered Andorra 9:0.

In the 90-minute match, Andorra suffered a massacre.

Even Croatian fans can't stand it.

When the Andorran players left the field, they applauded one after another, hoping to give them some comfort.

The Andorran players all lowered their heads and stared blankly.

Although I thought about losing, I never thought it would be like this.

"for you!"

Suker walked to the players' tunnel and awkwardly handed over his jersey.

He was also addicted to kicking and couldn't stop his interest.

The Andorra player looked at the fans and hesitated for a long time.

It's like choosing between self-esteem and the jersey.

Finally, he took Suker's jersey and turned to leave.

Suk also scratched his head in embarrassment and turned back to the locker room.

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