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"Susuke? Oh~~my God!! This is such a surprise!"

“GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!————”

Klawsiewicz couldn't help but exclaim.

"Suker was nowhere to be seen throughout the first half, but he suddenly appeared and scored a goal like a ghost!"

"He appeared exactly where he should be, and then helped Croatia score the goal!"

"Portugal wanted to equalize or even take the lead in the second half, but with this goal, everything for them was disrupted!"

"Rakitic shot and Eduardo made a great save, but in the face of Suker's follow-up shot, Portugal was powerless!"

"We can always see Suker's goals and this kind of ghostly movement. Any slightest negligence will miss Suker."

The camera just cuts to Thiago.

He opened his mouth blankly and spread his hands. Even now, he didn't understand when he lost track of him.

The whole stadium was already in a state of excitement.

The Croatian fans were so happy that they jumped for joy.

Commentator Krausiewicz reminded them again and again that Portugal might counterattack in the second half and they must defend well.

Therefore, fans are ready for a fierce battle.

But no one expected that the game would develop in this direction.

After Croatia kicked off the second half, Suker suddenly scored a goal in less than ten minutes, opening the score again.

With this goal, Portugal's difficulty skyrocketed.

Ronaldo spread his hands and shook his head.

There is nothing he can do!

He had tried his best to attack the defense line, and even after his first shot attempt, Portugal lost the ball again.

Facing this conceding goal is definitely very demoralizing.

No one thought that at this juncture, Croatia would score again.

Throughout the first half, Croatia was attacking like crazy and they withstood it.

But in the second half, when they were supposed to be attacking, they suddenly lost the ball.

Who the hell can stand this?

Portugal coach Santos was furious on the sidelines.

He was angry that Thiago failed to watch Su Ke.

Are you addicted to watching football?

Don't know what your mission is?

Thiago was speechless at this time. He was indeed attracted by Croatia's offense for a few seconds and failed to see Suker.

But who would have thought that in just a few seconds, Suker would get rid of himself and score.

"This is really bad news." The Portuguese commentator shook his head and sighed; "With this conceded goal, Croatia is leading by two goals, and our morale has been further damaged. Guys, cheer up!"

At this time, the Portuguese commentator also became numb.

He didn't know how to explain the current situation at all.

This is much more passive than what fans have seen.

On the sidelines, Van Stryak's eyebrows were dancing. He smiled and waved his hands; "Kranica, go back and sit down. There's no rush to make substitutions!"

Bilic on the side suddenly said: "Defend!"

Van Steyak turned his head; "Do you think this is a time to defend?"

"Yes!" Bilic affirmed; "Portugal has only one way to attack. It is true that we can also attack, but the risk of attacking against the wind is too great. In addition, under the current situation, there is no need for us to invest too much. With a lot of offensive power, Suker is put down in the frontcourt as the fulcrum of the counterattack, Modric serves as the hub for offensive and defensive transitions, and everyone else defends!"

Vansteyak pondered for a moment and nodded; "Okay, I understand!"

"Who do you think I should remove?"

Bilic thought for a moment; "Perisic and Rakitic!"

Van Steyak was surprised: "Not for Mandzukic!"

"No change!" Bilic shook his head seriously; "Firstly, Mandzukic can serve as the fulcrum during the counterattack, and secondly, he can retreat to fight for the top when Portugal takes corner kicks. He cooperates with Simunic. , can limit Ronaldo’s header!”

"Also, Rakitic ran the most distance in this game, so we need to give him a rest."

Vansteyak nodded; "Okay, I understand!"

What Bilic said was reasonable, and Van Stryak had no reason to refuse.

After entering the World Cup knockout rounds, Van Steyak believes that Bilic's 'stop' role should also be shown.

boom! !

On the court, Ronaldo and Simunic collided hard. Simunic withstood Ronaldo's impact and did not let the opponent hit the ball.

However, this also makes Simunic feel lingering fear.

Apart from Suker, Cristiano Ronaldo was definitely the second guy to put so much pressure on him in the top battle.

After Ronaldo landed, he watched the ball being cleared away, his eyes full of unwillingness.

Thiago was also eager to achieve success. He faced the falling ball and directly tried a long shot.

This long shot failed to suppress the ball and flew directly into the stands.

"Don't play like that! Don't waste the opportunity!"

Ronaldo turned around and yelled.

If you are leading, there is no problem in playing like this.

But now, they are lagging behind!

Every opportunity is precious!

It can't be wasted like this.

"The other side is starting to get anxious!" Su Ke wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile, "Now you have to give them a hard blow!"

Modric shrugged: "I think so too, but the coaching staff is about to be replaced."

After saying that, the two turned to look over.

There were two people standing on the sidelines.

Duimovich and Vukojevic.

At the same time, Croatia replaced Rakitic and Perisic.

"come on!"

They both high-fived and entered the court.

"Croatia made substitutions. Vukojevic, who had been injured before, came on as a substitute. This was also the first time he appeared on the World Cup stage. Previously, as Croatia's starting midfielder, he performed brilliantly in the 2008 European Cup. His performance, and now, he has finally entered the World Cup!"

Vukojevic ran onto the court excitedly, shouting excitedly.

"Guys! I'm coming!"

Srna: "Too slow!"

Modric; "Don't jump around! Just like a child."

Su Ke: "If you don't perform well, I will shovel you to death!"

These bad friends didn't have anything nice to say, but this was exactly how they welcomed him.

Suk walked over and held out his hand.

Snapped!

Vukojevich slapped him hard.

"Welcome back!"

Suk hugged him hard and immediately ran to the front court.

Others also welcomed Vukojevic's return.

Seeing this scene, Krausiewicz rubbed his hands and said excitedly: "Vukojevic is back, which also means that all Croatian starters are here. This is a happy thing for us. Of course, we also need Pay attention to Vukojevic's condition, after all, he has been away from the court for a long time and he needs to adapt."

Before he finished speaking, a whistle suddenly came from the stadium.

Suker turned his head and looked over, only to see someone lying there on the right side of the Croatian half.

"It hurts! Thigh! Hiss~~~~~"

Srna kept breathing cold air, pointing to his thigh with a painful expression.

The players also quickly gathered around.

Suk hurried over and saw Srna lying on the ground, constantly kneading his thighs.

"Stop rubbing it!" Suk patted Srna's thigh, and soon the team doctor ran up.

All eyes were focused on the stadium, especially in the stands, where the Croatian fans looked nervously.

They just welcomed Vukojevic who returned from injury.

Is Srna going to be injured again?

Soon, the team doctor made a crossed gesture towards the referee, indicating that Srna could no longer continue the game.

In the end, Suk helped Srna, who jumped out of the court.

"Walk slowly! Why are you in such a hurry!"

Seeing Srna jumping fast, Suk reminded him angrily in a low voice.

Srna was also embarrassed, so he slowed down.

"Feel sorry!"

Sirna said helplessly.

"No need to say sorry. When no one is injured, don't think too much and rest in peace!"

Srna was sent to the sideline, and Croatia also used the last substitution for Lovren to continue to increase defense.

In the 60th minute, Croatia was forced to use three substitutions.

"Srna seems to be injured. The World Cup will always face various problems. We have also been prepared for a compromised lineup, but we did not expect that the first injured person would be Srna!"

"As captain, Srna has always been the backbone of Croatia's defense. He kept running back and forth and made outstanding contributions to our offense and defense. Srna's injury is not only important to us. It’s as simple as losing one of the main players!”

The World Cup always comes with attrition.

Many teams have already begun to suffer from attrition in the starting lineup during the group stage.

Croatia is also prepared accordingly.

But I didn't expect Srna.

Srna has been very healthy so far, with few injuries and staying in relatively good shape.

But last season, he won the Triple Crown with Inter Milan, and then had to face the World Cup.

In the World Cup, he faced Higuain, Cristiano Ronaldo and other stars one after another, which further increased the pressure, which caused injury problems.

At present, Srna's injury has not been diagnosed, but Croatian players also need to be vigilant about this.

They can no longer reduce their numbers!

There are no substitutions for this game.

Srna left the field and Simunic, as the second captain, took over as captain.

Simunic was the captain before, but with the emergence of Suker, Srna and others, he decided to give up and serve as the second captain.

For this reason, the moment he wore the captain's armband, he naturally integrated into the role of captain.

"Next time, we must defend well, communicate actively, and don't be affected by anything. Let us win this game!"

Simunic clapped his hands and shouted loudly.

The Croatian players also shouted loudly.

Next, as long as they defend well, they can stop Portugal's attack.

Currently leading by two goals, the advantage lies with them.

They don't need to rush.

Portugal also made substitution adjustments.

Almeida, Simao and Pepe came off the field.

Danny, Ledson and Pedro Mendes come on.

Compared with Croatia, Portugal's bench is even more cramped, with almost no substitutes. This is the last part of the offensive power that Santos squeezed out.

Once this fails to penetrate Croatia's defense, he has no choice.

The game time passed little by little.

Ronaldo kept trying long shots, trying to blast away the Croatian goal.

In fact, sometimes he dribbles and breaks through, trying to get set pieces as much as possible.

But under Croatia's intensive defense, they relied on numbers to limit Ronaldo and did not give him any chance to create set pieces.

Steals and interceptions were both clean and tidy.

In the end, Ronaldo could only retreat again and use long shots to find a goal.

Danny, who came on the bench, relied on his physical advantage to constantly dribble and break through from the wing, but Vukojevic was also clinging to him.

Although Vukojevic's condition has not fully recovered, he can still restrict when facing Danny.

On the way to the breakthrough, Danny kept looking towards the center.

His intention is obvious, he wants to hit the ball high, and he wants to pass the ball to Ronaldo.

But on the Croatian side, Duimovic always followed Ronaldo, and Simunic was in the penalty area, staring at him with a pair of eyes.

Even if he plays a high ball, it will be difficult for Ronaldo to fight for the top.

There was almost no gap in Croatia's penalty area.

"Corner kick! Corner kick!" Ronaldo shouted loudly.

Under the current situation, it is already difficult for them to penetrate.

Croatia's defense is too dense

Long shots didn't work, and set pieces couldn't be taken, so they had to rely on corner kicks.

"Portugal continues to attack, but they still can't get any chance to score. Corner kick! Portugal's chance!"

the Portuguese commentator said nervously.

He turned to look at the time. The game time was already less than 20 minutes.

Suk is still in the frontcourt, and Mandzukic has already retreated to fight for the top.

boom!

Portugal took a corner kick, and Ronaldo immediately ran back and prepared to take off.

But Simunic quickly followed up and interfered, and Mandzukic headed the ball to clear the ball.

The ball flew to Thiago's feet.

"Force me out!"

yelled Croatian goalkeeper Pletikosa.

"I can't force myself out, so prepare to fight for the top!"

Thiago once again distributed the ball to the wing. After Danny stepped on his bicycle to open up the space, he once again lobbed the ball into Croatia's penalty area.

boom!

"Ronaldo touched the ball, and this ball... ah~~ Pletikosa dragged the ball out!"

"Oh my God! Ronaldo still maintains such a high jumping ability when he is approaching 80 minutes!"

In the fight for the top just now, Cristiano Ronaldo obviously jumped higher than Mandzukic and Simunic.

Seeing that the goal failed to be scored, Ronaldo also looked annoyed.

However, he felt that he had already opened some gaps and just needed to increase his efforts again.

"You go up!"

At this time, a voice suddenly sounded next to his ears.

Ronaldo turned around and saw that Suker had retreated, and at the same time Mandzukic began to run towards the frontcourt.

Mandzukic and Simunic failed to jump, at least not to the heights when they were at their best.

This is a hidden danger!

If Ronaldo keeps jumping like this, the goal will be in danger.

It's impossible for Suker to let this bud ferment. Since Mandzukic can't jump up, he goes to the front as a counterattack point, and Suker retreats to compete for the top.

"Suker actually took the initiative to retreat. Obviously, Ronaldo's header caused a lot of trouble for Croatia, which forced Suker to retreat and fight for the top!"

It's still Portugal's corner kick.

Suk stood in a straight line with Ronaldo, his eyes constantly observing Ronaldo's movements.

Danny takes another corner kick.

The ball flew towards the middle.

Su Ke and Ronaldo started almost at the same time.

boom!

Before taking off, the two had a confrontation, but they still failed to interfere with each other's take-off.

Uh-huh!

Uh-huh!

Su Ke and Ronaldo took off at the same time.

With the powerful explosive power of their legs, the two people's take-off height is one head + one neck higher than others, making them stand out from the crowd.

However, due to mutual interference, they did not grasp the timing of their jump well.

"Damn it!"

Ronaldo's height has begun to decline.

But he was horrified to find that Su Ke still maintained the highest position.

This ability to stay in the air!

Su Ke stared at the ball and shook his head suddenly.

"Luca!"

Suk landed and roared: "Fight back!"

Shout!

Suk began to run wildly.

At the same time, Modric, Planic, Duimovic, Mandzukic and Joel Luka all moved forward.

Duimovic runs directly to the wing position. He may not necessarily get a chance to shoot, but he also has to open up some space for his teammates and interfere with Portugal's defense.

Another crazy Croatian counterattack!

All the Croatian fans were shouting excitedly.

Modric pushed the ball horizontally to Suker.

Suk suddenly moved forward and started sprinting with long strides.

Suker rushed all the way to the penalty area line, turned his head left and right, and immediately handed the ball to Mandzukic.

Mandzukic received the ball, turned around and hit the goal directly.

boom!

"Why don't you come in?"

Suk couldn't help but yell.

The ball was slapped out by Portuguese goalkeeper Eduardo and flew to the right.

And there, Duimovic moved forward laterally and pushed the ball to Suker.

The ball was not passed well, and Suker could only stop the ball with his chest. When the ball was about to hit the ground, Carvalho also made a fierce shovel.

If Su Ke shoots, he will definitely tackle him to the ground.

At this time, Su Ke raised his knee, tapped the ball horizontally, and successfully sent the ball to the side.

At the same time, he jumped up slightly and avoided Carvalho's fierce tackle.

At the same time, Modric followed up to meet the falling ball and volleyed with his right foot!

Uh-huh! !

The ball hit the net.

In the 87th minute, Croatia scored again.

Modric completed the victory!

"GOAL!!! Modric!!!"

"The ultimate kill! This is the ultimate killer!"

"Goal in the 87th minute, Portugal has no chance! They have no chance!"

"Croatia leads Portugal 3:0 and is about to win this game!"

"We only have half a foot! No! Most of our body has already entered the quarterfinals of the World Cup!"

"Croatia has reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup again since 1998!"

"Amazing boys! Amazing Croatian heroes!"

"Our hearts are beating for Croatia, and we are also cheering for these Croatian heroes!"

Krausiewicz's face turned red and he raised his arms in excitement!

"Croatia! Long live!!"

"World Cup quarter-finals! Here we come!!——"

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