Brazil Holds Croatia To Ransom Again

last Night was the first night for the best of actions to come. Five time World Champions Brazil sailed through the coast of Split and the Croatians were not able to hold on to an 11th minute own goal from 'the man of the night' as they fell to the youth and strength of Brazil.

There has been this long discourse in the sporting world argumentatively between experience and youth, which outplays the other in a game of football?

Some would argue that football is won with experience while some would prefer youthful strength to long time experience.

Long in the years before, experience has prevailed in sports but this present age reveals that youthful strength supersedes experience now; yesterday's game is proof that youth in some cases wins over experience.

Neymar has been the star of the tournament, even before the referee Yuichi Nishimura was named. Every team in that Group and other groups in the competition fear the boots of Neymar; he has all the skills, flair and beauty of this game.

Croatia's loss last night makes it the second defeat at the hands of Brazil in three games between the two teams.

Brazil first encountered a Croatian team that had Niko Kovac as a member of the team in 2005 in a friendly game played at the Croatian city of Split, where the two sides wrested to a 1-1 draw.

The two sides have met twice in the World Cup; first in Germany 2006 and Brazil 2014. Brazil has won the both match ups, 1-0 on June 13, 2006 and last night's 3-1. Brazil lead the goals aggregate on 5-2; last night's inclusive.

The stats from the Brazil 2014 opener clearly put Brazil ahead at the forefront, even though the Croatians put up an earlier scare, the home pressure and constant barrage from the Brazillians put them on apprehensive attack.

Through ninety minutes, Niko Kovac's men only managed 10 shots to Brazil's 14, out of which, only four was on target.

The teams stats showed:

Possession: Brazil 50% - Croatia's 41%,

Corners  :  7 - 3

Saves : 4 - 6

Offsides: 1 - 0

Fouls : 5 - 21

And the two teams rested on 2 bookings appease.

Marcelo opened the scoring in the 2014 edition with an under-pressure own goal, however, Brazil came back from the ditch on a NEYMARtic thrill, scoring from a Croatian defense breakout, converting a 'çontroversial penalty kick in the 71st Minute: Neymar 2; Oscar 1: Croatia 1, Brazil 3.

For Neymar it was a triple treat in history making, the Brazillian superstar made history in the night as the first to score a brace, first to convert a penalty kick and first to get booked. The young Brazillian who is touted o be the next Pele after the great Pele himself has so far scored 33 goals in 50 appearances for the Selecaos.

The duo of Neymar and Oscar made it 212 goals for Brazil in the history of the World Cup.

The Selecaos add another record to its history with Croatia; securing second win against Croatia and

Brazil has never lost any home game in a competitive match since 1975 after they were plummeted 3-1 by Peru.