What a Match! Spain To The Quarter Finals With 5 -3 Croatia!

Euro 2021 Jun 28, 2021 0 836 Add to Reading List

Beautiful beautiful night for all the Spain fans! With the final score Spain 5 - 3 Croatia!

How Does These All Happen??

Here we are at the 5th match in the round of 16 and the two giants, Croatia and Spain are playing. The whistle blows and the atmosphere of the stadium is rising once kickoff. Both teams rumbles, run, tries to get the ball and tries to get a goal!

Time has come to the 16th minute mark and its Koke with the ball! Koke dribbles pass the Croatian defender and he is one - one with the Croatian GoalKeeper! Koke's finishing.... and the ball hits the goalkeeper! What a poor finish from Koke, shoots the ball right to the goal keeper!

20th minute, and its Spain, Spain passes the ball long back to their goal keeper. BUT NO! Spain's Keeper Simon FAILS TO STOP THE BALL and IT ROLLS TO THE BACK OF THE NET!! ITS AN OWN GOAL!!!

Croatia now leads the game with 1-0! Thanks to Spain's Goalkeeper!

On the 38th minute and Spain players are in the Croatian penalty box, they dribbles and passes in and out of the penalty box and made a shot! Deflects by the goal keeper! But the ball is found under Sarabia's foot! Sarabia made the shot and SCOREEEEEE!!!! Sarabia scored the equalizer! What a Goal! We are now back to even with 1-1 !

Half time whistle blows and both teams are at 1-1, (with Spain's 2 goals).

Second half whistle blows and they are back at the field.

57th minute mark and Spain again, at the Croatia's penalty box! its a cross and the Spain defender, Azpilicueta heads the ball in! Its a Goal!!! Azpilicueta! Spain is now leading with 2-1!

76th minute and Spain long lob from the left back to the right wing and Ferran Torres is there! In front of the defender, Ferran Torres has only the Croatian gaol keeper to beat! Easy low kick and the ball passed the Croatian Goal Keeper!! ITS ANOTHER GOAL FOR SPAIN!!!!

Spain now leads with 3-1!! What a game!!

Its 85th minute and Croatia is not done yet even with 2 goals behind! Attacking into the Spain's penalty box, and Orsic sends in to the the Spain's net! Score! What a dog fight and Orsic somehow found his way to send the ball into the net!!

Score now is Croatia 2 -3 Spain! What an exciting game!!

93rd minute and Croatia is still pushing hard to get the goal. Its Mario Pasalic that send the ball into the Spain's goal! SCOREEEE!!!! What an equalizer! World class indeed!!! Mario Pasalic! Hero for Croatia tonight!!!

Score 90mins: Croatia 3 -3 Spain

Whistle blows and we shall go to extra time!

100th minute and Spain with a Cross, the ball is under Morata's right foot! In within seconds Morata adjusted his body and shoots with his left foot! SWAAASSSHHHH!!!! Its in the back of the net!! Spain Scores again!!!