At 2:45 a.m. on September 23, Beijing time, in the fifth round of Group A of the UEFA Nations League, Croatia beat Denmark 2-1 at home. In the standings, Croatia, Denmark, France and Austria scored 10, 9, 5 and 4 points respectively, ranking 1-4 in the group.
opened the scoring in less than 4 minutes in the second half. In the chaotic battle near the arc of the penalty area, Sosa made a light and low shot with his left foot, and the ball passed through the person and flew into the bottom left corner of the goal. The Danish goalkeeper Jr. Schmeichel did not react to the ball due to the blocked view.
Croatia scored
In 77 minutes, Eriksen used the world wave to equalize the score for Denmark. At the top of the penalty area, the Manchester United midfielder rubbed a classic curve ball with his right foot. The ball fell around the goalkeeper's fingertips and flew into the left corner of the goal.
Eriksson world wave
After conceding the ball, Croatia immediately replaced Mayer who played for Rennes . 1 minute after debuting, Mayer scored the winning goal for Croatia. On the left side of the arc in the penalty area, Mayer vigorously pushed the far corner with his left foot. Although little Schmeichel made a full save, Mayer's shot angle was too tricky, and the Danish goalkeeper could only watch the ball into the net. 2-1, Croatia rose to the top of the group standings after winning.
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