Kovacic: "The penalty beat us" (Dec. 15, 2022)

Kovacic: "The penalty beat us"

https://dynamo.kiev.ua/en/news/430618-kovacic-the-penalty-beat-us 2022-12-15 00:15 Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic commented on the penalty shootout in the 2022 World Cup 1/2 final ... Kovacic: "The penalty beat us"

15.12.2022, 00:15

Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic commented on the penalty shootout in the 2022 World Cup 1/2 final match against Argentina (0:3).

Mateo Kovachych

"It is difficult to comment on something. We gave our all, but we could have played better. The penalty beat us, but more on that another time. We lost the semi-final, but there is still a match for third place.

I have been in two situations. Can't believe it's not angular. Then the penalty... I have never commented on the actions of the referees and I have no intention of doing so. But these are two key mistakes and they decided the fate of the match," Diario Sport quoted Kovacic as saying.

We will remind that the first goal in the match was scored from a penalty awarded by referee Daniele Orsato in the 34th minute of the game.

№	Team	M	Pts
1	Manchester City	33	70
2	Arsenal	33	70
3	Aston Villa	33	58
4	Manchester United	33	58
5	Liverpool	33	55
6	Brighton	34	50
7	Bournemouth	34	49
8	Chelsea	34	48
9	Brentford	33	48
10	Everton	33	47
11	Sunderland	33	46
12	Fulham	33	45
13	Crystal Palace	32	43
14	Newcastle	33	42
15	Leeds	34	40
16	Nottingham Forest	33	36
17	West Ham	33	33
18	Tottenham	33	31
19	Burnley	34	20
20	Wolves	33	17

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