Albania's Fighting Power Destroys Croatia's Victory

Martin Baturina, Croatian Midfielder. trying to get through Nedim Bajrami (Albania) (photoL dock.uefa.com)

JAKARTA - The match between Croatia and Albania at the Volksparks Stadium, Hamburg, Wednesday, June 19, which ended 2-2 full of drama and emotion and tense. Both teams showed strong performance, in which each team recorded important moments that determined the course of the match.

In the first half, Albania impressed and managed to excel through Qazim La totali's goal. Lawi scored a goal that gave his team great confidence, especially as it was his first goal in the European championship. La totali revealed that scoring a goal in the European championship was an extraordinary experience and gave his team more encouragement to face their next game against Spain.

Entering the second half, Croatia showed an extraordinary revival. Mario Paharyalikah admitted that the first half did not go according to plan, but in the second half, his team pressed hard and managed to score two goals, turning things around 2-1. Pa Wayalimen regret that they were unable to add goals to secure victory, especially as Albania showed its resilience and never gave up.

"We lead 2-1, and we all think that the game is over, that we have won. It's a shame that the second goal happened. But it's not over yet, the head remains upright, there is one more game, and everything is still in our hands," said Luka Subhi. Croatian midfielder

Andrej Kramarikah, the goalscorer and named the Best Player, stated that his team always had to fight hard until the last second. He is optimistic that with the energy and enthusiasm they show in the second half, Croatia can win against Italy to make sure they qualify from the group.

"We know what is in front of us now. We always have to finish everything in the most difficult way, fight and fight until the last second. Hopefully this is the same time, and, if God allows, we are lucky to qualify from this group. I am aware that we will fight Italy, which I believe is probably the best team in this group. We need to repeat the energy we showed in the second half today and earn three points to qualify from the group, "said Kramari

Albania's coach, Sylvinho, admits that Croatia is a very strong team with extraordinary players. Although his team played very well in the first half, they faced difficulties in the second half. Sylvinho felt that Albania deserved a draw and praised the positive impact of the substitution.

"First of all you have to respect your opponent, because Croatia has played very well over the last few years. They have had outstanding players. The whole game was difficult to analyze. In the first half we played very well, but we faced difficulties in the second half for more than 15 to 20 minutes. But at the end of the match, we deserved a draw," said Sylvinho.

Asani, the Albania striker, said his team had some good chances to win the game, especially in the first half. He was satisfied with the draw against a team as strong as Croatia, but also regretted the lack of luck to score a winning goal.

"We played very well, especially in the first half, and if we were a little bit more lucky, we had the chance to win this game. Croatia was a very good team. We had to enjoy this because we played against one of the best teams in the tournament," said Asani.

This result makes Croatia's chances of qualifying directly for the round of 16 increasingly difficult considering the deciding match will face Italy which is superior.

"We had to win that last game. We knew it would be difficult because it was Italy, however. However, we have come back from a more difficult situation than this, and I believe we will win," said Martin Baturina, Croatian midfielder.

The match between Croatia and Albania shows the high fighting spirit of both teams. Croatia, who had taken the lead, had to settle for a draw after Albania equalized in stoppage. This match is an important lesson for Croatia to stay focused and maximize every opportunity in their last game against Italy. For Albania, this result gives a moral boost ahead of the crucial match against Spain.