むちの跡s feeling the heat as they lose out to Croatia
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むちの跡s 苦しむd a?Euro 2020 後退 as Croatia （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 them 2-1 on a scorching afternoon in?Osijek.
A 17th-minute James Lawrence own goal and an Ivan Perisic strike at the start of the second half 調印（する）d むちの跡s’ 運命／宿命 on a day when Croatia were too hot to 扱う.
代用品，人 David Brooks gave むちの跡s a lifeline 13 minutes from time with a deflected 運動 and the Bournemouth 今後 almost equalised in the final seconds to snatch an ありそうもない point.
The 気温 計器 was touching 30 degrees at kick-off and the two teams took?water breaks at the 中途の point of the first and second periods.
Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic had 表明するd his displeasure with the afternoon kick-off, （人命などを）奪う，主張するing UEFA had disrespected his World Cup finalists by not 行う／開催する／段階ing the game in the evening.
It was, however, always むちの跡s who were likely to be punished by the 3pm kick-off time?given Croatia’s capacity to keep 所有／入手 and 軍隊 their 対抗者s to expend energy chasing the ball.
Luka Modric might be a few months shy of his 34th birthday, but むちの跡s 定期的に struggled to get 近づく the Real Madrid craftsman, who dictated the 速度 of the contest.
The size of むちの跡s’ 仕事 was 反映するd by Croatia’s daunting home 記録，記録的な／記録する.
The World Cup finalists had never lost a Euro qualifier at home, a 32-game run stretching 支援する to their first match in the 競争 in 1994, and had not been beaten at home for six years.
Croatia wer e also unbeaten in 11 games in Osijek, an inhospitable 発生地 where むちの跡s had 以前 succumbed in 2010 and 2013.
むちの跡s made one change from the 味方する which got their Euro 2020 （選挙などの）運動をする off to a winning start in March.
Rotherham midfielder Will Vaulks （機の）カム in for his first 競争の激しい start as Manchester 部隊d-bound winger Daniel James, who had 得点する／非難する／２０d the 勝利者 against Slovakia, 供給するd pace in the むちの跡s attack と一緒に Gareth Bale.
Will Vaulks (権利) was making his first start for むちの跡s (Adam Davy/PA)
Croatia 支配するd the 早期に 交流s with their 悪賢い passing and Chris Mepham had to 反応する quickly to 消す out Andrej Kramaric.
Ivan Perisic also 解雇する／砲火／射撃d over before a brilliant bit of quick thinking from Gareth Bale almost caught Croatia napping.
Bale sent a quick long throw over the 長，率いる of Dejan Lovren and on to the left foot of Harry Wilson.
The ball sat up nicely for Wilson to ボレー but the 成果／努力 欠如（する）d 力／強力にする and was easily collected by Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic.
Gareth Bale (left) 解雇する／砲火／射撃s goalwards but without luck in Osijek (Adam Davy/PA)
It was to 証明する a 高くつく／犠牲の大きい 行方不明になる as Modric soon?選ぶd out Perisic with a delightful pass, which むちの跡s goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey chose not to come for and 退却／保養地 instead に向かって his goal.
Perisic’s pass was 目的（とする）d for the lurking Kramaric, but Lawrence 介入するd to roll the ball into his own 逮捕する.
むちの跡s had been almost 非，不，無-existent as an attacking 軍隊 in the first half, but they managed to 伴う／関わる James just before the break.
James sent over a 深い cross which Wilson placed into the path of Vaulks to 運動 at goal. Livakovic failed to 持つ／拘留する Vaulks’ 成果／努力 and then clawed on as Ben Davies almost bundled in the 回復する.
Croatia made a 急速な／放蕩な start to the second half and 二塁打d their lead after 48 minutes.
David Brooks´ goal was not enough for むちの跡s (Adam Davy/PA)
The むちの跡s defence was all over the place after 所有／入手 was 譲歩するd just outside their 刑罰，罰則 area?and Perisic swept home after Connor Roberts had failed to （疑いを）晴らす at the far 地位，任命する.
Croatia had been 否定するd a second moments earlier when Hennessey saved from Brekalo and Kovacic’s follow-up 成果／努力 was 支配するd out for offside.
Bale brought two saves from Livakovic as むちの跡s 賭事d by 押し進めるing men 今後 and Brooks gave them hope 13 minutes from time with his first international goal.
That 始める，決める up a thrilling 結論 with chances at both ends, but Croatia held on to take 最高の，を越す 位置／汚点／見つけ出す in Group E.
