CROATIA lost 26:29 from Brazil in a chances of placement in the semifinals of the World Cup and now the hosts Germany and France must win for the best four national teams.
– We were tired of their deep defense and that’s why we played seven to six. We had to try. It’s a game in which you have to be strong, very concentrated, and we were not, what they punished. It’s hard for me to say, but they deserved to win. We were not what we were supposed to be. We were scared of those victories, and they wanted more than we, Lino Cervar said after a serious defeat.
The defense was not solid, and without defending it can not be defeated. Bad entry to the match was crucial, and when we came to the goal behind, we received a stupid, naive goal. We were not lucky at that moment, but we did not earn good luck in this game, said Cervar.
Interesting at the beginning of the match:
Croatia desperately opened the match. The Brazilians did what they wanted, punished every mistake of Croatia and exploited the game of the Cervara team with seven players. The Croatian selector had no choice, and with the leadership of Brazil 6: 3 he had to call a time-out.
„Take the ball and it hurts me to ….. for the contrary, this is the struggle for life! Fight for life!“ he shouted Lino in an attempt to wake up his players“
