Pointers of the World Cup matches
Brazil vs Croatia
· Half time scoreline – Brazil 1 – 1 Croatia
· Scorers : Neymar (29’) and a Marcelo own goal. (11’)
· He was murdered on Twitter.
· Oscar was doing all the right things on the night and was shifted onto the right side of midfield.
· Then he did well to keep the ball from 2 Croatian midfielders and played it to Neymar, who took the ball in his stride, moved it forward and then shot in a weak fashion moving away from the keeper which ended up in the goal.
· The match opened up after that. Chances galore at both ends.
· Half time
· Second half was a bore until the defenses started to open up a bit through tiredness.
· Then here and there. Pass, pass, weak efforts. Until…..
· Lovren ‘brings down’ Fred in the box. Penalty to Brazil.
· Neymar steps up, 2-3 forced steps and shimmies. Awful penalty.
· But the keeper still can’t save it after he got a ‘firm’ touch on it. Goal Brazil 2-1 (71’).
· Pass..pass..shoot..stadium happy..shoot..SUDDEN CROATIAN PRESSURE.
· Disallowed Croatian goal. As dubious as they get. Cesar misses the ball, Olic gets it, shoot, David Luiz saves, falls to Perisic shoots, in the back of the net. GOAL. DISALLOWED.
· Croatian pressure, shoot, Cesar saves, Brazil on the counter through some high pressing, Oscar…Oscar…still Oscar….toe poke…Oh my god…The boy has made the match his…Goal. (90’).
· The match is done. Brazil is happy. The match had everything.
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