COPENHAGEN, June 29 ― Spain striker Alvaro Morata answered vicious criticism by helping fire his side to a 5-3 win over Croatia after extra time today to reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 in a breathless match laced with storylines.
Showing the spirit that took them to the last World Cup final, Croatia staged an astonishing comeback with goals from Mislav Orsic in the 85th minute and a Mario Pasalic header in added time to force the extra period. Goalscorer Azpilicueta added: “We suffered so much, it has been such a long time since we have won a knockout match and we managed to finally do it against the World Cup runners up.”Captain Sergio Busquets also praised his side's mentality and defended Simon, who compensated for his first-half calamity with a superb save to thwart Andrej Kramaric and stop Croatia taking the lead early in extra-time.
Croatia head home with their heads held high but are still waiting to win a knockout game at a Euros. Morata has been the centre of attention of Spain's campaign amid inconsistent performances and criticism from his own supporters, which took an ugly turn during last week's 5-0 win over Slovakia. But here he showed steel when Spain's confidence was on the floor, controlling a Dani Olmo cross with one foot before blasting into the roof of the net to put Spain back in front.
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