On the evening of June 19, local time, the second round of Group B of the high-profile European Championship group stage started on time, and the Croatian team faced the Albanian team at the Olympic Stadium in London. This game has attracted the attention of many football lovers around the world. After 95 minutes of fierce battle, Croatia drew 2-2 with Albania and both sides scored one point.
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At the start of the game, both teams showed a very high level of competition. In the 10th minute, Asani crossed from the right, Rachi flanked the header in front of the goal, and the ball drilled into the goal from the hands of goalkeeper Livakovic, 0-1, Albania took the lead in two consecutive European Championships.
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In the 45th minute, Croatia's Petkovic's header was saved by Albanian goalkeeper Strakosha and almost broke the deadlock on the field. At half-time, Croatia temporarily trailed Albania 0-1.
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Yibian fought again, and the Croatian team launched a crazy counterattack. In the 74th minute, Croatia played a series of brilliant combinations up front, with Budimir cleverly passing the ball to Kramaric at the top of the arc, who easily stopped the ball in the box and then fired a low shot home to level the score at 1-1. In this game, Kramaric's goal undoubtedly injected a shot in the arm for the Croatian team.
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Just two minutes later, Croatia made another kill. Boudimir managed to break the ball in front of the left baseline and pass it to Susic. Susic pushed a shot into the back of the net, but was unfortunately blocked by Albanian defender Jimsitti, and the ball then hit Jasura's body and bounced into the net to give Croatia a 2-1 lead. This own goal put the Albanian team in trouble in an instant.
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In the 95th minute, Jasura received a cross from a teammate on the left and quickly cut into the middle of the box. Faced with the encirclement of the opposing defenders, Jasula was undaunted and sent the ball into the goal with a push. This stroke of genius allowed Albania to tie the score to 2-2. The atmosphere on the pitch reached a climax at this moment, and the crowd cheered for this wonderful equalizer.
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At full-time, Croatia drew 2-2 with Albania. It was a close contest with players from both sides showing a very high level of competition. Although the result of the game was not decided, the two sides gave the audience a wonderful football feast, which was impressive.
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In this European Championship, the Croatian team should not be underestimated, and the Albanian team also performed well. The draw in this game also made Group B more competitive. Next, the two teams will continue to work hard for the qualifying places.
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I believe that in the next game, they will bring more wonderful moments.