Zlatko Dalic, regretted the mistakes made by his team and the opportunity he had at the start of extra time Andrej Kramaric, ruined by a great hand from Unai Simón that prevented the Balkan team from going ahead.
“When we missed that opportunity, with 3-3, it was decisive. If Kramaric scored, it would have been another game,” he said at the press conference after the match against Spain (3-5).
Croatia he spent “too much energy” in the first part of the game, running after the ball, although what hurts the Balkan coach the most are the “three serious mistakes” that in his opinion they committed and that made possible as many goals from Spain. “I'm sad because we lost, sad for the fans and for the boys, who gave everything,” he declared.
Dalic He admitted the Spanish superiority in a match full of alternatives on the scoreboard but in which Spain had the ball and more opportunities. “Spain played the whole game well and took advantage of their chances,” he said.
Croatia went to great lengths to lift a 1-3 with thirteen minutes to go in regulation time, and then called in regulation time. “We could not maintain energy or get up more after the first part of the extension,” he acknowledged.