In the 2nd round of Europa League Group B matches played on June 19th in Beijing, the
Republic of Croatia (1991-)
collaboration with
Albania
The team drew 2-2. After the match, the lineups for both teams became incredibly tough.
Game Recap:
In the first half of the match, Albania dominated the field. Croatian goalkeeper Livakovic made a mistake in one of his saves, giving away a goal scoring opportunity, but then he managed to parry an Albanian one-touch shot. At the end of the half, Albania was temporarily ahead.
Croatia gradually found their form at the start of the second half. Kramaric equalized for Croatia in the 60th minute. Towards the end of the match, Croatian substitute Susic created an oval goal by Jasura, and Croatia once overtook the score. However, Albania's Jasula redeemed himself in the dying moments of the match, scoring the equalizer to make it 2-2.
Outline Situation Analysis:
After two rounds of matches, Croatia and Albania both have only one point, while Spain and Italy, who have only played one match, both have three points. In the final round, Croatia will face Italy and Albania will face Spain. The two matches will start at the same time, which also means that Croatia and Albania will basically be declared out of the tournament if they cannot win in the final round.
According to past experience, in the previous two European Cups, the team that finished third in the group got at least three points. Therefore, Croatia and Albania will have to fight hard to win in the final round of matches if they want to keep their hopes of getting out of the tournament.
Late round vs:
Croatia vs Italy Albania vs Spain
Both games are do-or-die matches for Croatia and Albania, and they will have to go all out to get the three points in order to have a chance to move on in the Europa League. Fans will witness the performance of both teams at this crucial moment and expect them to deliver a great game and make a comeback.
