In a sign of good gesture, Croatia have pledged to award the steward who got injured by a flare during UEFA Euro 2016 a jersey with the autographs of all 23 of their players.
This move by the Vatreni comes ahead of their highly-anticipated round of 16 clash on Saturday, with Ante Cacic’s boys gearing up for a tricky clash with Portugal, led by a Cristiano Ronaldo who scored two goals in his last game.
The steward – named Abdel Issaoui – was present during Croatia’s clash with Czech Republic during the group stage, a game which was marred with embarrassment for Croatia due to their fans despicable actions.
HNS will give a shirt signed by all players to Mr. Abdel Issaoui, steward who was injured during Croatian match. pic.twitter.com/Ac0v11rogm
— HNS | CFF (@HNS_CFF) June 24, 2016
Supporters of the Vatreni halted the game after throwing flares on the pitch late in the second half during the Geoffroy-Guichard clash, with Issaoui falling when one flare exploded. Play eventually resumed, but the match saw Ivan Perisic and Co. throw away a 2-0 lead to settle for a 2-2 draw.
Croatia quickly recovered from that slip up, as they went on to shock defending champions Spain 2-1 in the last group stage game to finish in first place, and thus set up a tie with Selecção das Quinas – one of the best third-placed teams in the tournament.
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