Brazil's first half was "thrown away", when the blue shirt stars took turns falling and complaining to the referee. Just Costa Rica players compete, touch someone and fall and Brazil plays very weakly. Costa Rica even had dangerous counter-attacks and was the team with a clearer chance to open the score.
Focusing on playing football when entering the second half, Brazil immediately made a difference. They held the ball to attack all over the pitch, forcing the white players to retreat to defend. The constantly increasing pressure has caused Costa Rica to only run, clear the ball and defend. In some situations of ball control and counter-attacking, they are not only the ones participating in the ball and then being robbed easily.
45 minutes of one-sidedness and exactly the same as an action film, with the same Serie as Brazil's attacks. On a day when goalkeeper Navas played miraculously, Brazil's attacking stars were helpless in finding a net and did not know how many times Costa Rica's net seemed to have shaken but then the goal still did not come in a very unbelievable way.
In the 48th and 49th minutes, De Jesus headed the ball into the crossbar until Fernandinho hit the defender and went out.
In the 56th minute, Neymar taped the ball close to the goal but Navas's reflex was good and in the 72nd minute, the number 1 star in Brazil's attack was unlucky to finish out in a face-off position with the goal.
The climax in the second half came in the 77th minute, with a first-time situation appearing in the 2018 World Cup. Neymar held the ball in the penalty area, made technical moves through him and the Costa Rica defender had the effect of placing his hand on his chest and just waited for that, the Brazilian number 10 fell out to demand a penalty.
Referee Kuipers Bjorn pointed to the 11m mark and, in response to the explanation and begging of the Costa Rica players, the King of the pitch stopped the match for video reference. It is not a violation that deserves a penalty, the decision has been changed and there is no penalty.
The drama was pushed up, when Brazil pressed the field and Costa Rica stood firm because of their disciplined, dedicated playing style and luck. However, just when the referee raised the signs for extra time, they collapsed because they were "unpopular".
From the left wing, Marcelo crossed the ball for Firrmino to jump high to head it out and Coutinho rushed in to steep the sleeves of Navas, breaking down Costa Rica's steel wall.
A happy and worthy ending for Neymar and Brazil when it was time to the 7th minute of extra time, the referee did not blow the whistle when Costa Rica held the ball and lost it, the ball was passed to Neymar's feet to "open the deal" at the 2018 World Cup, ending the match extremely difficult and dramatic with an ending like an action film.
Brazil was saved in the extra minute and now the winning machine has been activated.
