HAMBURG, June 19 — Albania left Croatia in danger of a group-stage exit from Euro 2024 after a thrilling 2-2 draw today as Albania’s Klaus Gjasula scored at both ends,...
Albania ’s defender #06 Berat Djimsiti and Croatia ’s midfielder #15 Mario Pasalic fight for the ball during the UEFA Euro 2024 Group B football match between Croatia and Albania at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg on June 19, 2024. — AFP picHAMBURG, June 19 — Albania left Croatia in danger of a group-stage exit from Euro 2024 after a thrilling 2-2 draw today as Albania ’s Klaus Gjasula scored at both ends, including a dramatic injury-time equaliser.
The Albania midfielder became the last-gasp hero, though, slotting into the bottom corner in the fifth minute of injury time to snatch his team a point.Croatia, World Cup semi-finalists in 2022, will now likely need to win their final Group B match against holders Italy on June 24 to reach the knockout phase for a fifth straight major tournament.
Albania scored the fastest goal in European Championship history after just 23 seconds against Italy and they made another quick start. The underdogs could have doubled their advantage just after the half-hour mark, but Kristjan Asllani was denied by Dominik Livakovic when face-to-face with the Croatia goalkeeper.
Those substitutions brought about a quick improvement from Croatia, as Albania goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha made a good save to keep out Sucic’s left-footed shot, before Pasalic headed over seconds later.
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