"One of the most beautiful matches of the European Championship", BBC for Albania-Croatia: the red and black fans are incredible

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"One of the most beautiful matches of the European Championship", BBC
BBC on Albania-Croatia: The red and black fans are incredible

The prestigious British BBC has also devoted an article to the Albania-Croatia match. According to the BBC, this match was undoubtedly one of the best of this European championship. For the Reds and Blacks, he says that they fought until the end and deserved this draw.

"Albania scored a dramatic equalizer in the dying minutes to deny Croatia a win, severely damaging the 2018 World Cup finalists' hopes of reaching the knockout stages of Euro 2024.

In what was a chaotic but entertaining end to the game, the Albanians salvaged a point when Klaus Gjasula scored in the 95th minute. Until that moment, the Albanian fans were heartbroken...

It was Qazim Laçi who struck in the 11th minute and his team then defended brilliantly for over an hour. But Croatia turned the game around in incredible fashion when former Leicester striker Andrej Kramaric scored the equaliser. A few minutes later, Luka Sucic's shot deflected off Gjasula into the Albanian net.

Croatia will now need to beat defending champions Italy in their final Group B game to have any chance of progressing. While Albania faces a difficult test in the next match against Spain. However, today will remain long in the memory of the fans.

There have been some extremely entertaining matches in this European Championship and this is one of the best! This mostly from Albania and its determination in Germany to show that they are not there just for numbers.

It's the second time they've played at the Euros, after qualifying in 2016, and they're definitely making the most of this return. 

In Hamburg, the fans filled the stadium and their euphoria was unbelievable. An energy that transferred to the players, whose fast football shocked Croatia. Their new lead in the first half was fully deserved!

When Croatia scored two goals, it will have ignited a sense of deja vu among Albanian fans, Italy a few days ago. But this time they were not defeated, instead they fought hard for a draw. "Gjasula received the reward of the fighting team until the last minutes", writes BBC.


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