Quote from: Rikafip on December 13, 2022, 11:27:22 PM

Quote from: igehhh on December 13, 2022, 11:11:56 PM

I understand your point of view, but the GK went out for the ball, missed it, and took the man down in the process; how is that not a penalty? Running into a striker without making contact with the ball is a straightforward penalty. Didn't you notice how quite the GK was? He never protested because he knew what he did was wrong; if VAR had intervened, it could have resulted in a red card, which is why the Croatian players did not push for it. They were aware that it was a penalty and accepted their fate

He didn't run into him, he actually stopped just before Alvarez reached him. Anyway, I don't think it would have been the same decision if it wasn't Argentina on the other side.

Alvarez was almost certainly going to score, and the fact that the GK obstructed his movement after he flicked the ball past him is a foul. I don't blame the goalkeeper; he did what anyone could have done. I'm not sure Croatia had more than two shots on goal prior to that goal, they were already looking lost prior to that goal, and I'm not sure the goal had much of an impact on the game. Croatia's defense was not strong enough today, and they were fortunate to concede only three goals.

Quote from: Rikafip on December 13, 2022, 11:27:22 PM

Regarding players not protesting, I don't know how you missed bunch of our players complaining to the referee and Kovacic even got yellow card because of that.

Kovasic overrated and im sure he said some funny thing to the ref. Grin

Quote from: Rikafip on December 13, 2022, 11:27:22 PM

As I said before, they were better and our team didn't show much this game but before that penalty they did nothing and if it weren't for that it would have been much closer game.

They did nothing for 15 minutes, Croatia's dominance lasted less than 20 minutes; I guess their plan was to score early and then sit back, but it didn't work. And, as I mentioned earlier, they had another good run, becoming the best European team after France in two consecutive World Cups, something to be proud of. Your country performed admirably, but the best team won tonight.