Pictured: Croatian goalkeeper Livakovic saves a penalty

　　Chinanews.com, December 6th. In the eighth-final match between the Japanese team and the Croatian team this morning, the first overtime match and the first penalty shootout of the Qatar World Cup were born.

With his outstanding performance in the penalty shootout, Croatia goalkeeper Livakovic became famous in the first battle.

　　In this game, Daran Maeda and Perisic scored goals respectively, and the Japanese team and the Croatian team drew 1:1 within 90 minutes.

Neither team scored anything in overtime, and a penalty shootout was inevitable.

The picture shows the two teams in the game

　　In this duel at the 12-yard point, the Japanese team made a free throw first. The first player to appear was the striker Takumi Minamino who played for the Ligue 1 Monaco team.

The head coach of the Japanese team, Mori Hoichi, replaced Takumi Minamino in the 87th minute of the game, perhaps considering the possibility of a penalty shootout.

　　However, the quality of Takumi Minamino's shot was not high, and Livakovic quickly fell sideways to complete the save.

Vlasic, the first Croatian team to take the penalty, made a steady penalty.

　　In the second round, Kaoru Misaki's penalty was saved by Livakovic again, and Brozovic made it overnight.

　　In the third round, Takuma Asano made a penalty kick, and Livaya's shot hit the post and popped out.

The Japanese team saw a slight possibility of reversal.

The picture shows Japanese players in the field

　　However, in the fourth round, Maya Yoshida's penalty was blocked by Livakovic again.

With Pasalic scoring steadily, Croatia beat Japan 3:1 on penalties (4:2 on aggregate) and entered the quarterfinals.

　　In the penalty shootout, Livakovic stood on the goal line four times. He successively saved the shots of Takumi Minamino, Kaoru Misaki, and Maya Yoshida, and became the hero of Croatia's promotion.

Pictured: Croatian goalkeeper Livakovic saves a penalty

　　Livakovic is 28 years old this year and is currently playing for the Croatian domestic giants Dinamo Zagreb. He has won many league championships with the team.

His performance today is reminiscent of Subasic four years ago, who was the main goalkeeper of the Croatian team in the World Cup in Russia.

　　In the last cup, the "Lattice Army" eliminated the Danish team and the Russian team one after another through a penalty shootout, and finally won the runner-up.

Thanks to Livakovic's performance, the Croatian team continued their strength in the penalty shootout.

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