The Croatian national football team was defeated by Brazil 1-3 (0-1) in a preparatory match in the American city of Orlando. Lovro Majer (84) scored for Croatia, while Danilo Oliveira (45+2), Igor Thiago (88pen) and Gabriel Martinelli (90+2) scored for Brazil.
After the victory over Colombia, Croatia experienced defeat in Orlando from Brazil, but she did not disappoint in the duel with the South American team. For the most part of the game, Croatia was completely an equal rivaland the duel was decided great carelessness in the referee compensation of the first part i bad american judge who lightly awarded a penalty to Brazil.
Selectman Zlatko Dalić decided to make as many as seven changes compared to the clash with Colombia, and Luka Modrić started the game. On the other side, Brazil started the game without their best player Raphinha, but with Vinicius Junior.
The match started in strong slow rhythm both teams, so nothing happened in the first 20 minutes. In the 20th minute, the first chance of the game was missed by the Brazilians. Modrić carelessly passed the ball to Vinicius, who is looking for Danilo in return, and his dangerous shot is defended by Livaković.
Brazil from the counter to the lead
Croatian goalkeeperwho played the best game of his career against Brazil three and a half years ago at the World Cup in Qatar, stood out in the 36th minute. Cunha played through Joao Pedro in Croatia’s penalty area, but Livaković positioned himself brilliantly and stopped the Chelsea striker with his foot.
Great Livakovic he also stopped a precise shot by Cunha in the 42nd minute, and three minutes later Croatia also got their first big chance when Luka Vušković’s header was parried prevented by the goalkeeper Bentoit says HRT.
And then after the corner for Croatia, when all the Croatian stoppers were on the jump, Brazil takes the lead on the counterattack. Cunha immediately played through Vinicius, who, surrounded by four of our team, sees Danilo coming from behind, and the Botafogo forward inexorably scores his first goal for the national team from ten meters away.
Second half
In the second half Croatia raised their lines and had far more possession than the Brazilians, but without danger for the opponent’s goal.
In the 78th minute, Lovro Majer finds Nikola Mora, who shoots unimpeded from about twenty meters just past the goal.
However, in the 84th minute, Croatia equalized. Toni Fruk received the ball with a long-range pass found Majer running in who cheats the Brazilian goalkeeper.
Croatia was happy for only two minutes, because the American referee made a contact between Josip Šutal and Endrick lightly characterized as a penalty kick.
Thiago was safe from the white-point.
In the second minute of stoppage time Brazil’s new counterwhich ended Martinelli’s goal for the final 1-3.
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