Bayern Munich’s Mario Mandzukic. Photo: Reuters

In the incredible community match of the national team of Croatia managed to win strong-willed victory over the British.

The world Cup

1/2 final

Croatia – England 2:1 D. V. (0:1, 1:0, 1:0)

Goals: Trippier, 5 (0:1). Perisic, 68 (1:1). Mandzukic, 109 (2:1).

Croatia: Subašić, Vrsaljko, Lovren, Strinić (Pivaric, 95), Rebić (Kramaric, 101), Modric (Badelj, 119), Rakitic, Brozović, Perisic, Mandzukic (Corluka, 115).

England: Pickford, Maguire, Stones, Walker (Vardy, 112), Trippier, Henderson (Dyer, 97), Lingard, Allie, Young (Rose, 91), Kane, Sterling (Rashford, 74).

Warning: Mandzukic, 48. Walker, 54. Rebić, 96.

Referees: CUNEYT CAKIR, Bahattin Duran, Tarik Ongun (all Turkey).

VAR: Makkelie (Holland). Dankert (Germany), Astros (Chile), Zwayer (Germany).

July 11. Moscow. Stadium “Luzhniki”. 78 011 spectators.

England started the match just great. In the very beginning Kieren Trippier opened the scoring a sumptuous free-kick, and then the founders could have scored not once, not twice. Harry Kane, who played so great against Tunisia and Panama for the next big match was not able to show their best side: in its passive screw up two hundred percent of the time.

These missed chances could come back to the British a million times, when the Croats, after an hour of playing time found the strength to add and changed the course of the game. Ivan Perisic in a spectacular dzyudoistsky jump locked transfer Sime vrsaljko, leaving no chance to the goalkeeper.

In the future, one only Perisic could have scored at least twice: after one of his kicks, the ball hit the post and moreover, after that Rebić also could score, but could not adequately dispose of the moment.

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic broke all records at the time of the first replacement: until the 95th minute on the field were only those Croats that came in the starting lineup. The British barely did not use: after one corner they were obliged to go forward, but the goalkeeper was backed up Vrsaljko, who passed the ball from the line.

But this risk paid off: many jokers of Galicia allowed the Croats with great advantage to spend most of the overtime and score the winning goal. Mandzukic at the end of the third inning painfully collided with the goalkeeper, but found the strength to continue – and in the beginning half of the fourth rounded out the discount perišić.

Croatia improves its the best indicator in the world Championships, the founders remains only the match for the bronze…

Vitaly PASICHNY, Sport-Express in Ukraine