A serious mistake by the goalkeeper Unai Simon has enabled Croatia to take the lead against Spain. But Spain came back and eventually won 5:3. Simon has the full support of his teammates in Spain.
This was announced by captain Sergio Busquets, who was declared the best of the match.
"We had chances to end the game much earlier. But we showed character afterwards. When Croatia changed its system, we did not react properly", said Busquets. "Unfortunately, Olmo didn't score for 4:1 before the Croatians came back. But overall I am satisfied with the result, with how we managed the follow-ups and with the fact that we are in the quarter-finals. Goalkeeper Unai Simon knows he has our full support. The goal was unlucky, but his mentality is undisturbed as he remains ambitious. He showed this today. He was extremely confident after the goal and made some great saves."
