Croatia claim third place after beating Morocco 2-1

Euskaraz irakurri: Kroaziak hirugarren postua eskuratu du Maroko 2-1 gainditu ostean

Croaia beat Morocco 2-1 in the match for third and fourth place of the World Cup in Qatar thanks to goals from Josko Gvardiol and Mislav Orsice. The Moroccan goal was scored by Achraf Dari.

The Croats came out intense, putting pressure on Morocco and wanting to start commanding. In minute 7, after a magnificent strategic action, Gvardiol has put the first of the afternoon with a strong header (1-0).

Morocco has not accused the blow, and barely two minutes later, the central defender Dari has equalized the match in another action from set pieces; majer has not been able to clear the center, and Dari has finished off with a header from the small area (1-1).

With the draw the match has entered another phase, with both teams disputing the dominance of the match. Modric He tried it from the edge of the area in minute 23, but Bond he has cleared his shot. In minute 28, the occasion was for the Moroccan team, but the center of achraf It has been too powerful for the auction of in-Nesyri.

In minute 42 the Croats once again took the lead after a spectacular shot from Orsic (2-1); the Croatian forward has taken a great shot at the long post that has surpassed Bond after hitting the stick. Thus, after an entertaining first part, the match has come to rest.

The first occasion of the second 45 minutes has been for Orsicbut this time his dangerous shot was deflected to a corner by the defender El-Jamiq. After a few minutes of Croatian dominance, the Africans once again took control of the match, but without creating scoring chances.

In the 75th minute En-Nesyri had a clear chance after finishing off a cross at the far post, but the goalkeeper Livakovic has avoided the goal. In the last play of the game, the Sevilla striker once again had the chance to tie, but his header went over the Croatian goal.

With the victory, and after the runner-up in Russia 2018, the Croatian team has equaled its second best result in a World Cup event, since in 1998 it was also third.

Data sheet:

2 – Croatia: Livakovic; Stanisic, Sutalo, Gvardiol, Perisic, Majer (Pasalic, m.66), Kovacic, Modric, Orsic (Jakic, m.95+), Kramaric (Vlasic, m.61) and Livaja (Petkovic, m.66).

1 – Morocco: Bono, Achraf Hakimi, Dari (Benoun, m.64), El Yamiq (Amallah, m.66), Attiat-Allah, Amrabat, Ziyech, Sabiri (Chair, m.46), El Khannouss (Ounahi, m.56) , Boufal (Zaroury, m.64) and En Nesyri.

Goals: 1-0, M.7: Gvardiol. 1-1, M.9: Dari. 2-1, M.42: Orsic.

Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim (QAT). He admonished Ounahi (m.69) and Amallah (m.84).