September 12, 2019 - Croatia celebrated against Portugal in the Under-19 Euro championship semifinal on Thursday for a spot in the final on Saturday! 

Gol.hr reports that the Croatia futsal team made it to the final of the premier Under-19 European Championship in Latvia after topping Portugal in the semifinal with a result of 5:4 in penalties. 

Marinko Mavrovic’s side will play in the final against Spain on Saturday.

Croatia celebrated against Portugal after coming back twice from behind - first in the final moments of the match and then extra time.

Portugal led with a goal by Celio in the 30th minute. Although Portugal had their chances for a second goal, Croatia did not give up on the hunt for the equalizer, and with a man up, Josip Jurlina scored for 1:1 two seconds before the final whistle. 

Portugal gained a new advantage in the last minute of the first half of extra time when Rodrigues crossed from the sideline and Chuva scored from close range to make it 2:1. Croatia equalized thanks to Fran Vukelic's goal two minutes before the end of the second half. 

The winner was then decided in penalties, and in the third, final round, Croatian goalkeeper Nikola Cizmic defended Neves' attempt. Jurlina then scored for the great success of the young Croatia side. 

?????? @HNS_CFF?? ?????? #U19Futsal pic.twitter.com/hwazQqld55

— UEFA Futsal (@UEFAFutsal) September 12, 2019

Croatia reached the semi-final in Riga with victories over the Netherlands and Ukraine, after an initial defeat against Spain, while Portugal won Group A with all three victories, against Latvia, Poland, and Russia.

Equalise with 2 seconds left✔

Score winning penalty✔

What a day for Josip Jurlina in @HNS_CFF's #U19Futsal EURO semi-final win??????? pic.twitter.com/yNZZ9ptH2P

— UEFA Futsal (@UEFAFutsal) September 12, 2019

Spain and Poland met in the second semifinal, which Spain won 3:1. Croatia and Spain will meet in the final, scheduled for Saturday, September 14, at 20:00.

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